Justice
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Milwaukee police seeking community support to reduce youth involvement in violent crime
Police chief Jeffrey Norman said his officers are seeing more children and teenagers involved as victims and suspects in crime.
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Gun education center Mission94 to open in Kenosha County
The center is funded by billionaire and retired National Guard colonel Jennifer Pritzker. It will offer classes and a shooting range.
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Wisconsin DOC: Nonprofit can no longer send used books to prisoners
Over the last two decades, Wisconsin Books to Prisoners has sent tens of thousands of books to people locked up in state prisons. But the nonprofit has halted those donations after prison officials informed the group of new restrictions.
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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.