Jayme Closs: 1 year after abduction, ‘I’m feeling stronger’ (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin girl whose parents were fatally shot before she was kidnapped and held captive for 88 days before escaping from her abductor said she's feeling stronger every day and is thankful for the kindness and concern expressed to her from people all over the country in the year after the crime.
Report details violent weekend at juvenile prison
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has released details about a violent weekend at the state's juvenile prison in northern Wisconsin that left one guard with a broken nose.
Drunken driver sentenced to 7 years in fatal crash
A drunken driver who fled from a fatal crash in Milwaukee has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown attorney chosen as Wisconsin Law Foundation Fellow
The Wisconsin Law Foundation has selected Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown attorney Kristen Nelson as a 2019 fellow.
Evers will kill plan to punish UW free speech disrupters
Gov. Tony Evers will kill a contentious plan to punish students who disrupt free speech on University of Wisconsin System campuses, his spokeswoman said Friday as system regents took another step toward implementing the policy.
Wisconsin man indicted for allegedly using Libyan account
Federal prosecutors say a Wisconsin gas station operator used the Libyan embassy's bank account to pay taxes and bills.
Monitor: Youth prison conditions improving
A court-appointed observer says conditions at Wisconsin's troubled youth prison are improving.
Salesman sentenced for trying to take trade secrets to China
An ex-employee of a suburban Chicago manufacturing company convicted of stealing trade secrets for a new job in China has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison.
Assembly approves resolution supporting F-35s in Madison
The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a resolution supporting new F-35 fighter jets in Madison despite concerns about noise.
Wisconsin kids could run lemonade stands under new bill
A bill that would allow children to legally run lemonade stands in Wisconsin is on its way to Gov. Tony Evers.
Wisconsin Assembly approves insurance for police survivors
Wisconsin legislators have passed a bill that would extend health insurance to the immediate survivors of police officers and emergency medical workers who are killed in the line of duty.
Burnett County seeks applicants for DA vacancy
Burnett County is seeking applications for its next district attorney. Gov. Tony Evers announced the vacancy Thursday.
Legal News
- History made in Trump New York trial opening statements
- 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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