Teen changes plea to guilty in deaths of mother, stepfather
A northern Wisconsin teenager accused of killing her mother and stepfather has pleaded guilty in a plea deal that has prosecutors recommending a 40-year prison sentence.
High court to give final blessing on mandatory e-filing
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is poised to give the official green light for mandatory e-filing to begin rolling out this summer.
Kloppenburg misspoke about Lincoln, slaves
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg says she misspoke when she told a youth group recently that President Abraham Lincoln had slaves.
Democrat names former attorney general to ethics commission
Former Democratic Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager has been named to the state's new ethics commission.
Bradley’s romantic relationship became issue in 2005 case
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley had a romantic relationship with a former co-worker and went on to represent the man in a child custody case, prompting the man's ex-wife to try to remove her for alleged conflict of interest, a newspaper reported Thursday.
Court interpreter training coming to Milwaukee
The Director of State Courts Office will be offering court interpreter training in April in Milwaukee.
Money expected to pour in for state Supreme Court candidates
With less than a month to go before the election in a close race for Wisconsin's Supreme Court, the usual suspects among liberal and conservative interest groups have gotten off to a slow start toward spending the amounts of money that have made other recent contests remarkable.
Judge nixes plea agreement for 80-year-old marijuana dealer
A federal judge has rejected a plea agreement that called for a five- to seven-year prison sentence for an 80-year-old man who ran a multistate marijuana-dealing operation.
Pop Warner youth football settles lawsuit over man’s suicide
The Pop Warner organization has settled a lawsuit brought by a Wisconsin woman who alleged her 25-year-old son's suicide resulted from brain injuries he suffered while playing youth football, a Pop Warner spokesman said Wednesday.
Jury finds man guilty in fatal Appleton nightclub shooting
A jury has found a 30-year-old man guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in connection with a 2013 fatal shooting at an Appleton nightclub.
Former officer sues La Crosse police claiming discrimination
A former La Crosse police officer has filed a federal lawsuit against his former employer, claiming race discrimination and retaliation.
Man sentenced to jail for false report to law enforcement
A central Wisconsin man is going to jail for falsely reporting a capsized boat in the Wisconsin River.
Legal News
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- Court rejects Avid Telecom’s attempts to dismiss illegal robocalls case
- Madison protesters reach agreement to comply with state law
- Madison protests turn violent, hate crime probes follow
- Hyundai to pay $333,941 over alleged violations of Civil Relief Act, repossessing 26 servicemembers vehicles
- Federal judge tosses Democrats’ lawsuit challenging Wisconsin absentee voting requirements
- Wisconsin woman who argued she legally killed sex trafficker pleads guilty to homicide
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- Wisconsin lacks clear system for tracking police caught lying
- Police confirm ‘Heil Hitler’ salute during Madison pro-Palestinian protests, suspect identified
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