Justice
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Federal judge bars US from limiting access to roads on tribe’s lands
A federal judge is temporarily barring the United States from taking any steps to limit access to roads on the Lac du Flambeau tribe’s reservation.
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State attorney general: DOJ taking ‘victim-centric approach’ to testing sexual assault kits
A USA Today investigation shows Wisconsin received $9.5 million in federal grants since 2015 to test a backlog of rape kits. But convictions resulting from those tests remain low.
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Former US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is latest of several national figures to campaign for Harris in Wisconsin
Giffords, a prominent gun safety advocate, made two stops in Milwaukee County Wednesday.
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A Wisconsin board says the real victim of police misconduct is … the government
Michael Bell Sr. has believed for years that Kenosha police officers victimized his family — first by killing his son in 2004 and then, he alleges, by covering up what really happened.
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Ex UW-La Crosse chancellor argues to keep tenure after being fired for appearing in porn
A Universities of Wisconsin personnel committee heard arguments on Gow’s status Friday as the university system’s full Board of Regents prepares to vote on the matter on a later date.
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Appeals court sides with Wausau news outlet in defamation case brought by politician
The appeals court upheld a lower court decision in a legal saga that began in 2021.
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Milwaukee mayor calls on schools to add cops following teen arrests
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson renewed his calls for police presence as three teens are facing felony aggravated assault charges for allegedly attacking three adults.Â
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Police investigating finances of Madison community center
The Madison police department is investigating the finances of the longstanding Goodman Community Center.
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Investigators say Wisconsin inmate killed his cellmate for being Black and gay
An inmate doing time at a maximum security prison in Wisconsin for trying to kill his mother strangled his cellmate for being Black and gay, investigators said.
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Records lawsuit seeking NIL contract from UW dismissed
A lawsuit aimed at determining whether private fundraising organizations for state universities should be subject to Wisconsin’s open records law has been dismissed in Dane County Circuit Court.