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Dec 28, 2023

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.

Dec 27, 2023

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.

Dec 27, 2023

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.

Dec 27, 2023

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.

Dec 27, 2023

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.

Dec 27, 2023

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,

Dec 27, 2023

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. 

Dec 27, 2023

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.

Dec 26, 2023

Applicants wanted for Milwaukee County Circuit Court

Gov. Tony Evers is seeking applicants for the Milwaukee County Circuit Court – Branch 41.

Dec 26, 2023

Firm counsels insurers on managing risk while using AI

While AI technologies have revolutionized the insurance industry, it is not without regulatory, litigation, and reputational risk to those insurers.

Dec 26, 2023

Judge rules man innocent after 48 years in prison

A judge has exonerated a man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder, the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime.

Dec 26, 2023

With the Supreme Court on sideline for now, Trump’s lawyers press immunity claims before lower court

Donald Trump was acting within his role as president when he pressed claims about “alleged fraud and irregularity” in the 2020 election, his lawyers told a federal appeals court in arguing that he is immune from prosecution.

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