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Jun 28, 2012

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.

May 31, 2012

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.

Apr 23, 2012

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.

Jun 30, 2011

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 […]

Jun 29, 2011

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 [[...]

Jun 17, 2011

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 […]

Jun 2, 2011

24 charged in extensive drug, gambling case

Federal officials have charged 24 people in connection with an extensive drug and gambling case that covered Wisconsin, Minnesota, Washington, California and Illinois as well as Canada.

May 31, 2011

Judge: Addicts choosing jail over probation

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — A growing number of drug addicts in Fond du Lac County are opting for more jail time over efforts to help them get clean, according to Circuit Court Judge Peter Grimm. At issue is probation, in which a defendant can choose official monitoring over jail time, The Reporter in […]

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