2 people in custody in string of Dane County armed robberies
Two people are in custody in connection with seven armed robberies in the Dane County area.
Brookfield law firm shutting down
A large Brookfield debt-collection firm is shutting down in the midst of two pending lawsuits in Waukesha County.
Judge: GOP can’t block liberal group’s Twitter comments
A federal judge says top Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature violated the First Amendment when they blocked a liberal-advocacy group from seeing their Twitter feeds.
Supreme Court: DNR lacked authority to amend pier permit
The state Supreme Court says the Department of Natural Resources was acting beyond its authority when it forced a couple to modify their massive pier on Madeline Island.
Evers picks new Wisconsin State Patrol superintendent
Gov. Tony Evers has picked the next lead of the Wisconsin State Patrol.
High court OKs exception to pro hac vice rule
The Wisconsin Supreme Court voted in closed conference on Thursday for a change to the state's pro hac vice rule.
Tribe appeals rejection of its challenge to mining permit
A native tribe is appealing a federal judge’s dismissal of its challenge to a state permit for a zinc and gold mine planned for the Michigan Upper Peninsula.
Assembly ready to push victims amendment to next year
It doesn't look as if Wisconsin legislators will pass a constitutional amendment to bolster crime victims' rights in time to get it on the spring ballot.
Wisconsin defendants sue over lack of public defenders
A group of defendants from northern Wisconsin is suing over what they're calling a lack of adequate staff and funding in the state Public Defender's Office, arguing the rights of indigent defendants in Wisconsin to competent attorneys and speedy trials have been violated.
Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide public water disputes
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will take up a series of legal disputes that could have far-reaching ramifications for state regulators’ power to protect public waters from pollution and overuse.
Federal judge in Wisconsin strikes early-voting restrictions
A federal judge on Thursday struck down the early-voting restrictions Wisconsin Republicans had adopted in December in a lame-duck legislative session, saying the limits mirror restrictions he had blocked two years ago.
Battle lines forming ahead of a looming privacy law fight
By RACHEL LERMAN and TALI ARBE AP Technology Writers Consumer advocates and the data-hungry technology industry are drawing early battle lines in advance of an expected fight this year over what kind of federal privacy law the U.S. should have. On Thursday, more than a dozen privacy organizations unveiled a plan that would create a […]
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