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Ex-Dane County deputy gets jail for relationship with inmate
A former Dane County deputy has received a 120-day jail sentence for his relationship with a woman in sheriff's custody who was at home on electronic monitoring.
Secretary of state sues over office funding cuts
Longtime Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette is suing Republican Gov. Scott Walker over budget cuts to his office.
AG sues feds over food stamp drug testing
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a federal judge to declare that state budget provisions requiring food stamp recipients to undergo drug testing are legal.
Obama calls for shorter sentences for nonviolent convicts
Calling it an issue America can't afford to ignore, President Barack Obama laid out an expansive vision Tuesday for fixing the criminal justice system by focusing on communities, courtrooms and cellblocks.
Court thwarts couple’s attempt to challenge property tax
A state Court of Appeals has dismissed a DePere couple’s lawsuit alleging that the village of Ashwaubenon could not tax their condo because it failed a building inspection.
Court to rule on John Doe probe’s validity
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to rule Thursday on whether a secret probe can continue into whether Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign illegally coordinated with conservative groups.
Appeals court upholds conviction of man in daughters’ death
An appeals court says a man who killed his young daughters to hurt his ex-wife was properly convicted.
Man’s life sentence on drug charges commuted
A Wisconsin man sentenced to life in prison for selling cocaine is among 46 drug offenders who've had their sentences commuted by President Barack Obama.
Federal judge announces end to controversial blog
A federal judge whose public online writings have been a lightning rod for controversy says he's shutting down his blog.
Opening statements expected in Lake Geneva abuse case
Opening statements are expected Monday in the trial of a Lake Geneva couple accused of abusing their six children.
Judge rules against prosecutors in suitcase bodies case
A judge says jurors in the Wisconsin case of a former police officer accused of killing an Oregon woman whose body was found in a suitcase should not be told about a Minnesota woman he's also suspected of killing.
Judge sentences former Sun Prairie IT director to prison
A federal judge has sentenced Sun Prairie's former information technology director to two years in prison for stealing more than $500,000 from the city to build computers he sold online.
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