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Legislature poised to approve changes to John Doe law
Both the state Assembly and Legislature are set to approve bills that would make changes to a law that allows prosecutors to conduct secret investigations.
Election board member: Speed of rewrite bill ‘mind-boggling’
A member of Wisconsin's embattled nonpartisan elections board said Tuesday it is "mind-boggling" that Republicans who control the Legislature are moving so quickly to pass a rewrite of the state's complex campaign finance laws.
Clerks voice support for embattled elections board (UPDATE)
Election clerks registered their support Tuesday for Wisconsin's embattled nonpartisan elections board, which would be eliminated under a bill moving quickly through the Legislature.
Former deputy pleads not guilty to theft
A former Brown County sheriff's deputy accused of stealing from a drug abuse prevention fund has pleaded not guilty to theft.
Judge refuses to expand acceptable forms of voter ID
A federal judge has denied a civil rights group's request to let voters use more forms of photo identification at the polls.
Democrats lash out at John Doe, elections board changes (UPDATE)
Three Republican-backed proposals to eliminate Wisconsin's unique nonpartisan elections board, do away with secret investigations into political wrongdoing and legalize coordination between issue advocacy groups and candidates will usher in a new era of corruption, Democrats said Monday.
Bancroft man pleads not guilty to killing wife
A man accused of killing his wife has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in Portage County.
Man charged after calling TV news on girl missing since 1982
Authorities have charged a man with second-degree murder after he called a Milwaukee TV newsroom and discussed details of a cold case involving a Milwaukee seventh-grade girl whose body was found more than 30 years ago.
Lawmakers push to move young criminals into juvenile system
A rare bipartisan group of Wisconsin legislators is trying again to move 17-year-old nonviolent criminals into the state's juvenile justice system, saying they deserve a chance to turn their lives around.
Fond du Lac County man found guilty of hiding brother’s body
A Wisconsin man who authorities say hid his late brother's body in a plastic barrel for months has been found guilty of negligently subjecting an individual at risk to abuse causing death.
Wisconsin jury says Apple owes $234 million in patent case
A jury awarded the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation more than $234 million Friday in a patent infringement lawsuit against computer maker Apple Inc.
Beaver Dam woman acquitted in 2001 death of ex-boyfriend
A Wisconsin woman has been acquitted of a first-degree intentional homicide charge stemming from the 2001 cocaine overdose death of her ex-boyfriend.
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- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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