Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

News

Mar 24, 2021

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.

Mar 24, 2021

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.

Mar 23, 2021

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.

Mar 23, 2021

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.

FMLA report infographic
Mar 23, 2021

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 compiled survey results from more than 1,000 participants working for businesses with anywhere from 100 […]

Mar 23, 2021

Dane County to resume jury trials on June 1

The Dane County Circuit Court plans to resume jury trials on June 1.

Mar 23, 2021

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.

Mar 22, 2021

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.

Mar 22, 2021

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.

Mar 22, 2021

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.

Mar 22, 2021

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.

Mar 22, 2021

Dobson, Wiesner named as Davis|Kuelthau chairs

Attorneys Alec Dobson and Ryan M. Wiesner have been named chairs of two Davis|Kuelthau practice groups.

Polls

Should additional funding and resources be given to the Secret Service?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...

Legal News

See All Legal News

Case Digests

Sea all WLJ People

Opinion Digests