Second North Carolina former attorney sentenced to prison for crimes committed in Wisconsin
$1.6 million in fraudulently obtained funds targeted vulnerable victims, including a woman with Alzheimer’s, and elderly veterans.
Wisconsin university chancellor says he was fired for producing and appearing in porn videos
Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow said Thursday that the school's governing board fired him because members were uncomfortable with him and his wife producing and appearing in pornographic videos.
New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots
The New York Times is striking back against the threat that artificial intelligence poses to the news industry, filing a federal lawsuit Wednesday against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard out of prison years after persuading boyfriend to kill her abusive mother
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she had forced her to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, was released Thursday from prison on parole.
Herb Kohl, former senator and owner of Bucks, dies at 88
Herb Kohl, former Democratic U.S. senator from Wisconsin and former owner of NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, has died. He was 88.
North Dakota Republican leaders call on state rep to resign after slurs to police during DUI stop
Republican leaders have called on a North Dakota lawmaker to resign.
Police investigating incidents involving Colorado justices after Trump removed from state’s ballot
The court stayed its decision until Jan. 4, or until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the case.
A US delegation to meet with Mexican government for talks on the surge of migrants at border
A top U.S. delegation is to meet with Mexico's president Wednesday in what many see as a bid to get Mexico to do more to stem a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border.
Civil legal aid draws greater attention, support
The United States spends an estimated $1.345 billion annually to provide free legal aid to people in need,
Judge weighs request to stop nation’s first nitrogen execution
A federal judge heard diverging arguments about the humaneness and risks of execution by nitrogen gas as he weighs whether to let Alabama attempt the nation's first use of the method.
As the Endangered Species Act turns 50, those who first enforced it reflect on its mixed legacy
The powerful new law charged the federal government with saving every endangered plant and animal in America.
Applicants wanted for Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Gov. Tony Evers is seeking applicants for the Milwaukee County Circuit Court – Branch 41.
Legal News
- Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
- Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
- Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
- Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill
- More human remains believed those of missing woman wash up on Milwaukee Co. beach
- Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
- Trump ahead of Biden in new Marquette poll
- Bankruptcy court approves Milwaukee Marriott Downtown ‘business as usual’ motion
- New Crime Gun Intelligence Center to launch in Chicago
- Arrest warrant proposed for Minocqua Brewing owner who filed Lawsuit against Town of Minocqua
- Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
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