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Jul 10, 2019

Ohio man pleads guilty to $4.6M bank and wire fraud

Federal authorities say an Ohio man has pleaded guilty in Kentucky to committing bank and wire fraud in several states.

Jul 9, 2019

GOP proposes constitutional amendment limiting veto power

Wisconsin Republicans are proposing a constitutional amendment that would prevent the governor from using his or her partial veto powers to increase spending in any bills.

Jul 9, 2019

Kelly: Beware of judges looking to legislate from bench

Conservative-leaning state Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly is warning voters to beware of judges who can't explain why they shouldn't legislate from the bench.

Jul 9, 2019

US high court urged to take up texting suicide appeal

A woman who encouraged her suicidal boyfriend in a barrage of text messages to take his own life should have her involuntary manslaughter conviction thrown out because it violated her right to free speech, her lawyers told the nation's highest court on Monday.

Jul 9, 2019

With new hire, WILL continues to add to staff amid Evers administration

Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, a conservative legal organization, is continuing to add to its litigation team in anticipation of the likelihood that it will challenge policies adopted under Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat.

Jul 9, 2019

Justices bar judge from bench for 3 years for harassment

The state Supreme Court has barred a former Fox Crossing municipal judge from serving on the bench for three years after his clerk accused him of harassment.

Jul 8, 2019

Evers signs bill regulating electric scooters

Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill to regulate electric scooters on roads and sidewalks.

Jul 8, 2019

Butler, first black state Justice, retiring by end of July

Louis Butler, the first black man to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, announced on Monday that he plans to retire from full-time legal practice by the end of July.

Jul 8, 2019

Decision coming Wednesday in former Kenosha DA’s disciplinary case

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hand down a decision Wednesday in a lawyer-discipline case accusing a former Kenosha County district attorney of failing to disclose a police officer’s planting of evidence in a murder investigation.

Jul 8, 2019

Trial beginning for man accused in Milwaukee officer’s death

A man accused in the fatal shooting of a Milwaukee police officer is going on trial.

Jul 7, 2019

Madison man arrested for 10th OWI after motorcycle crash

A Wisconsin man is facing his 10th drunken driving charge following a motorcycle crash.

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Jul 5, 2019

Family of deadly Vegas shooting victim sues gun makers

The parents of a young woman killed in the 2017 Las Vegas massacre said Wednesday they blame gun manufacturers for their daughter's death.

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