Sarah Lehr

A three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will allow the Wisconsin Innocence Project to look back at its past cases and reinvestigate them using recent advancements in DNA technology.

Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday he will direct $10 million in federal funding to a new statewide office dedicated to preventing violence, including gun violence.

Students at Abundant Life Christian School returned for classes at the private Madison school for the first time since a shooting there left three people dead.

State workers are vacating several Madison office buildings as the state prepares to put those downtown properties up for sale. 

Donations have been pouring in during the weeks since a shooter opened fire at Madison’s Abundant Life Christian School, leaving three people dead.

Republican lawmakers declined to take up the issue when Democratic Gov. Tony Evers advanced a similar proposal after the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

The nearly 200 uncounted votes would not have affected the outcome of any race or referendum on November’s ballot. But election commissioners say they’re disturbed by a lack of information about how the problem occurred, and say they want to avoid a repeat in the future.

An ACLU study finds that at least 52 municipal courts in Wisconsin use the threat of jail time to go after unpaid fines.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is poised to reject a proposal that would have required municipal courts to appoint interpreters for people with limited understanding of English. 

In a year-end interview with Wisconsin Public Radio, Democratic AG Josh Kaul says there are proven ways to reduce the likelihood of mass shootings.