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Milwaukee County supervisors move to restore HOC money
Eight Milwaukee County supervisors said Monday that they trust the sheriff to catch House of Correction absconders, despite those who say he has failed to do so in the past.
Critics dispute prosecutors’ need for co-sleeping bill
A bill that seeks to add another charge prosecutors can use for co-sleeping deaths already is getting pushback for a lack of clarity.
Milwaukee supervisors look to return money to sheriff’s budget
Milwaukee County supervisors want Sheriff David Clarke’s office to keep millions of dollars County Executive Chris Abele seeks to take away.
Budget would transfer e-monitoring enforcement to DA’s office
Five Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputies tasked with catching fugitives could lose their jobs if their positions are transferred to the District Attorney’s Office.
Judge orders documents released in John Doe probe
An appeals judge has ordered some documents released in the secret investigation into illegal campaign activity by former aides and associates of Gov. Scott Walker.
Couple files suit against Milwaukee County DA (UPDATE)
An Orthodox Jewish couple from Milwaukee who has been investigated multiple times on allegations of child abuse is suing local prosecutors and child-welfare investigators for what they see as wrongdoing in court and investigation proceedings.
2nd officer pleads no contest in strip search
One of four white Milwaukee police officers accused of conducting illegal strip searches of black suspects became the second Friday to plead no contest.
No civil rights charges in squad car death
A federal investigation into the death of a Milwaukee man who was seen in squad car video gasping for breath and pleading for help is closed and no civil rights charges will be filed, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.
DA clears West Allis police in man’s death
A Wisconsin prosecutor has cleared West Allis police of any wrongdoing in the death of a man who died the day after police punched him and used a Taser on him.
The DNA debate: Justice system divided over expanding collection of genetic evidence
DNA evidence helped put Chris Ochoa behind bars for a murder he did not commit.
Secret investigation into Walker aides closes without charges
A secret investigation into illegal campaign activity by former aides and associates of Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker closed last week with no charges filed against Walker.
Inquest jury says charge 3 Milwaukee cops in Williams’ death (UPDATE)
Three Milwaukee police officers who ignored a suspect's pleas for help as he gasped for air in the back of a squad car should face misdemeanor charges in his death, a jury concluded at an inquest Thursday.
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