Assembly Republicans handed Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul another defeat Tuesday, approving a bill establishing testing protocols for sexual-assault-evidence kits after tacking on divisive provisions critics say are designed to ensure the proposal never becomes law.

A new report shows the state crime labs' efforts to review tests of unanalyzed rape kits delayed more than 300 cases last year.

The state Department of Justice's work to test thousands of rape kits has resulted in charges against less than a half-dozen people so far.

The Democratic attorney general hopeful Josh Kaul is releasing his first television ad, a 30-second spot blasting the incumbent, Brad Schimel, for taking too long with unanalyzed rape-testing kits.

The state Department of Justice's push to analyze untested sexual assault evidence kits has yielded its third set of criminal charges.