Documentary looks at defense of Geyser in Slender Man stabbing
In May 2014, two 12-year-old Waukesha girls, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, lured their friend, Payton Leutner, into a Waukesha park and stabbed her 19 times.
5 people charged in timber-theft conspiracy on reservation
Federal authorities say five people have been indicted over allegations that they cut down trees on the Menominee Indian Reservation in order to sell timber to saw mills outside the reservation without the consent of the Wisconsin tribe.
Mequon accountant sentenced for tax scheme to steal more than $800,000
A Wisconsin accountant accused of stealing more than $800,000 in a tax scheme has been sentenced in federal court.
Ex-Wisconsin man charged in wife’s 40-year-old disappearance
A former Wisconsin man is charged with first-degree murder decades after the disappearance of his wife, whom he said stormed out of their home after an argument in 1979 and has not been seen since.
Amid busy schedule, Fulton oversees expansion at DeWitt
Brad Fulton started at the bottom at DeWitt.
Kaul wants $2M for salaries, 19 more analysts
Attorney General Josh Kaul has asked Gov. Tony Evers to let him spend $4.4 million in the next state budget to hire more evidence analysts and set up pay raises for them.
Man pleads not guilty in case of abused teen
A Wisconsin man accused of helping a 14-year-old girl escape sexual abuse in exchange for video of her being raped has pleaded not guilty to sexually exploiting a child.
Law Journal honors its 2019 Leaders in the Law
The Wisconsin law community honored 21 Leaders in the Law during the 17th annual Wisconsin Law Journal event at the Marcus Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee on Thursday night.
High court lifts stay on arbitration over Green Bay construction project
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a lower court’s decision to halt arbitration proceedings over a dispute involving a Green Bay construction project until an insurance dispute connected to the project had been resolved.
Assembly speaker gives governor’s marijuana plan low odds
Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is giving Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to legalize medical marijuana just a 10 percent chance of winning approval in the GOP-controlled Legislature.
Neubauer reveals role in 1970s lawsuit
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer is revealing that she was an unnamed plaintiff in a successful lawsuit brought in the 1970s against Chicago police after she was strip searched but not under arrest.
Referee recommends license suspension for Green Bay attorney
A referee is recommending that the Wisconsin Supreme Court suspend a Green Bay lawyer's license for 15 months.
Legal News
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Dane County Circuit Court
- Milwaukee man charged in dismemberment death pleads not guilty
- Democratic-led states lead ban on the book ban
- UW Madison Professor: America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees
- History made in Trump New York trial opening statements
- Prosecutor won’t bring charges against Wisconsin lawmaker over fundraising scheme
- Republican Wisconsin Senate candidate says he doesn’t oppose elderly people voting
- Vice President Harris to reveal final rules mandating minimum standards for nursing home staffing
- Election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears
- Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
- Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
- Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
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