Juveniles at Wisconsin prison steal keys, shatter windows
Newly released records show that juveniles at a Wisconsin prison stole a set of prison keys, shattered windows and threw punches at one another during a disturbance this summer.
Lawyer accused of stalking, beating woman may still practice while charged
A Milwaukee criminal defense attorney is allowed to still practice law while he undergoes his own court proceedings for abusing, threatening and stalking a woman.
Evers sign bill extending insurance for police survivors
Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill that extends health insurance to the immediate survivors of police officers and emergency medical workers who were killed in the line of duty.
Wisconsin school guard fired for repeating racial slur
A black security guard at a Wisconsin high school says he was fired after a student used a racial slur against him and he repeated the word when he told the teen not to use it.
Authorities make 5th arrest in THC vaping business
Authorities have made a fifth arrest in connection with a black-market THC-vape-manufacturing business in Wisconsin.
State Supreme Court agrees to hear veto challenge
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear a case brought by a conservative law firm seeking to dramatically scale back the ability of governors to change the intent of legislators through partial budget vetoes.
Former Husch Blackwell lawyer faced with reprimand for lying about inactive license
A former lawyer at Husch Blackwell's Milwaukee office is faced with a public reprimand for misleading her employers and clients about her inactive law license.
New Wisconsin election security council holds first meeting
A new council formed to bolster Wisconsin election security is meeting for the first time.
Complaint could make up to 234K Wisconsin voters ineligible
More than a quarter-million voters in Wisconsin who have recently moved could be made ineligible to vote before next year's presidential primary election if a complaint filed Wednesday by a conservative law firm is successful.
Wisconsin jury awards $450,000 in Sandy Hook defamation case
A jury in Wisconsin has awarded $450,000 to the father of a boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting after he filed a defamation lawsuit against conspiracy theorist writers who claimed the massacre never happened.
Daughter of state lawmaker faced with drug charges in prison
The daughter of one of the Legislature's most powerful lawmakers is faced with new drug charges from prison where she is awaiting trial on charges she supplied drugs that killed a pregnant woman.
Police officer won’t be charged in fatal shooting
A Wisconsin police officer who shot and killed a 34-year-old man after a chase last month won't be charged.
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- Prosecutor won’t bring charges against Wisconsin lawmaker over fundraising scheme
- Republican Wisconsin Senate candidate says he doesn’t oppose elderly people voting
- Vice President Harris to reveal final rules mandating minimum standards for nursing home staffing
- Election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears
- Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
- Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
- Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
- Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill
- More human remains believed those of missing woman wash up on Milwaukee Co. beach
- Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
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