Arraignments in DBE theft case postponed
Arraignments on Tuesday for a contractor and the former director of Milwaukee County’s disadvantaged business enterprise program have been postponed.
Legislation seeks to lessen pepper spray regulation
Legislation that would deregulate pepper spray in Wisconsin is scheduled for a public hearing Tuesday in Madison.
Attorneys general to meet on child safety
The National Association of Attorneys General are scheduled to meet Sept. 16-18 in Milwaukee on measures that prosecutors and law enforcement officials can take to keep children safe.
Kenosha co. fined 49K for violating environmental laws
A Kenosha company was ordered Tuesday to pay nearly $49,000 in fines and court costs for violating state environmental laws, according to a news release from the state attorney general’s office.
Lawsuit details Braun’s efforts to fight drug test
A former college classmate sued Ryan Braun, saying the Brewers slugger sought his help in fighting a failed drug test, balked on paying him and then disparaged him when asked why their friendship soured.
Web privacy bill moving forward in Legislature
A proposal that would make it illegal for Wisconsin employers to ask workers or job applicants to turn over their passwords to social media accounts such as Facebook is moving forward in the Legislature.
Bill proposes employers wait on conviction information
A Senate bill proposed Friday would prohibit employers from asking job applicants for information about a criminal conviction before the applicant has been selected for an interview.
Prosecutors, law enforcement frustrated by synthetic drug legislation
Brown County officials had to wait months before prosecuting a man arrested in September on suspicion of selling synthetic drugs.
State to claim marital property for Medicaid debts
Provisions buried in the new Wisconsin budget dramatically expanded the state's ability to claim dead couples' joint property, such as Green Bay Packers tickets or the family farm, to recoup Medicaid expenses - even if the assets are protected in trusts.
Wrongfully convicted man found dead in car
A man wrongfully convicted of a 2002 sexual assault has been found dead in a parked car in Madison.
Judge to decide on pleas in fatal fire
A judge is expected to decide this week whether to let a teenager's guilty pleas in a fatal fire stand.
Attorney, landlord wage 12-year fight
A case that began as a landlord-tenant dispute has erupted into a 12-year battle in the Milwaukee courts system with allegations of aggressive prosecution and evading a debt by any means necessary.
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- Milwaukee creates requirements for private security guards after Isaiah Allen’s shooting death
- Milwaukee Police asking for public’s assistance after shooting of 6-year-old
- Man shot at Miami Hilton
- Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees
- Steven Avery prosecutor’s leaked diary reveals Ken Kratz’s confession
- Trevor Casper, killed in the line of duty, remembered 9 years later
- DOJ vs. Apple (chart)
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