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Nov 21, 2018

Ethics complaint dismissed against longtime Green Bay leader

The Green Bay Ethics Board has dismissed a complaint against former longtime Alderman Guy Zima — a move Zima says prevents him from clearing his name.

Nov 20, 2018

Walker appoints Schimel to Waukesha County judgeship

Gov. Scott Walker is giving outgoing Attorney General Brad Schimel a job as a judge.

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Nov 20, 2018

Turning the page

It’s nearing the end of the year again and I find many attorneys I speak with reluctantly looking ahead to 2019.

Nov 20, 2018

Feds, state pay deer farmers $330k after wiping out herds

State and federal officials have paid Wisconsin deer farmers more than $330,000 worth of compensation so far this year after killing their herds out of concerns they were infected with chronic wasting disease.

Nov 20, 2018

Clerks warn GOP primary plan ‘impossible’ to implement

Local clerks are balking at Republican plans to move Wisconsin's 2020 presidential primary, saying the proposed change would lead to so many headaches it would be impossible to carry out.

Nov 20, 2018

WHO’S DOING WHAT: State Bar names Innovator award winners; attorneys earn honors

The State Bar of Wisconsin honored the following six legal innovators as part of its “That’s a Fine Idea: Legal Innovation Wisconsin” initiative.

Nov 20, 2018

Lawsuit: Student suspended after reporting sexual assault

School officials didn't believe a Georgia high school student and illegally retaliated against her after she reported that she was sexually assaulted by another student, according to a civil rights lawsuit.

Nov 20, 2018

Girl Scout leader dismissed after event for crash victims

A Girl Scout troop leader in Green Bay has lost her job in the wake of a fundraiser her troop held for families of victims of a fatal crash near Chippewa Falls.

Nov 20, 2018

Shots fired into Milwaukee home kill 13-year-old girl

A 13-year-old girl was killed when shots were fired into her Milwaukee home.

Nov 20, 2018

Protesters disrupt regulatory hearing on Enbridge pipeline

Minnesota regulators reaffirmed their support Monday for Enbridge Energy's proposal to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota, while dozens of protesters walked out of the overflow hearing to make a point about climate change.

Nov 20, 2018

Milwaukee police: Leaving child in towed van ‘unacceptable’

The Milwaukee Police Department says it is "simply unacceptable" that a 4-year-old girl was left overnight in a van that police had requested to tow.

Nov 20, 2018

Mobile home residents who lived in ‘squalor’ awarded $5.5M

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury awarded more than $5.5 million to 31 residents of a Southern California mobile home park rife with problems, including sinkholes, sewage backups and rats. Jurors also found the owners of Friendly Village liable for elder abuse, lawyers for the plaintiffs said Monday. The amount of punitive damages in that […]

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