A jury has found a Madison man guilty of killing a police drug informant.

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A state court of appeals has ruled that the village of Cross Plains properly compensated a man for land it took for a construction project.

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A former Wisconsin Judicial Commission member has filed a complaint against a Dane County judge for recusing himself from a voter ID case after the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the law.

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A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for fatally running over his 2-year-old son, then trying to kill the boy's mother and her new boyfriend.

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A Wisconsin couple who cited their religious beliefs in using wooden dowels to discipline their children were sentenced to 18 months of probation Friday after being convicted of child abuse.

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A Wisconsin man who fatally ran over his 2-year-old son and allegedly stabbed the boy's mother entered a plea deal Monday just as his trial was to begin.

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An investigative group has asked a judge to reject a Republican state senator's arguments that's she's immune from a lawsuit demanding records from her office.

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After the defendant rejected the plaintiffs’ settlement offers, a Dane County jury awarded more than $1.7 million to a couple injured in a single-vehicle accident.

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Not guilty pleas have been entered on behalf of a former Mount Horeb police lieutenant accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy.

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Gov. Scott Walker says he may no longer bother with filling vacancies for judicial openings in Dane County after a second appointee of his was ousted by voters.

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Three circuit court judges elected in April will start their six-year terms early.

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Voters on Tuesday ousted three judicial appointees of Gov. Scott Walker, but also elected four others initially chosen to serve by the Republican last year.

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All four incumbent circuit judges running for re-election in the spring survived the Tuesday primary, but three finished second on the ballots.

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While there are no statewide judicial races to attract voters this spring, Wisconsin will have six circuit court primaries Tuesday.

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Justice, at its core, is the same to Ellen Berz from highbrow discussions on national ethics with Janet Reno to children passionately representing the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy in mock trials.

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Of the 12 contested circuit court elections this year in Wisconsin, eight will feature challenges to incumbent judges.

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