A man who was arrested after he called a Wisconsin police department racist on Facebook has settled a federal lawsuit alleging officers violated his rights.

A man who got arrested after he posted Facebook comments calling a southwestern Wisconsin police department racist has filed a federal lawsuit alleging one of the agency's officers violated his constitutional rights.

A Wisconsin appellate judge says an Arena man was within his rights when he posted profane insults toward police on Facebook.

The Wisconsin Claims Board has awarded $7,600 to a Lake Mills man who was mistakenly held in prison for more than a year after his sentence was supposed to end.