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Oct 14, 2019

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.

Oct 14, 2019

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.

Oct 14, 2019

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.

Oct 11, 2019

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.

Oct 11, 2019

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.

Oct 11, 2019

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.

Oct 11, 2019

Monitor: Youth prison conditions improving

A court-appointed observer says conditions at Wisconsin's troubled youth prison are improving.

Oct 11, 2019

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.

Oct 11, 2019

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.

Oct 11, 2019

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.

Oct 11, 2019

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.

Oct 10, 2019

Burnett County seeks applicants for DA vacancy

Burnett County is seeking applications for its next district attorney. Gov. Tony Evers announced the vacancy Thursday.

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