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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.

Dec 5, 2019

Law Journal honors its 2019 Unsung Heroes

The Wisconsin Law Journal honored 21 Unsung Heroes at an event on Thursday at the Grain Exchange in downtown Milwaukee. More than 200 people were in attendance to honor the people who excel behind the scenes.

Dec 5, 2019

Wisconsin Guard’s sexual assault response ‘train wreck’

A federal investigator called the Wisconsin National Guard's response to a sexual-assault case "a train wreck," according to a review of the Guard's handling of sexual assault-allegations.

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