The state Department of Justice is investigating after police officers shot and killed a home invasion suspect in Dunn County.

A lawsuit has been filed against a Janesville couple alleging sexual harassment and retaliation against former tenants since at least 2000.

The Department of Justice has awarded nearly $13 million in grants to hire more law enforcement in Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice plans to review a series of sexual-assault investigations from the Wisconsin National Guard after a federal report found many were conducted improperly.

Wisconsin's crime labs are suffering from various shortcomings, including poor morale and their willingness to accept too much evidence from the police, according to a report that was released on Tuesday and commissioned by the state Department of Justice.

Attorney General Brad Schimel has chosen a new leader for the state Department of Justice’s criminal-appeals unit. Schimel announced Thursday that he had chosen Assistant Attorney General Clayton Kawski to fill the spot. Kawski started working for the DOJ in 2010. He led the DOJ’s special-litigation and appeals unit but left in 2016 when Gov. Scott Walker appointed him to ...

As Linda Wells made her daily hour-long drive into work at the Wisconsin Department of Justice in Madison, she would think ahead to her work day.

Wisconsin Attorney General-elect Brad Schimel has named more members of his state Justice Department executive staff.

Wisconsin's whistleblower law may have been violated when a special agent was fired after alleging that his boss was illegally making and selling guns, the state Department of Workforce Development said.

When someone is called as a witness in any kind of legal matter, it’s usually a new and disturbing experience.

An appeals judge has ordered some documents released in the secret investigation into illegal campaign activity by former aides and associates of Gov. Scott Walker.

A Cottage Grove man is fighting to get a concealed carry permit after the state denied him because he's been convicted of domestic violence.

A federal judge in Iowa has sharply criticized the U.S. Department of Justice for creating massive drug sentencing disparities by failing to have a policy, until recently, advising prosecutors on when to double the prison time for repeat offenders.

Three Catholic hospital systems can't deny abortion providers admitting privileges, the Wisconsin Department of Justice said in a legal filing.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice has appealed a federal judge's injunction blocking a new law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice received a federal grant Friday for more than $500,000 to help the victims of the Oak Creek Sikh temple shooting last year, according to a news release.

Wisconsin law-enforcement officials are tracking a new technology that might allow investigators to perform a DNA analysis in as little as 90 minutes.

China's largest wind turbine company and three people are accused of trade secrets from a U.S. software company, the Justice Department announced Thursday.

The state Department of Justice has moved a lawsuit over concealed carry class sizes to federal court.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice has obtained a judgment in an environmental lawsuit in Kenosha County Circuit Court.

The state Justice Department has decided to close its Superior field office to save money.

Does a food allergy constitute a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

The Wisconsin Department of Justice has revamped its website to make it more user friendly.

The U.S. Department of Justice says the Wisconsin Public Service Corp. has agreed to pay a $1.2 million civil penalty and make substantial investments in pollution controls in order to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act.

A federal judge Monday threw out a lawsuit filed by five states that want barriers placed in Chicago-area waterways to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, but said he would consider new arguments if the case were filed again.

The number of violent crimes reported to police decreased 3.8 percent last year to 1.2 million, the fifth straight year of declines, the FBI announced Monday.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice wants to cast a wider net for collecting DNA samples.

Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to overturn rulings blocking the state's voter identification law from being in effect for the November presidential election.

Wisconsin police leaders are calling for more extensive background checks on gun buyers.

Wisconsin's attorney general has dropped an appeal over a decision dealing with the state's legislative boundaries. He also agreed to pay the plaintiffs more than $185,000.