Wisconsin attorney general candidate Susan Happ is calling for background checks on all gun sales.

Wisconsin attorney general hopeful Brad Schimel blasted opponent Susan Happ as a liberal activist looking to pursue a partisan agenda as the two candidates criticized each other's philosophies during their first debate Sunday.

Republican attorney general hopeful Brad Schimel illegally used campaign donations to pay his children's baby sitters, a liberal group alleged in a complaint filed Wednesday with state election officials.

Democrat Susan Happ and Republican Brad Schimel, are running for Wisconsin attorney general, hoping to succeed retiring Republican J.B. Van Hollen.

Democratic attorney general candidate Susan Happ promises to crack down on for-profit colleges that she says prey on Wisconsin students and veterans.

A new poll shows Republican Brad Schimel and Democrat Susan Happ are about even in the race for Wisconsin attorney general.

Sexual assault has become the focus of the Wisconsin attorney general's race, with each party accusing the other's candidate of mishandling such cases during their work as prosecutors.

Wisconsin attorney general hopefuls Brad Schimel and Susan Happ have agreed to two more debates.

Republican attorney general hopeful Brad Schimel has unveiled a plan to curb crimes against women.

Democratic attorney general hopeful Susan Happ has given a campaign contribution to charity. The donation came from a defense attorney who brokered a plea deal with her office.

Wisconsin attorney general hopefuls Brad Schimel and Susan Happ have agreed to a debate next month.

A new poll shows Democrat Susan Happ and Republican Brad Schimel are about even in the race for attorney general.

District attorneys around the state are requesting 84.4 new prosecutor positions during the 2015-17 biennium, according to a budget request released Tuesday.

Wisconsin attorney general candidate Brad Schimel is proposing moving state administrative duties for prosecutors from the Department of Administration to the Department of Justice.

With two months to go before Election Day, conservative and liberal groups are swooping into Wisconsin's attorney general race and scouring court records for fodder to attack Republican Brad Schimel and Democrat Susan Happ as soft on crime.

Republican Brad Schimel unveiled a plan Thursday to combat human trafficking in Wisconsin as he works to gain ground on Democratic rival Susan Happ in the race for attorney general.

A new Marquette University Law School poll shows that Democratic attorney general candidate Susan Happ leads her Republican opponent Brad Schimel with both likely and registered voters.

Both contenders in the Nov. 4 general election have ample resumes; both have prosecuted cases and run district attorney offices.

State Rep. Jon Richards and Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne say they will support former rival Susan Happ in her bid to become Wisconsin's attorney general.

They both love motorcycles, earned law degrees in Madison and have spent years fighting crime in the courtroom, but those are about the only things Wisconsin's two attorney general candidates have in common.

A 17-year-old boy accused of giving heroin to another teen who died has been charged with reckless homicide in Waukesha County.

Two prosecutors will face off this fall to become Wisconsin's top law enforcement officer after a rural district attorney won the Democratic primary for attorney general, the most-competitive statewide race in an election that drew only about 10 percent of eligible voters to the polls.

Susan Happ, a rural district attorney who rode a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in her only campaign ad, handily defeated two other Democratic challengers Tuesday to win the nomination for attorney general.

A three-way race for attorney general topped the ticket for Democrats on Tuesday in Wisconsin's statewide primary, with most of the biggest battles — including a competitive race for governor — still to come this fall.

The three Democrats battling to become attorney general grappled with questions Tuesday about legalizing marijuana in Wisconsin, with one saying it's too soon, another saying medicinal use might make sense and the third saying it's not his call.

Three Democrats vying for the party's nomination for attorney general are set to debate one last time before next week's primary.

Republican attorney general candidate Brad Schimel had $418,000 in the bank at the end of July.

The three Democratic candidates for attorney general agreed on most political issues during a public forum Tuesday, so they sought to differentiate themselves by touting their experience and ability to win the November general election.

Republican attorney general candidate Brad Schimel has about $400,000 cash on hand, more than twice as much as two Democratic opponents.

Democratic state attorney general candidate Jon Richards has nearly $170,000 cash on hand as he faces two others for the state party nomination.