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Nov 15, 2023

Jury convicts Pewaukee woman of poisoning family friend with Visine eye drops

Defendant also was found guilty of stealing nearly $300,000.

Aug 26, 2022

Defense motions denied in fatal parade attack in Wisconsin

A judge on Friday refused to dismiss the case against a man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens of others when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in southern Wisconsin last year.

Jul 1, 2022

Presiding judge of Waukesha County named

District Three Chief Judge Jennifer Dorow announced Friday the appointment of Judge William Domina as the presiding judge of Waukesha County.

Oct 20, 2020

There is a coronavirus outbreak among Waukesha County court staff and deputies, public defender says

A courtroom discussion during an unsuccessful effort to postpone a trial in the Waukesha County Courthouse has revealed what are believed to be numerous specific cases of COVID-19 infections within the campus.

May 8, 2020

Waukesha County residents mount 2nd stay-at-home lawsuit

Although all eyes are on Republican legislators' attempt to derail Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order in the state Supreme Court, two Waukesha County residents have quietly mounted their own challenge alleging the mandate violates their constitutional rights to worship, protest and travel.

Aug 3, 2012

Farley makes positive impact on community

Thomas Farley came into the role of Waukesha County Corporation Counsel just as the county seated its first county executive. Appointed in 1991, Farley was the county’s lead attorney as Dan Finley moved into the newly created role of county executive. Finley held that position until he moved on and Dan Vrakas succeeded him.

Aug 29, 2011

DA will review fatal Okauchee shooting

OKAUCHEE, Wis. (AP) — The Waukesha County district attorney will review a fatal shooting by a man who said he was defending himself against an intruder. The Okauchee homeowner said he was asleep when he heard someone breaking into his house early Saturday. He said he grabbed his flashlight and a gun and confronted the […]

May 18, 2011

2010AP2485 In the matter of the refusal of Jesse M. Schaefer

Wisconsin Court of Appeals CRIMINAL UNPUBLISHED Motor Vehicles Implied consent; motions to reopen; excusable neglect; competency Jesse M. Schaefer’s operating privileges were revoked after he failed to request a refusal hearing within the 10-day time limit set forth in Wis. Stat. ß 343.305(10). Schaefer requested that the municipal court reopen the proceedings based on excusable […]

Apr 19, 2011

State: No ‘major’ problems with Supreme Court votes

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials say Waukesha County’s vote totals in the state Supreme Court election appear to match totals from the county’s municipalities. The Government Accountability Board reviewed the county’s totals after Clerk Kathy Nickolaus announced she failed to report 14,000 votes from the city of Brookfield. The new votes gave incumbent [&hellip[...]

Apr 12, 2011

Clerk won’t quit after court vote debacle

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — An embattled county clerk is refusing to resign after she failed to immediately report thousands of votes in Wisconsin’s tightly contested Supreme Court race. Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus announced last Thursday she had failed to save 14,000 votes on her computer. The discovery of the votes flipped the unofficial winner […]

Apr 12, 2011

Party leader calls for clerk to resign over election count

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — The chairman of Waukesha County’s Democratic Party is calling for the resignation of the county clerk who botched her count of last week’s state Supreme Court race. Party chairman Victor Weer said in a news release Tuesday that vote counting and reporting by Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus has not only […]

Apr 11, 2011

Counties still finalizing Supreme Court votes (UPDATE)

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is on track to lead challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg by about 7,300 votes after all counties finish verifying the ballots cast in last week’s election — a margin that would be difficult to overcome even with a statewide recount. As of […]

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