More than three dozen people have been charged in St. Louis County in connection with a Chicago-based drug trafficking ring that operated throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa, authorities said.
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Justices agree on decision, disagree on opinion in Brantner case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court justices agreed on Tuesday on the outcome of a convicted murderer's appeal to the high court, but they disagreed on the way their decision was reached.
Read More »Court: Police camera on telephone pole not illegal search
An appellate court says police didn't violate the U.S. Constitution when they used a surveillance camera on a telephone pole to arrest a visitor to a suspected drug house.
Read More »Drug overdose deaths drop for first time in 20 years (CHART)
Appleton man gets 60 years for drugs, trafficking women
An Appleton man convicted of trafficking women through brutal means has been sentenced to 60 years in prison.
Read More »Man accused of supplying drugs bound over for trial
A man accused of supplying heroin and cocaine to 20 drug dealers in the Milwaukee area has been bound over for trial.
Read More »Walker moving ahead with plan to drug test food stamp users, but is it lawful?
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is moving ahead with his plans to require able-bodied adults who receive food stamps to be screened for illegal drugs, even though questions remain over whether it's allowed under federal law.
Read More »Sessions: Drug overdoses ‘top lethal issue’ in the US
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is calling the epidemic of drug overdose deaths "the top lethal issue" in the U.S. and urging everyone "create and foster a culture that's hostile to drug use."
Read More »11 Milwaukee street gang members indicted on federal charges
Federal and local law enforcement officers in Milwaukee are on the hunt for several suspects after an eight-month investigation into a street gang.
Read More »Federal grand juries indict Wis. man, 2 others on drug charges
Two federal juries for the Western District of Wisconsin have indicted an Oregon, Wis., man and two Mexicans on drug charges.
Read More »Man charged in 1990 homicide convicted in drug case
The man charged with killing a teenager in 1990 has been convicted in a separate drug case in Fond du Lac County.
Read More »41 people indicted in alleged heroin ring on reservations
Federal and tribal law enforcement authorities said Thursday they've taken down an interstate drug trafficking ring that was the largest source of heroin on two Minnesota American Indian reservations.
Read More »Holder argues for success of drug sentencing policies
Federal prosecutors are changing the way drug defendants are charged and punished, Attorney General Eric Holder said this week, unveiling statistics that show sentences are increasingly being based less on rigid formulas and more on the circumstances of each crime.
Read More »Milwaukee man sentenced to 19 years on child porn, drug charges
A Milwaukee man who police consider a person of interest in the disappearance of his girlfriend was sentenced Friday to 19 years in prison for child pornography and keeping a drug house.
Read More »Man, 79, charged in pot bust challenges search
When police in Junction City, Kan., stopped a beat-up pickup truck for speeding in June 2013, the driver got a lot more than a traffic ticket.
Read More »Woman challenges state’s fetal protection law (UPDATE)
A pregnant Wisconsin woman has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state's fetal protection law after she was confined in a drug treatment center despite what she says is no evidence that she was still using drugs.
Read More »Marinette police use saliva tests to detect drugs
Police in northeastern Wisconsin have begun using a new saliva test that can tell them in eight minutes whether drivers have drugs in their system.
Read More »Jail time for principal who delivered drugs
Relatives and friends urged a Langlade County judge to sentence a former principal to community service for providing marijuana to school staff and coaches.
Read More »Propecia litigation picks up momentum
Litigation over the hair loss drug Propecia has picked up momentum with over 400 lawsuits pending in state and federal courts.
Read More »US high court weighs drug companies’ generics policy
The Supreme Court is struggling with whether it should stop pharmaceutical corporations from paying generic drug competitors to delay releasing their cheaper versions of brand-name drugs.
Read More »Justices look for line to draw in drug preemption case
Deciding where the preemptive effect of federal rules governing drug manufacturing ends and states’ ability to impose liability on drug makers begins has never been an easy task — not even for the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read More »Trial ordered for funeral director in drug case
A mortician accused of dealing drugs at her family's Markesan funeral home will stand trial.
Read More »US Supreme Court puts drug dogs’ noses to the test
Oral arguments in two Fourth Amendment cases before the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday focused on a common question: just what does a dog’s nose know?
Read More »7th Circuit says life sentence for crack dealer doesn’t violate Eighth Amendment
The Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment does not preclude a mandatory life sentence for dealers who possess a smaller quantity of crack cocaine than the quantity of powder cocaine necessary to trigger a similar sentence, the 7th Circuit has ruled.
Read More »Wis. high court denies request to withdraw plea
Wisconsin's Supreme Court has denied a request from a Marquette County man who pleaded no contest to drug charges and later tried to withdraw his plea.
Read More »US Senate passes FDA drug, device safety bill
A bill that would revamp the way the Food and Drug Administration reviews and inspects drugs and medical devices has passed the Senate by a wide margin.
Read More »Evidence mounts in law enforcement storage rooms
Evidence in criminal cases is piling up quickly in law enforcement storage rooms, partly because of changes to Wisconsin law meant to help inmates overturn wrongful convictions.
Read More »Superior woman gets probation for stealing drugs
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Wisconsin woman and registered nurse has been sentenced to three years of probation for falsely posing as a nurse at a Minnesota hospital and stealing drugs. Prosecutors say 31-year-old Maria Anne Mihalik of Superior was sentenced Wednesday on one count of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. She pleaded guilty in March. Her sentence includes 180 ...
Read More »Feds say 2 major drug cases cracked in SE Wis.
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Federal officials say they’ve taken down two major drug trafficking operations in southeastern Wisconsin, including one that’s also connected to Texas and Illinois. The U.S. attorney in Wisconsin’s Eastern District, James Santelle, said 17 people have been indicted on drug trafficking and firearms offenses, including several alleged members of the Gangster Disciples street gang. Santelle said ...
Read More »Prosecutor: Drugs motivated 2 homicides
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A prosecutor says a dispute over drugs motivated a man to kill two men and dump their bodies in a Waukesha County lake. Chad Lurvey is on trial for the deaths of Brian Lazzaro of Mukwonago and Andrew Long of West Milwaukee. The bodies of the 25-year-old men were found in a private lake on Lurvey’s ...
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