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Nov 25, 2013

How to get out of the office for a much-needed break

Some attorneys think they can’t afford to take vacations, but others argue they can’t afford not to.

Nov 25, 2013

Officials decide to continue union votes after high court ruling

Wisconsin officials decided Monday to move ahead with elections that will allow school workers to decide if their unions should retain the last shred of negotiating power Republican Gov. Scott Walker left them.

Nov 25, 2013

Sentencing today for man who killed wife from Wis.

Prosecutors in Ramsey County are seeking a 30-year prison term for the man convicted of killing his wife and dumping her body in the Mississippi River.

Nov 23, 2013

Man found guilty of starving daughter

A Wisconsin man accused of locking his teenage daughter in the basement and starving her down to 68 pounds was convicted Friday of child abuse and other charges, but was acquitted of false imprisonment.

Nov 23, 2013

Trevino attorney asks judge for 10½-year sentence

The attorney for a St. Paul man convicted of killing his wife is asking a judge to sentence him to 10½ years in prison, instead of 30.

Nov 23, 2013

Halbach family drops lawsuit against Steven Avery

The family of a woman killed in one of Wisconsin's most notorious homicides wants to drop their wrongful death lawsuit.

Nov 23, 2013

Judge strikes down law relating to clergy housing

A federal judge has struck down a law that gives clergy members tax-free housing allowances.

Nov 23, 2013

Victims of home law office murder-suicide identified

The names of a 64-year-old woman shot and killed at an Oregon law office, as well as the boyfriend who shot her before taking his own life, were released late Friday.

Nov 22, 2013

Judge upholds verdict in sewer case

A jury’s verdict will stand granting 200 Milwaukee residents $1.49 million for sewage backups despite errors in the process, Circuit Judge Christopher Foley ruled Friday.

Nov 22, 2013

Affordable Care Act keeps Knudson’s phone ringing

Jennifer Knudson’s phone is ringing off the hook.

Nov 22, 2013

Commissioners debating if elections can proceed following high court decision

State commissioners plan to decide Monday if Thursday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court decision to overturn a lower court’s contempt order will allow recertification elections for public-school unions to move forward this year, as previously planned.

Nov 22, 2013

Labor commission lawyer: Union elections likely

The attorney for the state's labor commission says union recertification elections are likely to begin next week given a Wisconsin Supreme Court order issued late Thursday.

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