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Jan 4, 2016

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.

Jan 4, 2016

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.

Jan 3, 2016

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.

Dec 30, 2015

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.

Dec 30, 2015

Legislators propose tracking crime in schools

Wisconsin Republicans are looking for ways to better track crime and student safety incidents in public schools.

Dec 29, 2015

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.

Dec 29, 2015

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.

Dec 29, 2015

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.

Dec 28, 2015

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.

Dec 28, 2015

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.

Dec 28, 2015

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.

Dec 28, 2015

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.

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