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Wisconsin GOP renews anti-abortion push
The decades-old fight over abortion rights in Wisconsin is heating up again as Republican legislators push a quartet of bills designed to curtail the practice despite Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' opposition. Here's a look at the key elements in the debate:
Audit: Prison overtime hours jump 50 percent
A new report shows overtime hours in the state prison system climbed by more than 50 percent as turnover and vacancy rates rose.
Beloit man charged with homicide in overdose death
A Beloit man is facing first-degree reckless homicide charges after he was accused of supplying the drugs that killed a woman.
Kaul switches DOJ stance in 2 environmental lawsuits
Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul has changed the state Department of Justice stance to support an environmental advocacy group in lawsuits dealing with dairy farm expansion and high-capacity wells.
Proposal would add education requirements for GALs
Lawmakers and other stakeholders in the justice system are asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to set education requirements for guardians ad litem who represent children in certain family-law cases.
Guilty plea entered in hit-run crash that killed city worker
The driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed a Milwaukee city worker has pleaded guilty to criminal charges.
British cyber expert pleading guilty to creating malware
A British cybersecurity researcher credited with stopping a worldwide computer virus in 2017 is scheduled in Wisconsin federal court to plead guilty to developing malware to steal banking information.
Man to be sentenced for fatally shooting Milwaukee officer
A man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a Milwaukee police officer is up for sentencing.
GOP plans to kill Medicaid expansion, pot legalization
Republicans plan to kill some of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' signature proposals in the first vote taken this year by the state's budget-writing committee, proposals including accepting federal money to offer more Medicaid, legalizing medical marijuana and capping enrollment in private voucher schools.
Wisconsin, Illinois sued over transgender name-change laws (UPDATE)
Attorneys are suing Wisconsin and Illinois over laws that forbid transgender individuals from changing their names if they have certain criminal convictions.
Ex-Bayfield County DA facing misconduct charges
An Ashland attorney faces a public reprimand over alleged misconduct while he was a prosecutor in Bayfield County.
Husband convicted of killing wife in 1982
The husband of a northern Wisconsin woman killed 37 years ago has been convicted in her death.
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- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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