Wis. company to pay $200K to resolve hazardous waste issue
New Hampshire's attorney general says the state has reached an agreement with a recycling company that will pay $200,000 to resolve hazardous waste allegations.
Obama starts 2016 with a fight over gun control
President Barack Obama is scheduled Monday to finalize a set of new executive actions tightening the nation's gun laws, making his first order of business in 2016 a clear signal the president in his final year doesn't intend to go quietly.
Man to be retried in wife’s 2008 poisoning death
A Wisconsin man whose conviction in his wife's death by antifreeze-poisoning was overturned in 2013 will be retried.
Supreme Court: Investigator’s demotion didn’t violate law (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Department of Justice officials didn't violate whistleblower laws when they demoted a top Internet detective after she raised concerns about using state agents to protect the attorney general at a political convention, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Legislators propose tracking crime in schools
Wisconsin Republicans are looking for ways to better track crime and student safety incidents in public schools.
State looks to up budget in fight against benefits fraud
State officials want to raise more money to fight unemployment benefits fraud and plan to do so without increasing employers' taxes.
Vikings sue Wells Fargo over rooftop signs near new stadium
Rooftop signage on a pair of new Wells Fargo office towers in downtown Minneapolis will “photo bomb” the nearby new Minnesota Vikings stadium in violation of an agreement between the bank and the team, according to a lawsuit.
Man pleads not guilty to burglarizing homicide victims’ home
A Kaukauna man has pleaded not guilty to burglarizing the home of two homicide victims in Oneida County.
High court set to rule on whistleblower case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to decide Wednesday whether the state’s whistleblower statute should have protected a state justice department employee who was demoted after she warned her superiors that using state employees for the then-attorney general’s trip to a political convention could have violated state law.
Bill would make it easier to get vital records (UPDATE)
Proposed legislation would make it easier for Wisconsin residents to obtain birth, marriage, death and other vital records if those events occurred in the state.
Judge delays trial in lottery jackpot-fixing case until July
A judge has delayed the trial for a former lottery official accused of fixing jackpots in several states.
Indiana courts push ahead with shift to e-filing
Indiana's top courts are pushing ahead with adopting an electronic-filing system that state officials say will eventually give the public free access to online court records statewide.
Legal News
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- One Wisconsin Attorney’s misconduct ‘in a league of its own’
- Wisconsin election fraud charge issued from November 2022 general election
- Indigenous consultant accuses NHL’s Blackhawks of fraud, sexual harassment
- Man pleads guilty in theft of Arnold Palmer green jacket, other Masters memorabilia from Augusta
- KS Governor cites competition concerns while vetoing measure for school gun-detection technology
- U.S. Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad recognizes service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement
- Gov. Evers calls special elections for the 4th Senate District and 8th Congressional District
- Wisconsin GOP-led Senate votes to override nine Evers vetoes in mostly symbolic action
- Bill to curb mask-wearing at protests could make it illegal for medical reasons too
- University board slashes diversity program funding to divert money to public safety resources
- Second defendant convicted in Fond du Lac 2016 firebombing
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