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Report finds noncompliance with ignition interlock devices
Wisconsin judges have ordered tens of thousands of ignition interlock devices installed on the vehicles of convicted drunken drivers over the past several years.
Green Bay police arrest man on suspected 12th OWI
Green Bay police have arrested a man on his suspected 12th OWI offense.
Assembly passes drunken driving revocation bill
The state Assembly has passed a bill that would strip repeat drunken drivers of their licenses for at least a decade.
Assembly passes drunken driving penalties
Wisconsin legislators completed their push to get tougher on drunken drivers, passing a bill early Wednesday morning that would create harsher sentences for repeat offenders through the Assembly and on to Gov. Scott Walker.
Assembly to take up drunken driving penalties
Assembly Republicans were set to cap a drive to get tougher on drunken driving Tuesday, setting up a final vote on a bill that would stiffen penalties for repeat offenders despite daunting cost estimates.
Jury rejects beer-battered fish defense
A Wisconsin jury has convicted a man who blamed eating beer-battered fish when he was picked up on his 10th drunken driving offense.
Deputy: 9-year-old driving intoxicated parents
A Wisconsin couple is facing criminal charges after authorities say they found the two highly intoxicated in their pickup truck and the woman's 9-year-old daughter behind the wheel.
Man cited in wagon crash that killed father, son
A Necedah man won't face criminal charges in a crash that killed a father and son riding in a horse-drawn wagon last year.
Senate approves tougher drunken driving penalties
The state Senate has passed a bill that would impose tougher penalties on repeat drunken drivers.
OWIs are serious business, but let’s not forget privacy rights
"Should police automatically have the right to search the vehicle of someone arrested on suspicion of OWI? Or should they have to show that they have some reason, particular to the driver who was arrested, to believe that OWI-related evidence will be found in the vehicle?"
Woman accused of stealing squad, driving drunk
A Baraboo woman is accused of her third drunken driving offense and this time sheriff's officials say she was behind the wheel of a stolen squad car.
Republicans move drunken driving bill closer to vote (UPDATE)
Two Republican legislators edged closer Thursday to getting a bill that would increase penalties for repeat drunken drivers passed, winning overwhelming approval for the measure in an Assembly committee and persuading a Senate panel to hold a vote on the proposal as early as next week.
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