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Apr 17, 2019

Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects annexation for sand mine

The state Supreme Court has rejected the city of Whitehall's attempt to annex land for a sand mine.

Apr 17, 2019

Hudson attorney faces 2-year license suspension

A Hudson attorney faces a two-year license suspension over allegations that he violated more than a dozen attorney-ethics rules.

Apr 17, 2019

Prosecutors: Teen typed plan to kill grandparents

A 17-year-old typed out pages on how he planned to fatally shoot his grandparents and law-enforcement officials found those notes with a book on an executioner in the teen's backpack after he called 911 and confessed to the killings, prosecutors in Wisconsin said Tuesday.

Apr 16, 2019

Kaul, lawmakers propose uniform rape-testing protocol

A bipartisan plan released on Tuesday to prevent future backlogs of sexual-assault kits in Wisconsin would set new timelines and protocols for nurses, victims and members of law enforcement.

Apr 16, 2019

Evers chooses 14 lawyers, 1 law professor for judicial selection committee

Gov. Tony Evers on Monday announced his picks for a committee that interviews and recommends candidates for appointments to judicial vacancies.

Apr 16, 2019

Evers seeking applications for Milwaukee County Register of Deeds

Gov. Tony Evers is taking applications for a vacant register of deeds position in Milwaukee County.

Apr 16, 2019

Settlement reached in Hudson parade accident

A Hudson family injured during a 2013 parade accident has settled a lawsuit against the Shriners.

Apr 16, 2019

Court orders new trial in fetal malpractice case

A state appeals court has ordered a new trial in a medical-malpractice lawsuit alleging a Milwaukee doctor didn't take steps to protect a baby from brain damage.

Apr 16, 2019

Wisconsin Supreme Court to take lame-duck lawsuit

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to consider a legal challenge to Republican-backed laws passed in a lame-duck session last year that limited the powers of the state's newly elected governor and attorney general.

Apr 16, 2019

WHO’S DOING WHAT: Hupy and Abraham celebrates 50th anniversary; GRGB honored for ALS work

Hupy and Abraham celebrated it 50th anniversary with a gathering on April 15 at its office in downtown Milwaukee.

Apr 15, 2019

Police: Teen gunned down grandparents

A 17-year-old told investigators that he fatally shot his grandparents and was planning to cause harm at his eastern Wisconsin high school, police said Monday.

Apr 15, 2019

Wisconsin withdraws from lawsuit challenging EPA plan

Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul has successfully withdrawn Wisconsin from a multistate lawsuit challenging a federal rule regulating certain air pollutants, including mercury.

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