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Milwaukee Police
Dec 7, 2023

Brady Street shooting lands 30-year-old in hospital, suspect at-large

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360.

Dec 6, 2023

Wisconsin governor takes action on 51 Bills

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers took action on 48 bills listed below in addition to Assembly Bills 465, 133, and 394, as already announced by the governor earlier Wednesday. Safe Haven Boxes Gov. Evers today signed Senate Bill 369, now Wisconsin Act 79, which expands the Safe Haven law to allow for “baby boxes,” devices where […]

Election Interference
Dec 6, 2023

Fake Donald Trump electors settle civil lawsuit in Wisconsin, agree that President Biden won

Under the agreement, the fake electors acknowledged that Biden won the state,

Dec 6, 2023

Kohler golf course permit denied as Appeals Court upholds lower court

Kohler Co.'s plans to build its sixth golf course has been paused as the Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld the lower court's ruling.

Dec 6, 2023

Jessica Lynott announces candidacy for Racine County Judge

Racine County Assistant District Attorney Jessica Lynott recently announced she will be running for Racine County Circuit Court Judge – Branch 3 in the 2024 Spring election. Lynott is resident of Caledonia and has been working for the Racine County DA’s office since early 2017, where she has handled cases in Juvenile, Traffic, and Misdemeanor […]

Supreme Court
Dec 6, 2023

Justices wrestle with OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy deal

The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.

Dec 6, 2023

LGBTQIA+ sanctuary declarations may lack legal impact

By John E. Finn, Wesleyan University Editor’s note: This article, distributed by The Associated Press, was originally published on The Conversation website. The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.  Several cities and towns, mostly in the American Midwest and South, are responding to a surge of proposed and […]

Dec 6, 2023

Teen and parents indicted after high school shootout

A grand jury has indicted a Baltimore teen and his parents on allegations they brought a gun to a high school campus in October.

Dec 5, 2023

Wisconsin judge reaffirms July ruling that state law permits consensual abortions

A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday reaffirmed her ruling from earlier this year that state law permits consensual medical abortions,

Wisconsin Assembly
Dec 5, 2023

Wisconsin governor signs off on $500 million plan to fund repairs and upgrades at Brewers stadium

After months of backroom wrangling, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill Tuesday that spends half-a-billion dollars in taxpayer money over the next three decades to help the Milwaukee Brewers repair their baseball stadium.

Dec 5, 2023

Updated: Wisconsin Supreme Court votes to accept no new cases, denies several

The Wisconsin Supreme Court denied review several cases.

Dec 5, 2023

Black and Latino voters suing in federal court to block congressional district’s weakening minority voting

U.S. District Court lawsuit says districts unlawfully weaken minority voting power.

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