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Oct 25, 2018

Father convicted of homicide in daughter’s overdose death

A father has been found guilty of reckless homicide in Ozaukee County for driving his daughter to buy the heroin that killed her.

Oct 25, 2018

Former Vice President Biden to visit Madison, Milwaukee

Former Vice President Joe Biden is coming to Wisconsin a week before the election to get out the vote in Madison and Milwaukee.

Oct 25, 2018

Evers says he would revisit air permits for Foxconn

Democratic candidate for governor Tony Evers says he would revisit state air permits given to electronics giant Foxconn Technology Group for its manufacturing campus in southeast Wisconsin.

Oct 25, 2018

Man guilty in death of boy found encased in concrete

A Kansas man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the horrific abuse and slaying of a 3-year-old boy whose body was found encased in concrete in the laundry room of his home four months after his death.

Oct 24, 2018

USPS asks judge to toss developer’s suit seeking eviction from downtown Milwaukee building

The U.S. Postal Service has asked a federal judge to toss out a developer’s lawsuit seeking to evict the USPS from the sprawling building it occupies in downtown Milwaukee.

Oct 24, 2018

Federal appeals court decision could reverse employees’ $10M arbitration award

The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a decision Monday clarifying that disputes over the interpretation of class-action waivers in employment agreements must be decided by a district court – not an arbitrator.

Oct 24, 2018

Governor seeking applicants for spot on Racine County bench

Gov. Scott Walker recently announced that he is taking applications for an appointment to the Racine County Circuit Court.

Oct 24, 2018

Monsanto weed killer ruling is 1st step in long legal battle

With its stock dropping and more lawsuits expected, Monsanto vowed Tuesday to press on with a nationwide legal defense of its best-selling weed killer Roundup after a San Francisco judge upheld a verdict alleging it causes cancer.

Oct 24, 2018

Council president: Health department under investigation

The president of the Milwaukee Common Council says the city's health department is being criminally investigated.

Oct 24, 2018

Some police dogs now have cameras, too

Police dogs have always helped their human partners using their eyes and nose. Some of these dogs are now getting their own backup — cameras that transmit live video.

Oct 24, 2018

Charges dropped against suspended judge

A judge dismissed all criminal charges against a suspended Marion County Circuit judge on the eve of his trial because a key witness in the case against him wasn't willing to participate.

Oct 24, 2018

US seeks to stop NY trial over census citizenship question

The Department of Justice sought late Tuesday to block a New York trial next month over challenges to putting a citizenship question on the 2020 census, contending that it's got the U.S. Supreme Court on its side.

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