Gov. Tony Evers announced Wednesday his appointment of Eric Sparr to serve as Winnebago County District Attorney, filling District Attorney Christian Gossett’s vacancy.

More than 20 years in the making, a proposal to overhaul the state's rules of criminal procedure still could not make it through the state Legislature this year.

A 21-year-old University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh student was charged Monday in federal court with possessing the deadly toxin ricin.

The Assembly's judiciary committee heard a bill Thursday that would allow lawyers who are later hired as an assistant district attorney to count time spent as an elected official toward their pay scale.

A skydiver's death this summer happened because of poor weather conditions and communication problems, according to Winnebago County sheriff's office. Prosecutors have declined to file any criminal charges.

Assistant Attorney General Karie Cattanach has seen some disturbing things in her line of work, but it was a doctored photo of her 18-month-old daughter that shook her to the core.

The district attorney in Winnebago County is promising a "very thorough" investigation into whether a town of Menasha police officer was justified when he shot and killed an armed 66-year-old man.

A state appeals court says Winnebago County's judges can bar prosecutors from carrying concealed weapons in courtrooms.

A judge correctly dismissed an impaired driving charge against a woman accused of "huffing" because the chemical she allegedly inhaled doesn't qualify as an intoxicant under Wisconsin law, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.

A teenager has pleaded no contest in a Fond du Lac County crash that killed three of her friends.

The state Supreme Court won't help a prosecutor carry a concealed weapon in the courtrooms.

Winnebago County judges say they are prohibiting guns in their courtrooms to ensure everyone has a safe environment in which to settle a dispute.

A teen accused in a Fond du Lac County crash that killed three of her friends and injured five others made an initial court appearance Tuesday.

The Winnebago County district attorney plans to file a petition with the state Supreme Court on Monday asking that he be allowed to carry his gun in the county courthouse.

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — A 22-year-old is accused of causing a crash that killed an unborn child in Winnebago County. Joshua Ozment, of Fremont, is charged with homicide by negligent use of a motor vehicle in a 2009 crash that killed Emmy Kiecker’s unborn child. The Northwestern reports Kiecker was five-and-a-half months pregnant. According to a criminal complaint filed Monday, ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The Winnebago County district attorney says an animal cruelty case is drawing international attention after photos of the starved dog were posted online. WLUK-TV reports 19-year-old Bryan Hutcherson has a preliminary hearing on Thursday on a felony charge of mistreatment of animals. Police say Hutcherson told authorities he stopped feeding the dog a month ago because ...