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Retired priest ordered to trial on exposure charges
A retired priest has been ordered to stand trial in Brown County on accusations he exposed himself to a child.
High court to revisit expunction, tribal transfer petitions
The Wisconsin Supreme Court plans on Thursday to again take up a nearly decade-old petition calling for online legal records to be taken down if they deal with people who were charged with a particular crime but never actually convicted.
New attorney request denied for alleged hostage taker
A judge in Winnebago County has rejected a request for a new attorney from a man accused of taking hostages at a Neenah motorcycle shop.
High school for recovering addicts may close (UPDATE)
Wisconsin's only high school focused on helping students recover from drug and alcohol addiction may be forced to close due to financial difficulties, according to administrators.
States re-evaluating get-tough-on-crime policies
At 17, Devin Harris is not old enough to buy a pack of cigarettes. But when he was accused of trying to use someone else's credit card to buy cigarettes, he swiftly realized that — at least when it comes to the criminal justice system — the state of Louisiana considers him to be an adult.
Who’s Doing What: Quarles’ Vidal named a Fellow; Ogletree Deakins adds attorneys
Quarles & Brady's Milwaukee office partner Valerie Vidal has been chosen as a member of the 2016 class of Fellows, participating in a program created by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity to identify, train and advance the next generation of leaders in the legal profession.
Milwaukee man gets 6 years in prison in fatal hit-and-run
A Milwaukee man accused of tossing a container of soup from an SUV onto a woman's parked car, driving past her home and fatally hitting her has been sentenced.
Man gets jail for burning sex offender future home
A Cottage Grove man will be on probation for five years for setting fire last year to the future home of a convicted sex offender.
Walker seeks applicants for vacancies in Dane, Rock counties
Gov. Scott Walker is seeking applicants for vacancies on the benches in Dane and Rock County Circuit Court.
State’s bullying ordinances gain international attention (UPDATE)
A decision by several Wisconsin communities to fine parents whose children repeatedly bully classmates is an idea that's generating some buzz across the globe.
No charges for officers in hostage shooting death (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel said Friday that he won't file criminal charges against two police officers who shot and killed a hostage during a gun battle at a motorcycle shop last year, saying prosecutors wouldn't be able to overcome a likely self-defense argument in court.
Racine man convicted in fatal stabbing
Jurors in Racine County have convicted a man of fatally stabbing a woman he said was his best friend.
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