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Attorney increases reward for information in Milwaukee girl’s death (UPDATE)
The reward has been significantly increased in the case a 5-year-old Milwaukee girl fatally shot last fall while sitting on her grandfather's lap.
Walker approves raise for Wisconsin State Attorneys Association
Gov. Scott Walker has approved a 1 percent pay raise for a small state employee union.
Federal charge filed against former MillerCoors official
A former vice president at MillerCoors and seven others are accused of defrauding the company of at least $7 million.
Senate approves GPS anti-tracking bill
The state Senate has approved a bill designed to curb using GPS devices to track people.
Truck driver sentenced for crash that killed student teacher
A truck driver from Montana has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for a crash that killed a student teacher in Dane County.
Panel OKs adding 35 positions to SPD
A state budget committee on Tuesday let stand Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to add 35 positions to the Office of the State Public Defender.
Panel says no to transfer of State Prosecutor’s Office
A state budget panel struck down Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to transfer the State Prosecutor’s Office from the Department of Administration to the Department of Justice.
Panel OKs limits on appointing special prosecutor
Appointing a special prosecutor will probably get tougher for district attorneys throughout the state.
Some DAs, public defenders to get raise
Some assistant and deputy district attorneys and assistant state public defenders are likely to see a raise for the 2016-2017 fiscal year.
Budget panel kills review of judicial salaries, extra pay for chief justice
A state budget panel has repealed the statute that makes the chief justice’s pay different from the salaries of associate justices and has struck down a proposal to create a commission to review judicial salaries.
Panel approves Walker’s drunken driving spending cut
The Legislature's budget-writing committee has approved cutting $731,000 in grant funding to treat drunken drivers as Gov. Scott Walker proposed.
Judge orders evaluations of Slender Man stabbing suspects
A judge ruled Tuesday that two girls accused in the stabbing of a classmate to please the horror character Slender Man should be evaluated by the Waukesha County's Department of Health and Human Services.
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- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
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- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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