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Suspect in Wisconsin bar shooting that killed 3 identified
The man in custody in connection with a shooting at a southeastern Wisconsin tavern that left three men dead and three others injured was expected to appear in court Monday for a bond hearing.
Read More »Food plant worker sues employer after contracting COVID-19
A food plant employee is suing his Walworth County employer alleging he contracted the coronavirus at work and infected his wife who died from the disease.
Read More »Judge has harsh words for man sentenced to 40 years for killing outside Neenah bar
A Wisconsin man who killed a bar patron after robbing the place was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison.
Read More »Republican law professor announces attorney general run
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Ryan Owens announced Monday that he will run for attorney general, becoming the second Republican to enter the race against incumbent Democrat Josh Kaul.
Read More »Evers, treatment-court staff tout budget proposal’s investment in treatment alternatives
Gov. Tony Evers, managers from La Crosse County's treatment courts and local lawmakers touted investments in the governor's proposed 2021-23 budget meant to offer more treatment alternatives and diversion programming throughout Wisconsin.
Read More »Waukesha victim assistance program hires dog to comfort crime victims
The newest hire at the Waukesha District Attorney's Office Victim Assistance Program is Pepper, a very good girl.
Read More »Habush’s Wagner, Blocher secure $550K verdict in car-crash case
A Milwaukee County jury has awarded nearly $550,000 to a woman hurt in a rear-end car crash. Attorneys Benjamin Wagner and Jesse Blocher of Habush Habush & Rottier represented the plaintiff. The crash happened in October 2015, and liability wasn’t contested, the firm said. The plaintiff had cervicalgia, migraines and fibromyalgia before the crash, and she claimed the accident aggravated ...
Read More »Green Bay teacher charged with sexually assaulting students
A Green Bay elementary school teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting three of his second grade students.
Read More »Lawsuit: College grant program not open to all minorities
A lawsuit filed on Thursday by a Madison couple and others alleges that a college grant program for minorities violates the Wisconsin Constitution.
Read More »7th Circuit taking comment on proposed change to attorney-admission fee
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is considering amending a circuit rule to change the attorney-admission fee from $15 to a fee that would be set by order.
Read More »Labs improve DNA turnaround, tool mark cases taking 3 years
Wisconsin's beleaguered crime labs improved their turnaround times on DNA and ballistics testing last year but took longer to complete drug and tool-mark analysis, according to a state Justice Department report released Thursday.
Read More »Thomas More Society applauds court’s decision in capacity-limits lawsuit
Attorneys at the conservative Thomas More Society are applauding the Wisconsin Supreme Court's ruling that Gov. Tony Evers’ administration has no authority to impose capacity limits on bars, restaurants and other businesses without approval of the Legislature.
Read More »Green Bay teacher accused of sexually assaulting students
=A Green Bay teacher is accused sexually assaulting students at his elementary school.
Read More »Ziegler to replace Roggensack as Supreme Court chief justice
Wisconsin's Supreme Court justices on Wednesday picked Annette Ziegler to replace Pat Roggensack as chief justice.
Read More »Wisconsin Senate approves Republican election changes
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate moved on Wednesday to change state elections based largely on false claims that the November election was tainted, passing bills that would make interfering with election observers a crime and barring polling officials from accepting private grants to aid with administration.
Read More »Senate OKs Republican COVID package despite veto threat
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the state Senate gave final approval Wednesday to a set of bills that would wrest control of billions of dollars in federal pandemic aid from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and hand it to the GOP. The state is in line to receive $3.2 billion in federal stimulus money. By law the funding is ...
Read More »Anthropology students will help search for remains of victim
Anthropology students at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh have been enlisted to help search for the remains of a homicide victim who died in 1983.
Read More »Wisconsin teachers resign in wake of slavery question
Three Wisconsin middle school teachers have resigned after they put together a lesson for sixth-graders asking them how they would punish slaves.
Read More »Wisconsin DOJ gets sexual-assault kit tracking database
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is setting up a tracking system to trace the status of sexual assault evidence kits in effort to ensure they're processed quickly, Attorney General Josh Kaul announced on Wednesday.
Read More »Assembly OKs Republican COVID spending plan; Evers vows veto
Assembly Republicans took another step on Tuesday toward ripping control of billions of dollars in federal pandemic aid from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, passing a package of bills that would divvy out the money according to GOP priorities.
Read More »White Wisconsin officer who shot Black man returned to duty
A white police officer from Wisconsin who was investigated and cleared for shooting and injuring a Black man during a domestic dispute has returned from administrative leave, officials said Tuesday.
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court says governor can’t limit capacity
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Gov. Tony Evers' administration does not have the authority to issue capacity limits on bars, restaurants and other businesses without approval of the Legislature, a ruling that comes two weeks after the conservative-controlled court struck down the state's mask mandate.
Read More »Steffek named co-chair of Davis|Kuelthau’s labor team
Anthony J. Steffek will serve as Davis|Kuelthau's newest co-chair of its labor and employment team.
Read More »Assembly set to vote on Republicans’ COVID spending bills
Republican legislators were poised Tuesday to take another step toward ripping control of billions of dollars in federal pandemic aid from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
Read More »Cast your ballot in the 2021 State Bar elections
Voting is open in the 2021 State Bar of Wisconsin elections.
Read More »Milwaukee man pleads guilty to COVID-19 relief fraud
A Milwaukee man pleaded guilty Monday to obtaining more than $600,000 in fraudulent COVID-19 relief funds.
Read More »State orders Burlington schools to fix racial environment
The state Department of Public Instruction has ordered the Burlington Area School District to repair what the agency is calling a "racially hostile environment."
Read More »Justices weigh sweeping environmental cases
The Wisconsin Supreme Court was set to hear oral arguments Monday in a pair of far-reaching environmental lawsuits that could define state officials' ability to regulate factory farms and high-capacity wells and determine how far state agencies can go when interpreting state law.
Read More »Sterling Law Offices raises over $25K for Mel’s Charities
Sterling Law Offices has raised more than $25,000 for Mel's Charities, an Ozaukee County nonprofit.
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