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Oct 30, 2019

Attorneys work to give Dassey hope of life outside prison

Brendan Dassey’s legal team is advocating for what they are calling Dassey’s best chance at a life outside prison.

Oct 30, 2019

Bucks center Lopez unknowingly bought stolen Disney goods

Authorities say longtime Disney enthusiast and Milwaukee Bucks center Robin Lopez unknowingly purchased rare items stolen from Disney World in Florida.

Oct 30, 2019

Suicide prevention hotline still awaiting state funding

The partisan squabbling over a $110,000 grant for a suicide prevention hotline continues as the group waits to receive the funding a month after lawmakers approved releasing it.

Oct 30, 2019

Childs appointed as Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge

Milwaukee County's newest circuit court judge is Milton Childs, a managing attorney at the Wisconsin State Public Defender's Office.

Oct 30, 2019

Democrats push for marijuana decriminalization in Wisconsin

The possession of small amounts of marijuana would be decriminalized in Wisconsin under a bill that Democratic lawmakers introduced Wednesday in their latest push to loosen Wisconsin's marijuana laws in the face of Republican opposition.

Oct 29, 2019

Wisconsin man could spend 30 years in prison for selling stolen Kohl’s Cash

A Wisconsin man could spend 30 years in prison for selling stolen Kohl's Cash on Twitter. Robert Gordon pleaded guilty to two federal counts related to fraud last week.

Oct 29, 2019

Former Madison lawyer apologizes for ‘offensive personality’ in front of high court

A former Madison lawyer suspended for frivolously suing a judge in her foreclosure case is fighting another complaint from the Office of Lawyer Regulation. Wendy Nora could lose her license for another two years for alleged misconduct surrounding her client representation in state and federal foreclosure cases.

Oct 29, 2019

Woman accused of fatally stabbing ex-boyfriend testifies

A western Wisconsin woman accused of fatally stabbing her ex-boyfriend says she was afraid he was going to kill her.

Oct 28, 2019

Supreme Court hears union arguments for paying workers to ‘don,’ ‘doff’ uniforms

A lawsuit in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will determine if employees at a Fort Atkinson food production factory should receive back pay for putting on work clothes before a shift and taking them off afterward.

Oct 28, 2019

Arrests made in killing of American prosecutor in Micronesia

Authorities in Micronesia said Monday they have arrested suspects in the slaying of an American prosecutor who was working as acting attorney general of the state of Yap in the Pacific nation.

Oct 28, 2019

Wisconsin lawmakers seeking to expunge marijuana convictions

When the Madison barber and business owner Brian Britt, 42, stepped up to a folding table in the entryway of the Urban League of Greater Madison, he had a single goal in his mind: Wipe from his record the decades-old criminal convictions he says are holding him back.

Oct 28, 2019

Wisconsin justice hopefuls to gather for first debate

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly will square off next month against his two challengers in their first debate.

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