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Dec 5, 2023

Gov. Evers appoints Nicole Ziebell as Marquette County Register of Deeds

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced Monday his appointment of Nicole Ziebell to serve as Marquette County Register of Deeds.

Dec 5, 2023

Dane County looks to stop forcing unwed fathers to repay Medicaid birth costs from before 2020

Dane County officials are looking to stop making unwed fathers repay Medicaid for the cost of their children’s births in cases before 2020.

Dec 5, 2023

Republican leaders of Wisconsin Legislature at odds over withholding university pay raises

The Republican head of the Wisconsin Senate said Monday he wants to see pay raises approved for Universities of Wisconsin employees.

Cory Herthel
Dec 5, 2023

Wisconsin pastor accused of exploiting children in Venezuela and Cuba gets 15 years

A Wisconsin pastor was sentenced Monday to 15 years in a federal prison.

Dec 5, 2023

Remains found in Indiana in 1982 identified as those of Wisconsin woman who vanished at age 20

Human remains found in rural Indiana in 1982 have been identified as those of a Wisconsin woman who was 20 when she vanished more than four decades ago, authorities said.

snow plow
Dec 4, 2023

Wisconsin law requires vehicles to stay back from a working snowplow

Winter weather contributed to nearly 19,000 crashes in Wisconsin last season (Oct. 2022 to May 2023). Those incidents led to 39 deaths and 3,799 injuries.

Dec 4, 2023

Jan. 6 suits can proceed

Trump could ask the full appeals court to take up the matter or go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Dec 4, 2023

House Expulsion of Santos marks sixth in chamber’s history

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a blistering ethics report on his conduct heightened lawmakers’ concerns about the scandal-plagued freshman. Santos became just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues, and the third since the Civil War. The vote to expel was […]

Dec 4, 2023

PIP, SSI benefits cases to be heard during December arguments

Cases tackling PIP benefits and what an insurer must pay for services provided by a court-appointed guardian are among the dozen cases to be heard during December oral argument.

Dec 4, 2023

Court: City violated order in dispute over fire departments

The court has ordered the city to pay a fine of $2,000 for each instance of any future contact for recruitment purposes.

Dec 4, 2023

Judge bars media cameras in slayings case, but the court will livestream

Court will operate a livestream, on its YouTube channel.

Dec 1, 2023

$2 million awarded by Federal jury for MPD excessive force, officers’ failure to intervene

$1 million awarded for excessive force and another $1 million awarded for failure to intervene.

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