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DOJ: Agents from around state working shooting
Wisconsin Department of Justice officials say agents around the state are probing how and why a white Madison police officer killed an unarmed black man.
Schimel promises transparency in fatal shooting probe
Wisconsin's attorney general is promising a thorough and transparent investigation into the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old by a Madison police officer.
Attorney general wants positions for officer-involved deaths
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel wants the Legislature's budget committee to give the state Justice Department more positions in the state budget to deal with officer-involved death investigations.
Attorney general makes DOJ appointment
Attorney General Brad Schimel has appointed a new assistant deputy attorney general for the state Department of Justice.
Walker names new Waukesha County district attorney
Gov. Scott Walker on Monday appointed Susan Opper as Waukesha County District Attorney.
Environmentalists balk at Walker carbon limits lawsuit
Environmentalists balked Friday at Republican Gov. Scott Walker's plans to sue the federal government over new limits on power plants' carbon emissions, saying the governor is ignoring climate change and simply wants to show he opposes government regulation as he mulls a presidential bid.
Attorney general asks court to strike down gun lock ordinance
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has joined 25 other states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a San Francisco ordinance requiring people to keep their guns locked up at home.
Schimel sworn in as attorney general
Republican Brad Schimel says he is putting drug smugglers and dealers on notice that they are "public enemy No. 1" as he begins his tenure as Wisconsin attorney general.
Deputy is top Waukesha County prosecutor for now
As the chief Waukesha County prosecutor becomes Wisconsin's attorney general, his deputy is temporarily taking over his old role.
View from around the state: More leaders want to be smart on crime
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, is talking about "unreasonably long sentences" that "may actually make people more likely to return to crime."
Schimel names executive staff
Wisconsin Attorney General-elect Brad Schimel has named more members of his state Justice Department executive staff.
Lobbyist named as Schimel’s deputy
A business lobbyist with the Hamilton Consulting Group LLC, Madison, will be the new attorney general’s deputy, according to a news release from J.B. Van Hollen’s office.
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- Rural Wisconsin voters face additional hurdles without ballot drop boxes
- Gov. Evers sues Republican legislators
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