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Aug 25, 2021

Rittenhouse lawyer: Defense donors none of state’s business

An attorney for the Illinois teen accused of killing two men and wounding a third during a protest in Wisconsin last summer, says he doesn't know who donated to his client's defense and therefore cannot produce any names.

Aug 25, 2021

Former Wisconsin GOP head: Election probe will cost $680,000

A Republican-ordered investigation into Wisconsin's 2020 election could cost taxpayers at least $680,000, more than nine times the original cost of contracts signed earlier this summer, according to Reince Priebus, the former state and national head of the Republican Party.

Aug 25, 2021

Man sentenced to 15 years in prison for baby’s death

A man convicted of causing the death of a 10-month-old boy he was caring for in Oshkosh has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Aug 25, 2021

Evers hires San Francisco law firm to handle PFAS suits

Gov. Tony Evers has decided to hire a San Francisco-based law firm to handle potential lawsuits over PFAS pollution.

Aug 25, 2021

House passes bill bolstering landmark voting law

House Democrats have passed legislation that would strengthen a landmark civil rights-era voting law weakened by the Supreme Court over the past decade, a step party leaders tout as progress in their quest to fight back against voting restrictions advanced in Republican-led states.

Aug 25, 2021

Milwaukee mayor orders vaccinations for city employees

Milwaukee's mayor has ordered mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for city employees. Mayor Tom Barrett made the announcement Tuesday afternoon. The requirement applies to general city employees as well as temporary employees and interns.

Aug 24, 2021

Wisconsin Republicans try to intervene in redistricting case

The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature wants to intervene in a second federal lawsuit brought by advocacy groups that seeks to have a court set a timeline and be prepared to draw new legislative maps.

Aug 24, 2021

Thompson won’t give lawmakers control of UW’s COVID policies

University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson pushed back Tuesday against Republican lawmakers who claim campuses need their permission to implement COVID-19 policies, insisting university leaders don't need legislative approval to manage the system.

Aug 24, 2021

How AI-powered tech landed man in jail with scant evidence

Michael Williams' wife pleaded with him to remember their fishing trips with the grandchildren, how he used to braid her hair, anything to jar him back to his world outside the concrete walls of Cook County Jail.

Aug 24, 2021

Wisconsin lawmaker asks for prayers for colleague with COVID

The office of a Wisconsin lawmaker who has been an outspoken critic of vaccine and mask mandates declined to update his condition on Tuesday, even as a fellow legislator asked for prayers, saying the state senator was hospitalized with COVID-19-induced pneumonia.

Aug 24, 2021

Homicide charges filed in crash that killed two in Milwaukee

A Milwaukee man accused of drag racing and causing a crash that killed two people has been charged with reckless homicide.

Aug 23, 2021

Conservatives file redistricting lawsuit in Wisconsin

A conservative group filed a redistricting lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, an action that comes after Democrats filed their own legal challenge in federal court less than two weeks ago.

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