Foster home operators charged with child neglect
The operators of a foster home in Oshkosh are facing child neglect charges involving three teens who stayed at the house for several months.
Parents charged after teen dies following religious fast (UPDATE)
A father and mother were arrested in Wisconsin after their teenage son died and another child were hospitalized following what the father described as a weekslong religious fast.
Woman accused of leaving 5 children in car while she gambled
A Milwaukee woman is accused of leaving five children, including a newborn, in a casino garage while she gambled.
Couple plead not guilty in caged child case
A Wisconsin woman and her boyfriend have pleaded not guilty to locking her 9-year-old granddaughter in a basement kennel.
Schimel, Republicans bring back child neglect bill
Attorney General Brad Schimel and Sen. Rob Cowles are re-introducing a bill that would make proving child neglect easier and make repeated acts of neglect a crime.
Probation for mother who bought heroin, neglected child
A mother who left her 3-year-old son in the car while she visited a La Crosse drug dealer has been sentenced to probation.
Couple accused of locking daughter in basement to plead not guilty
An attorney for a Wisconsin mother and stepfather accused of locking their 13-year-old daughter in a cold basement with no running water says they will plead not guilty to child neglect.
Father, girlfriend to face trial in toddler’s death (UPDATE)
The father of a 3-year-old girl and his girlfriend will stand trial on charges in the toddler's death in La Crosse County.
Beloit woman gets 5 years in baby’s methadone overdose death
A Beloit woman has been sentenced to five years in prison in the methadone overdose death of her 1-year-old daughter.
Father accused in toddler’s death agrees to extradition
A Minnesota man accused of causing the death of his 3-year-old daughter in Wisconsin has agreed to extradition.
Mother sentenced to prison for toddler’s road death
A 33-year-old woman who witnesses say stood motionless while her young daughter was struck and killed on a Madison street has been sentenced to more than two years in prison.
Mother pleads guilty in death of toddler
A mother whose young daughter was struck and killed on a Madison street has pleaded guilty to child neglect.
Legal News
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- Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
- Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
- Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill
- More human remains believed those of missing woman wash up on Milwaukee Co. beach
- Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
- Trump ahead of Biden in new Marquette poll
- Bankruptcy court approves Milwaukee Marriott Downtown ‘business as usual’ motion
- New Crime Gun Intelligence Center to launch in Chicago
- Arrest warrant proposed for Minocqua Brewing owner who filed Lawsuit against Town of Minocqua
- Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
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