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Read More »Kenosha police: 55 more charged for violence during protests
Fifty-five people are facing charges related to violent demonstrations in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake last summer, police said Friday.
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Read More »‘I should not have said that. Are there cameras in here?’: What judges said in 2020 that got them in trouble
From calling a defendant an addict to making sexist remarks about a clerk, U.S. judges made — and were punished for — some outrageous comments in 2020.
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Read More »Jacob Blake files excessive force lawsuit against officer
A Black man who was paralyzed after he was shot in the back by a white police officer in southeastern Wisconsin filed a civil lawsuit Thursday accusing the officer of excessive force.
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Read More »Former Columbus mayor pleads guilty to bank fraud
The former mayor of Columbus has pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges in federal court.
Tagged with: Michael Eisenga William Conley
Read More »Up for election: Contested judicial races on the April 6 ballot
The April 6 election promises to bring some changes to Wisconsin courts. The ballot presents contested races for two of Wisconsin’s four Courts of Appeals and 11 contested circuit-court races.
Tagged with: Carey John Reed Greg Gill Jeffrey Davis John Anderson Kendall Kelley Kimberly Tenerelli Rachel Maes Rick Cveykus Shelley Grogan Vincent Scott Kurta
Read More »Parole hearing for last of 6 men convicted in mill death
The state Parole Commission will soon review the case of the last of six men who remains in prison for the 1992 murder of a Green Bay paper mill worker.
Read More »Appeals court: Testimony in trafficking case admissible
A state appeals court has ruled a detective's testimony in a Sheboygan County human trafficking case was admissible, despite the defendant's argument that she was not an expert on the issue.
Read More »Wisconsin court tosses AG’s lame-duck lawsuit
Wisconsin's conservative-leaning Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to consider Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul's lawsuit challenging statues Republican lawmakers passed during a 2018 lame-duck session limiting his powers.
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Read More »Court of Appeals hears arguments in lawsuit to keep COVID records secret
The Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a lawsuit attempting to stop Gov. Tony Evers' administration from releasing the names of businesses with employees who have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Read More »Wisconsin GOP leaders praise state’s vaccination efforts
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos called on the state’s business community to “step up” and return workers to offices around the Fourth of July, joining Wednesday with the state Senate’s top Republican in praising the state’s coronavirus vaccination efforts.
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Read More »Booze-to-go approved by Wisconsin Senate
Booze-to-go will be easier to purchase in Wisconsin under a pair of bills passed Tuesday by the state Senate.
Read More »Wisconsin Assembly OKs election investigation
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly passed a resolution Tuesday to authorize an investigation into the 2020 presidential election that President Joe Biden narrowly won in the state.
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Read More »Wisconsin part of $188.6M multistate settlement over deceptive marking of surgical mesh
Wisconsin is part of a $188.6 million settlement with Boston Scientific Corporation to resolve allegations of deceptive marking of its surgical-mesh products for women.
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Read More »Candidates in Court of Appeals races make their cases
The April 6 election promises to bring some changes to Wisconsin courts throughout the state. The ballot presents contested races for two of Wisconsin’s four Courts of Appeals and 11 contested circuit-court races.
Tagged with: District 2 Court of Appeals District 3 Court of Appeals Greg Gill Jeffrey Davis Rick Cveykus Shelley Grogan
Read More »Report: Fewer than 15% of managers, employees understand FMLA laws (INFOGRAPHIC)
Fewer than 15% of managers and employees understand Family and Medical Leave Act laws, according to a recent report based on 2020 survey results. The second annual “The FMLA and PFL Knowledge Gap 2020: Employee and Manager Insights” report from Majesco ...
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Read More »Dane County to resume jury trials on June 1
The Dane County Circuit Court plans to resume jury trials on June 1.
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Read More »Jury set for ex-cop’s trial in Floyd death; starts March 29
A jury has been seated for the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd's death, with opening statements set for March 29 in a case that led to weeks of protests and a national soul-searching about racial justice.
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Read More »Federal judge sentences Milwaukee ‘Oxy Czar’ to prison
A federal judge has sentenced the former owner of a pain management clinic described as a "pill mill" to one year and one day in federal prison.
Read More »Man in domestic dispute dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound
A man involved in a domestic dispute took his own life when deputies found him hiding in the trunk of a vehicle they had stopped in Fond du Lac County, according to sheriff's officials.
Read More »Judge: DNA evidence in 1976 murders can be used
A Marinette County judge has ruled prosecutors can use DNA evidence collected through a phony police survey in the case against a man charged with killing a young couple in a county park more than four decades ago.
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Read More »QAnon backer accused of firing paintball rounds at soldiers
Authorities say a QAnon supporter arrested Friday for allegedly firing paintball rounds at two reservists in a Milwaukee suburb recently traveled to Washington, D.C. and promised violence there.
Read More »Dobson, Wiesner named as Davis|Kuelthau chairs
Attorneys Alec Dobson and Ryan M. Wiesner have been named chairs of two Davis|Kuelthau practice groups.
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Read More »Milwaukee attorney convicted of embezzlement granted reinstatement
A Milwaukee attorney convicted of embezzling thousands of dollars from an estate has been reinstated to practice law in Wisconsin.
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Read More »Mark Schroeder appointed to Outagamie County Circuit Court
Outagamie County court commissioner Mark G. Schroeder has been appointed as a circuit court judge in the county.
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Read More »Official: Herd immunity possible in Wisconsin by July
There will be enough coronavirus vaccine in Wisconsin by the end of June to immunize 80% of those age 16 and over in the state, hitting a target to achieve herd immunity for COVID-19, a top state health official said on Thursday.
Tagged with: Alberta Darling coronavirus Gov. Tony Evers
Read More »Court confirms new trial for man convicted of killing wife
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an appellate court decision to order a new trial for a Kenosha County man convicted in the 1998 poisoning death of his wife.
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Read More »Wisconsin proceeds with improving unemployment call center
A plan to have a new call center to help unemployed people 24 hours a day, seven days a week is moving ahead with the signing of a $1.2 million contract, Gov. Tony Evers’ administration announced Thursday.
Read More »Police search for motive in fatal Wisconsin warehouse attack
A man who opened fire at a Wisconsin grocery distribution center and the two co-workers he killed were long-time employees, but a motive for the attack remains unclear, authorities said Thursday.
Read More »Supreme Court temporarily prohibits Blomme from serving as judge
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has temporarily barred Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Brett Blomme from serving as a judge.
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