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Appeals court rules on jailers in unions
A Wisconsin appeals court ruling has made it a little tougher to deny union rights to jail workers, although 11 other counties are taking a different route to remove jailers from their bargaining units.
Woman gets 5 years in starvation case (UPDATE)
A judge has sentenced a Madison woman accused of torturing her teenage stepdaughter and starving her down to 68 pounds to five years in prison.
Despite Senate moves, lawyers eye recess appointment case
The recent Senate confirmation of Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the forward motion on the nominations to the National Labor Relations Board could ultimately lessen the blow of a potential U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidating the president’s recess appointments to those agencies.
Aziere finds his place at Waukesha firm
Joel Aziere hasn’t followed the typical career path.
Driver sentenced to 5 years in fatal crash
A La Crosse man has been sentenced to five years in prison for driving while impaired and causing a crash that killed his 22-year-old girlfriend.
Milwaukee County Courthouse evacuated
The Milwaukee County Courthouse was evacuated at 10 a.m. Friday.
Man bound over for trial in wife’s death
A Wisconsin man accused of killing his wife and hiding her body has been bound over for trial.
Man who ordered dog attack gets 6 years in prison
A Campbellsport man who ordered a dog to viciously attack a teen he had tied to a porch rafter has been sentenced to six years in prison.
Spooner questions fairness of trial
John Henry Spooner wrote a letter to his local newspaper on the day he was convicted of killing his teenage neighbor, wondering whether he got a fair trial and asking for help in getting the truth out.
Milwaukee County Board delays Clarke settlement
A potential settlement between Milwaukee County and Sheriff David Clarke Jr. has been delayed until at least September.
Legislators renew push to remove statute of limitation in child sexual abuse lawsuits
New legislation seeks to open a window for child sexual abuse lawsuits that were previously denied because the statute of limitation had expired.
Outside spending on high court race tops $1.2 million (UPDATE)
Even though independent groups spent $1.2 million on the spring’s Supreme Court election, the contest was one of the cheapest in recent years.
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- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
- Facing mostly white juries, are Milwaukee County defendants of color truly judged by their peers?
- Milwaukee Mayor speaks in D.C. Tuesday at White House water summit
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