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Appeals judge rules Facebook rant protected by First Amendment (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin appellate judge says an Arena man was within his rights when he posted profane insults toward police on Facebook.
State’s top court to take 12 cases
The state Supreme Court accepted 12 cases for review Wednesday.
Government: Ruling backs nonprofits’ birth control plan (UPDATE)
The Obama administration said Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in favor of the religious claims of Hobby Lobby and other for-profit businesses supports the government's position in separate, ongoing disputes with religious-oriented nonprofit organizations.
Former attorney Wynn sentenced to 2 years in prison (UPDATE)
Randy Wynn, the former Milwaukee-area collections attorney who embezzled nearly $780,000 from clients, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison.
Prosecutors want more time on John Doe filings (UPDATE)
Prosecutors, a conservative group and two unnamed parties have asked a federal judge for more time to review documents that could be made public in a secret investigation into whether Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and right-leaning organizations violated campaign finance law.
Doctors: 12-year-old stabbing suspect incompetent (UPDATE)
Doctors have found that one of the two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a classmate to please a fictional online horror character is mentally incompetent to stand trial, attorneys said Wednesday.
Man’s boast leads to homicide charge (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin man has been charged in a 2012 overdose death after boasting to another inmate at an Oshkosh jail about selling high-quality heroin.
Often-split high court agrees on privacy matters
U.S. Supreme Court justices found more common ground than usual this year, and nowhere was their unanimity more surprising than in a ruling that police must get a judge's approval before searching the cellphones of people they've arrested.
FBI report analyzes state’s heroin problem (UPDATE)
Wisconsin's heroin problem continues to grow because traffickers have figured out how to meet the demand for a cheaper alternative to prescription drugs with an inexpensive but highly pure product, the FBI said Tuesday.
Man gets 25 years for homicide in Grand Chute
A Milwaukee man whose earlier conviction was overturned has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing a Minnesota man in 2008.
Chief justice: State’s high court has decided all its cases
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided all of its cases for which it heard oral arguments, and will release the remaining opinions in the coming weeks, according to a statement from the courts released Tuesday.
Plover man to stand trial in baseball bat death
A 32-year-old man has been ordered to stand trial for allegedly beating his stepfather to death with a baseball bat in central Wisconsin.
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- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
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