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Oct 8, 2019

Senate OKs bill clearing path for e-bikes in Wisconsin

Bikes with small rechargeable electric motors that are gaining in popularity would be regulated in a new way under a bill the Wisconsin Legislature has passed.

Oct 8, 2019

Wisconsin Republicans set to support F-35s in Madison

Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate are preparing to vote on a resolution supporting a plan to bring F-35 fighter jets to an Air National Guard base in Madison.

Oct 8, 2019

Wisconsin Senate passes new protocols for sexual-assault kits (UPDATE)

The Wisconsin Senate is poised to approve bills that would establish new protocols for storing and tracking kits used to process sexual-assault evidence.

Oct 8, 2019

Man pleads not guilty in case tied to missing brothers

A Missouri man has pleaded not guilty to tampering with a vehicle rented by two missing Wisconsin brothers.

Oct 8, 2019

Milwaukee man, woman accused in THC vape operation

A Milwaukee man and woman are accused in an alleged counterfeit THC vape operation.

Oct 8, 2019

Wisconsin Senate votes to make bestiality a felony (UPDATE)

The Wisconsin Senate has approved a bill that would make bestiality a felony.

Oct 8, 2019

2 suspicious packages found outside US Supreme Court building

The U.S. Supreme Court says police investigated two suspicious packages found near the court just before the justices were to hear arguments over LGBT rights.

Oct 7, 2019

Women sent by Iowa to Wisconsin juvenile home settle lawsuit

The state of Iowa has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by two women once held at a state-run juvenile home for nearly $700,000.

Oct 7, 2019

Milwaukee lawyer faced with suspension for fabricating motion, disappearing

A Milwaukee lawyer is faced with a 60-day license suspension for fabricating a motion and disappearing on his clients. According to an Office of Lawyer Regulation complaint, Willem J. Noorlander began committing various violations in 2015.

Oct 7, 2019

Democrats push agenda Republicans have repeatedly opposed

Democrats in the Wisconsin Legislature are pushing an agenda for the fall session that pushes priorities the Republican majority has repeatedly rejected, including offering Medicaid to more people, raising the minimum wage and instituting universal gun background checks.

Oct 7, 2019

Woman gets 10 years for sex trafficking 16-year-old

A Wisconsin woman has been imprisoned for sex trafficking a 16-year-old girl in Iowa and Nebraska.

Oct 7, 2019

Man arrested for 10th drunken-driving offense

Dane County sheriff's officials say they've arrested a Madison man for his tenth drunken-driving offense.

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