Wisconsin Supreme Court appoints three new chief judges, re-appoints two
Three circuit court judges from Waushara, Outagamie and Taylor counties have been appointed as new chief judges of their respective judicial administrative districts by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Applicants sought for Outagamie County DA
Gov. Scott Walker is seeking applicants to fill the top prosecutor position in Outagamie County.
Walker appoints Outagamie County prosecutor to bench
Gov. Scott Walker has appointed the top prosecutor in Outagamie County to the bench.
Jury finds man guilty in fatal Appleton nightclub shooting
A jury has found a 30-year-old man guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in connection with a 2013 fatal shooting at an Appleton nightclub.
Homicide charges in 2007 slaying dismissed, could be refiled
A judge in Wisconsin has dismissed homicide charges against a Minnesota woman set to go on trial in a 2007 slaying.
Homicide charge dropped in ’07 Greenville killing
Wisconsin prosecutors agreed to drop a homicide charge against a woman accused in a 2007 slaying if she testifies against her two co-defendants.
Attorney gets 30 years in prison for sexual assaults
A Stevens Point attorney convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting his wife in 2012 and 2013 was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison.
Attorney convicted of sexually assaulting wife
A Stevens Point attorney was convicted Wednesday of repeatedly sexually assaulting his wife in 2012 and 2013.
DA clears officers in Appleton shooting
Authorities who investigated a shooting by Appleton police say the officers' actions were justified.
Law firm files complaint against Wis. school
A conservative public interest law firm has accused an Appleton Area School District committee of improperly meeting in closed session to determine what books to include in a ninth-grade reading curriculum.
Prosecutor says fatal shooting by police justified
A prosecutor in Outagamie County has determined an Appleton police officer acted legally when he fatally shot a citizen.
DA drops charges in soliciting beating case
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prosecutor has dropped charges against a woman accused of trying to hire a man to beat up her domestic partner who was later killed. Outagamie County District Attorney Carrie Schneider dropped charges last week against 52-year-old Dianna Siveny. Siveny and her 32-year-old daughter, Kandi Siveny, were accused of offering […]
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- OSHA fines two Wisconsin construction companies after Lambeau Field carpenter’s death
- Vehicle wanted in Chicago homicide crashes into Milwaukee school bus during police pursuit
- Court to weigh social media and First Amendment
- Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
- Judge dismisses liberal watchdog’s claims that Wisconsin impeachment panel violated open meeting law
- Milwaukee casting foundry sentenced for violating Clean Water Act
- IRS delays rules for payment apps’ users
- Judge cites handwritten will and awards real estate to Aretha Franklin’s sons
- Kenosha man gets life in prison for fatally stabbing his father, stepmother with a machete in 2021
- Official who posted ‘ballot selfie’ in Wisconsin has felony charge dismissed
- Federal court rules brokerage firm breached 1994 contract
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