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Dec 4, 2020

Evers tops 100 pardons with latest 33

Gov. Tony Evers has pardoned more than 100 people during his first two years in office with his latest round of granted requests.

Dec 4, 2020

$1 million bail set in slaying of UW-Madison student

Bail has been set at $1 million for the man charged with killing a University of Wisconsin-Madison student in 2008.

Dec 4, 2020

Teen charged in mall shooting to contest move to adult court

Attorneys for the 15-year-old boy charged in a shooting at a Wisconsin mall that left eight people wounded plan to contest prosecutors' attempts to move his case to adult court.

Dec 4, 2020

Trump loves to win but keeps losing election lawsuits

For a man obsessed with winning, President Donald Trump is losing a lot.

Dec 3, 2020

California attorney withdraws from Rittenhouse criminal case (UPDATE)

A California attorney for an Illinois 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during a night of unrest in Wisconsin is extracting himself from his criminal defense after prosecutors raised ethical concerns about the lawyer.

Dec 3, 2020

Judicial applicants wanted for Racine County Circuit Court Branch 5

Gov. Tony Evers is seeking applicants for Racine County Circuit Court Branch 5.

Dec 3, 2020

Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit

A split Wisconsin Supreme Court refused on Thursday to hear President Donald Trump's lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the battleground state, saying the case must first wind its way through lower courts.

Dec 3, 2020

Wisconsin set to distribute vaccines, help small businesses

Wisconsin is ready to begin distributing coronavirus vaccines by mid-December, when it hopes to receive nearly 50,000 doses, state health officials said.

Dec 3, 2020

‘Bored at home’ protester pleads guilty to possessing gun

Authorities say a Janesville man who said he came to Madison to watch protests because he was bored at home pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing a gun after a felony conviction.

Dec 2, 2020

Wisconsin governor calls Trump lawsuit an ‘assault’

President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn Wisconsin's election results by tossing ballots only from the state's two most heavily Democratic counties is an "assault on democracy," attorneys for Gov. Tony Evers said in filings with the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Dec 2, 2020

US lawmakers put forward anti-slavery constitutional amendment

National lawmakers are expected on Wednesday to introduce a joint resolution aimed at striking language from the U.S. Constitution that enshrines a form of slavery in America's foundational documents.

Dec 2, 2020

Judge: No contact meetings for suspect in brothers’ deaths

A Missouri man accused of killing two brothers from Wisconsin will not be allowed to meet in person with his lawyers until health officials testify on the issue, a judge ruled on Tuesday.

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