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Judge rules suspect in hospital-ramp killing incompetent
A judge has found a Milwaukee man incompetent to stand trial in the beating death of a nurse practitioner in a hospital parking garage.
Evers plans new juvenile facilities in Milwaukee, Hortonia
Wisconsin's Department of Corrections will build two new juvenile detention facilities in Milwaukee and Outagamie counties to house serious juvenile offenders after the state's troubled youth prison closes, Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday.
High court partially grants financial disclosure proposal
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has issued an order eliminating requirements that call for certain court employees to disclose financial relationships.
Court: Inmate doesn’t deserve credit for mistaken release
The state Supreme Court says an inmate doesn't deserve sentence credit while he was set free after prison officials mistakenly released him.
Review finds 24 suspected voter fraud cases
The Wisconsin Election Commission says its statewide review of elections in the past year have turned up two dozen cases of suspected voter fraud or irregularities.
Pocan threatens to sue ICE over September sweep records
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan is threatening to sue U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials if they don't provide more records related to a sweep in September that resulted in the arrests of dozens of people.
Neubauer, Hagedorn to face off at State Bar Center
The State Bar of Wisconsin, WisPolitics.com and WISC-TV will be hosting a debate between the candidates running for Justice Shirley Abrahamson’s seat.
Defense: Complaint in 1979 murder case should be thrown out
The lawyer for a Florida man charged with killing his wife in Wisconsin 40 years ago is attempting to have a criminal complaint against the defendant dismissed, saying prosecutors hadn't presented enough details about how they think the crime was committed.
Woman gets 3 years for sending meth to Red Cliff reservation
A judge has sentenced a California woman to three years in prison for shipping methamphetamine to the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's reservation in northern Wisconsin.
Milwaukee County Jail to stop cooperating with ICE agents
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office will no longer share information about people detained in the jail with federal immigration officials.
Waunakee man committed to state hospital for killing woman
A Waunakee man who shot his neighbor to death in her home last summer was ordered to be committed to a state mental hospital for the rest of his life.
2nd man sentenced in 2015 killing of 5-year-old boy
A second man has been sentenced for the shooting death in January 2015 of a 5-year-old boy who had been caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting in Beloit.
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