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Wisconsin man charged in sister’s death needs mental exam
A 57-year-old Wisconsin man accused of fatally shooting his sister at her home on Christmas Eve has been ordered by court to undergo an evaluation of his mental competency.
JFC considers request to add staff at women’s prison
A Wisconsin women's prison could soon receive a new full-time staff member to help assess the effectiveness of its substance-abuse programs.
Conservatives seek immediate purge of voters in Wisconsin
A conservative law firm on Thursday asked a judge to find the Wisconsin Elections Commission in contempt and fine its members $2,000 a day until it immediately purges more than 200,000 voters from the rolls, a step Democrats are fighting in this battleground state.
NYC official accused of facilitating child sex crime
A New York City education official was arrested in Wisconsin for allegedly using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, police say.
Kaul scores wins, clashes with GOP during first year
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul's first year in office was a mixed bag of resounding victories and frustrating defeats. He made plenty of moves to please his base but ran afoul of Republican lawmakers before his first day on the job.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
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