Driver in Milwaukee crash that killed 5 people gets 25 years in prison
A drunken driver who sped through a red light in Wisconsin and smashed into another vehicle, killing five of her passengers including four children, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.
Fond du Lac man convicted in fatal drunk driving crash
Adam Richardson has been convicted of two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle after pleading guilty to the charges.
… And then, suddenly, it changed everything! The ‘it’ moment
The art of storytelling is the primary skill of a trial lawyer. The old paradigm that we argue cases in court is misleading. The adversarial system is a storytelling contest. Facts, science and logic inform our stories, but the story is the thing. So, what is a story?
Green Bay man gets 5 years in prison for 18th OWI conviction
A Green Bay man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his 18th drunken-driving conviction.
La Crosse man sentenced to 66 years in crash that killed 2
A La Crosse man with a history of drunken driving has been sentenced to 66 years in prison for a crash that killed two people and severely injured two others.
Green Bay man charged with 18th drunken driving offense
A 73-year-old Green Bay man has been charged with his 18th drunken driving offense, after a crash Friday that took out power lines and caused an outage.
Wisconsin drunken-driving convictions, related offenses down
Yearly convictions for drunken driving and other related offenses dropped by nearly 18,000 in Wisconsin between 2004 and 2018, according to a report from the state Legislative Reference Bureau.
Missing records raise questions in 9th-offense OWI case
Missing records in a ninth-offense OWI case have the Wisconsin Supreme Court considering what constitutes enough proof to support a conviction.
Suspected drunken driver causes crash that kills two
Sheriff's officials say a driver is expected to face homicide charges in a Rock County crash that killed two people.
Green Bay teen arrested after crash threw passenger in river
Police say a 17-year-old girl from Green Bay has been arrested for drunken driving after a crash on the Main Street Bridge flung her passenger into the river.
Man faced with 5th drunken driving charge following crash
A Lake Delton man on parole for drunken driving is faced with his fifth intoxicated driving charge after crashing his motorcycle on Interstate 94 in Jefferson County.
Bond set at $1,500 in fatal drunken driving crash
A criminal complaint filed in Dane County says a teenage driver told police he was "kinda wasted" when he crashed a car into the back of a parked semi, killing his friend.
Legal News
- Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial
- Protests erupt on college campuses throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
- Flight attendant indicted in attempt to record girl in airplane bathroom
- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
WLJ People
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Russell Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Benjamin Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dustin T. Woehl
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Katherine Metzger
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Joseph Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – James M. Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dana Wachs
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Mark L. Thomsen
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Matthew Lein
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Jeffrey A. Pitman
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – William Pemberton
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Howard S. Sicula