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May 23, 2016

Retired priest accused of exposing himself pleads not guilty

A retired priest has pleaded not guilty to allegations that exposed himself to a minor in Brown County.

May 23, 2016

Woman accused of driving drunk, fleeing with 2 children

Authorities say a Rice Lake woman has been arrested on suspicion of her fourth drunken driving charge after leading Barron County sheriff's deputies on a chase with a baby and a 6-year-old in her car.

May 22, 2016

Federal judge to hear evidence in redistricting lawsuit

A federal judge will launch a three-day trial this week to decide whether legislative district boundaries that Wisconsin Republicans drew four years ago amount to an unconstitutional attempt to consolidate power.

May 20, 2016

Officers settle lawsuit against gun shop

Two Milwaukee police officers have settled their lawsuit against a gun shop they allege negligently sold a weapon that a suspect used to shoot them.

May 20, 2016

Walker releases names of potential Prosser replacements (UPDATE)

More than half of the applicants vying to replace retiring Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser already owe their jobs to Gov. Scott Walker — and now he could tap one of them for the state's highest court.

May 20, 2016

Court: DA can’t sue to block records release (UPDATE)

Wisconsin's elected officials don't have the right to sue to block the release of public records pertaining to them, the state Supreme Court affirmed Friday in a ruling open government advocates hailed as a victory.

May 20, 2016

High court to hold hearings on dead man’s statute, changes to rules of evidence

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is preparing to take up long-sought changes to the state's so-called dead man's statutes, which prevent from witnesses from testifying in civil cases about communications they had with a person who has since died.

May 19, 2016

Oklahoma lawmakers OK bill criminalizing performing abortion

Oklahoma lawmakers have moved to effectively ban abortion in their state by making it a felony for doctors to perform the procedure, an effort the bill's sponsor said Thursday is aimed at ultimately overturning the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 decision legalizing abortion nationwide.

May 19, 2016

Sisters to appeal dismissal of ovary failure cases

The attorney for two Wisconsin sisters says they plan to appeal the dismissal of their claims that a cervical cancer vaccine caused their ovaries to fail.

May 19, 2016

Former ‘Saved by the Bell’ star Dustin Diamond talks jail

Former "Saved by the Bell" star Dustin Diamond says his time behind bars on disorderly conduct and concealed-weapon convictions isn't like "what you see on TV."

May 19, 2016

Mother charged in crash that killed girls previously cited

Court records show a Neillsville mother driving the minivan that crashed and killed her two young daughters had previously been cited for failing to buckle the children in car seats.

May 19, 2016

Jury selection to restart in officers’ case against gun shop

A Milwaukee County judge has dismissed prospective jurors in a civil case brought by two police officers against a gun shop.

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