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Apr 22, 2015

DOJ charges trucker with multiple sexual assaults

The Wisconsin Department of Justice has charged an Oconto-based trucker with multiple counts of child enticement and sexual assault of a child.

Apr 22, 2015

State may see multimillion dollar lawsuits over natural gas price fixing

The U.S. Supreme Court will let a group of businesses that bought natural gas from interstate pipelines go forward with lawsuits against companies that own those lines.

Apr 22, 2015

Appeals court: Navajo inmate can wear headband, eat venison (UPDATE)

A Navajo Indian imprisoned in Wisconsin can wear a headband in his cell and celebrate a tribal feast with wild venison, a federal appeals court has ruled.

Apr 22, 2015

Mom of fatally shot boy upset about court punishments (UPDATE)

The mother of a fatally shot 11-year-old boy from the town of Sharon says punishments handed down in the case lessen the value of his life.

Apr 22, 2015

Teen to stand trial in fatal stabbing of fisherman

A judge in western Wisconsin has ordered a Minnesota teen to stand trial on charges of fatally stabbing a fisherman during a confrontation along the St. Croix River.

Apr 22, 2015

Judge dismisses lawsuit contending illegal body searches

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that contends Milwaukee police conducted an illegal body search.

Apr 21, 2015

Judge refuses to block Wisconsin Supreme Court change (UPDATE)

The Wisconsin Supreme Court could have a new chief justice soon, after a federal judge on Tuesday refused to block a voter-approved change in how the head of the court is selected.

Apr 21, 2015

Senate OKs eliminating gun waiting period (UPDATE)

Republicans who control the state Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would eliminate Wisconsin's decades-old 48-hour waiting period for handgun purchases, brushing aside Democrats' concerns that the proposal would enable enraged people to quickly buy a deadly weapon.

Apr 21, 2015

Senate approves State Attorneys Association union contract (UPDATE)

The state Senate approved on Tuesday a raise for the Wisconsin State Attorneys Association public-worker union.

Apr 21, 2015

Milwaukee City Attorney requests stay in strip-search cases

The Milwaukee City Attorney’s office has filed a motion to stay the proceedings in four strip-search cases while it appeals to a higher court for a federal judge to be removed.

Apr 21, 2015

$2.8 million subcontractor lawsuit going to trial in May

A trial is scheduled for May in a federal lawsuit between a subcontractor and Walsh Construction Co. II over work on a hospital expansion project in Lake Geneva.

Apr 21, 2015

Milwaukee Bar to host program on proposed changes to court system

The Milwaukee Bar Association is hosting a program to explain Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed changes to how the Wisconsin Court System will be funded.

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