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A Missouri man is seeking a new new judge and a change of venue for his trial on charges that he killed two brothers from Wisconsin.

A Lake Delton man on parole for drunken driving is faced with his fifth intoxicated driving charge after crashing his motorcycle on Interstate 94 in Jefferson County.

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The deaths of a husband and wife found in their Kewaunee County home appear to be the result of a murder-suicide, sheriff's officials said.

A Milwaukee pain management clinic has agreed to pay at least $1.35 million to settle a lawsuit alleging its doctor ordered unnecessary drug tests for patients in exchange for kickbacks from the testing company.

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Gov. Tony Evers was scheduled to meet late Monday afternoon with both Republican and Democratic legislative leaders to discuss the next steps in Wisconsin's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Gov. Tony Evers is turning over more than 10,000 pages in documents to Republican state Rep. John Nygren, and paying the lawmaker's $40,000 in legal fees, in order to settle an open-records lawsuit.

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It's a morning of firsts for the Supreme Court, the first time audio of the court's arguments will be heard live by the world and the first arguments by telephone.

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A judge says four Wisconsin strip clubs should be able to receive emergency loans offered by the federal government to offset losses caused by the coronavirus.

A competency exam was ordered Friday for a Milwaukee man charged with killing five of his family members, including four teenagers.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear oral arguments early next week in a lawsuit seeking to block Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order.

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A federal appeals court on Friday struck down a lower court's ruling in favor of the brewing giant Molson Coors, finding that Anheuser-Busch can advertise and use packaging implying that its rival beers contain corn syrup.

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Two attorneys at Michael Best & Friedrich prevailed on a $1.1 million subcontractor dispute in front of a Court of Appeals.

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In a short videoconferencing meeting on Friday, Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack responded to five public comments the high court had received about an interim rule petition temporarily suspending jury trials in non-criminal matters.

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The warden of a maximum-security prison in Portage and her two top aides have been placed on paid leave after two inmates escaped and fled to Illinois.

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The state attorney general doesn't plan to investigate possible criminal charges related to allegations of misconduct by 11 Sauk County department heads, employees and officials.

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A Milwaukee man shot and killed five of his family members, including four teenagers, before calling police and saying "I just massacred my whole family," according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday.

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Wisconsin's powerful chamber of commerce urged legislators Thursday to adopt its business re-opening plan, telling an Assembly committee that Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order is crushing the economy and that the state has the coronavirus under control.

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Marital property rights and an issue of double recovery are at the center of a case in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

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Two men have been arrested after three people were found unresponsive of drug overdoses in Lafayette County on Wednesday.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court honored Justice Dan Kelly for his time on the high court, with Justice Rebecca Bradley calling him a "faithful guardian of the Constitution" and a good friend.

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A new database aims to connect attorneys with nationwide pro bono opportunities amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Tony Evers' attorney is warning that Wisconsin would see a confusing patchwork of county stay-at-home orders if the state Supreme Court strikes down the existing statewide mandate.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court is weighing what should rightfully be considered a gambling machine under state statute.

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Gov. Tony Evers has ordered state agencies to reduce spending by 5% between now and July, drawing praise on Wednesday from Republicans who called for even more reductions in the face of steep revenue drops stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.

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There are no plans to postpone or otherwise alter a special congressional election in Wisconsin that is less than two weeks away, even though more than 50 people who voted in person or worked the polls during the state's presidential primary this month have tested positive for COVID-19.

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Four of the five people found fatally shot this week at a house in Milwaukee were younger than 20, police said.

A second woman has been arrested and accused of helping two inmates who recently escaped from a maximum-security prison in Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack has established a statewide COVID-19 courts task force to recommend how the courts can safely continue jury trials and other court proceedings. The Wisconsin Courts COVID-19 Task Force will bring together participants from across ...

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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of labor unions asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday for permission to help defend Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order from Republicans who are trying to overturn it. ...

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A Chicago attorney who lost his Illinois law license after a fatal drunken-driving crash may receive a reciprocal punishment in Wisconsin.

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