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Dec 11, 2019

Supreme Court denies 2 motions in lame-duck lawsuits

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has denied two motions in two of the state's lame-duck lawsuits.

Dec 10, 2019

Illinois principal charged with sexual assault in Wisconsin

A northern Illinois elementary school principal has been charged with sexually assaulting a Wisconsin student a decade ago while she was a student at a high school where he worked as a dean.

Dec 10, 2019

Supreme Court considers making it easier to report lawyer misconduct

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering making it easier to report lawyers for misconduct.

Dec 10, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court denies cert petitions in 2 Wisconsin cases

The U.S. Supreme Court denied petitions for writ certiorari in two Wisconsin cases in an order published Monday.

Dec 10, 2019

Duluth to consider banning conversion therapy

Duluth is the latest city to consider banning conversion therapy meant to change a person's sexual orientation.

Dec 10, 2019

Man charged with trying to have his probation agent killed

A man is charged in Dane County with trying to have his probation agent killed because the agent was trying to put him in a drug-treatment center.

Dec 10, 2019

Student accused in shooting ‘tired of being picked on’

A Wisconsin teenager who was shot by a police officer after he allegedly pointed a pellet gun at another student's head says he was "tired of being picked on," according to criminal charges filed Monday.

Dec 9, 2019

Arrest made in Racine homicide

A female suspect has been arrested in a fatal shooting in Racine, police said Monday.

Dec 9, 2019

Wisconsin Guard leader to make changes after assault probe

The head of the Wisconsin National Guard said Monday that he intends to follow the recommendations made after an investigation into reports of sexual assault and harassment.

Dec 6, 2019

State Assembly considers new pretrial detention bills

A Wisconsin Assembly committee is considering three bills that would implement new pretrial detention procedures and discourage use of cash bail.

Dec 6, 2019

Sheriff urges media to keep school stabber’s name secret

A 16-year-old Wisconsin high school student who was shot after he stabbed a police officer could face attempted homicide charges, but authorities are asking media outlets to keep his name secret out of fear of sparking copycat incidents.

Dec 5, 2019

Man gets 4 years probation after telling job applicants their names too ‘ghetto’

A 47-year-old Wisconsin man who admitted sending emails to job applicants to a St. Louis health clinic telling them that their names were too "ghetto" to be hired has been sentenced to four years of probation.

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