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Dec 31, 2019

Wisconsin bill makes harassing sports officials a crime

Harassing sports officials in Wisconsin would be a crime punishable by a fine as high as $10,000 and nine months in jail under a bipartisan proposal introduced this week in the Legislature.

Dec 31, 2019

Lawsuit: Famed Jesuit abused boy 1,000 times around world

One day in May of 1970, an 11-year-old boy and his disabled sister were sitting on the curb outside a Chicago tavern, waiting for their mother to come out. When a priest with crinkly eyes and a ready smile happened by and offered the family a ride home, they could not have been happier.

Dec 31, 2019

By the numbers: JD enrollment at Marquette and UW Law

Recently released statistics from the American Bar Association show enrollment at UW Law School and Marquette University Law School in 2019.

Dec 31, 2019

Man accused of killing girlfriend’s new love interest

A suburban Milwaukee man is accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend's new love interest at the victim's Racine County home.

Dec 30, 2019

‘Really?’: Supreme Court justices disagree on invoking laches in homicide appeal

The Wisconsin Supreme Court disagreed on invoking laches in an appeal case that concerns a defendant's rights in a 2007 homicide conviction. Last week, a 4-3 majority upheld imposing laches in the case, prompting the responses "Really?" in one of the arguments.

Dec 30, 2019

Wisconsin election officials deadlock on culling voter rolls (UPDATE)

Wisconsin election officials are scheduled to meet Monday to consider what to do about the more than 200,000 voters that a judge has ruled should be purged from voter rolls in the key swing state.

Dec 30, 2019

Details released on fatal deputy-involved crash

Investigators are releasing more information about a fatal crash in Manitowoc County that involved a sheriff's deputy.

Dec 30, 2019

Man who killed 3 in Wisconsin crash wants to withdraw plea

A Russian immigrant wants to withdraw his guilty plea to killing three people in a wrong-way crash on a western Wisconsin interstate two years ago.

Dec 27, 2019

Madison man charged in sister’s fatal Christmas Eve shooting

A Madison man is accused of fatally shooting his sister at her home on Christmas Eve.

Dec 27, 2019

Man charged with hate crime for Wisconsin Dells assault

A visitor to a Wisconsin Dells resort has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly admitting that he assaulted a man because of his race in a resort bar, authorities said.

Dec 27, 2019

Wisconsin man facing 11th drunken driving charge

Authorities say a Wisconsin man is facing his 11th drunken driving charge after a hit-and-run crash on Christmas night.

Dec 27, 2019

Hidden hotel cameras spur Wisconsin agents to probe trips

Wisconsin authorities are looking into a Madison high school business club's past trips after students discovered hidden cameras in their hotel room.

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