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Mar 4, 2021

Judge denies plea withdrawal effort in 2018 Wisconsin crash

A judge has rejected a request to withdraw no contest pleas by a man convicted of causing a western Wisconsin crash that killed three Girl Scouts and a mother in 2018.

Mar 4, 2021

COVID-19 precautions ignored at state Capitol hearing

Dozens of people ignoring coronavirus protocols filled a state Capitol room for a hearing on legislation to limit the government's response to public health emergencies.

Mar 3, 2021

Minnesota lawyer with lengthy disciplinary history has Wisconsin law license reinstated

A Minnesota lawyer with a lengthy disciplinary history had his Wisconsin law license reinstated.

Mar 3, 2021

Court considers arguments over reasonable suspicion in vehicle search

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering whether an appellate court conducted a proper reasonable suspicion analysis in a case centered on a traffic stop that resulted in a gun charge.

Mar 3, 2021

Constitutional convention call renewed in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Republicans are reviving efforts to pass a resolution to call a convention of the states to consider making changes to the U.S. Constitution.

Mar 3, 2021

Meth supplier sentenced to 7 years in federal prison

A Minnesota man has been sentenced to seven years in a federal prison for supplying methamphetamine to a distribution operation in central Wisconsin.

ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
Mar 3, 2021

ABA report: Men scared to participate in women lawyers’ affinity groups (INFOGRAPHIC)

Most men are hesitant to participate in women lawyers' affinity groups, according to a new report from the American Bar Association.

Mar 3, 2021

Chippewa Falls woman pleads guilty to soliciting murder

A Chippewa Falls woman has pleaded guilty to soliciting a hitman to kill her daughter's father.

Mar 3, 2021

Wisconsin supply of new vaccine will dip after next week

Teachers will be prioritized to receive the first shipment of about 48,000 doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine coming to Wisconsin next week, a bolster in supply that won’t be matched again for several weeks, the state’s deputy health secretary said Tuesday.

Mar 2, 2021

Wisconsin bills seek to ban transgender athletes

Transgender athletes would be banned from participating in girls' and women's sports in Wisconsin from kindergarten through college under bills introduced Tuesday by Republican lawmakers, proposals that come as more than a dozen other states consider similar measures.

Mar 2, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine coming to Pick ‘n Save, Metro Market stores

Nearly 4,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine will be distributed to Pick 'n Save and Metro Market locations in Wisconsin this week, the state Department of Health Services announced Tuesday.

Mar 2, 2021

Racine lawyer reprimanded for misleading firms, clients about inactive license

A Racine lawyer has been publicly reprimanded for misleading her employers and clients about her inactive law license.

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