Justice
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Federal judge orders northern Wisconsin town to bring back voting machines in future elections
A federal judge says the Rusk County Town of Thornapple violated federal law aimed at making voting easier for people with disabilities.
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Judge denies AG’s request to review sealed records from Milwaukee archdiocese
A federal judge won’t let Wisconsin’s attorney general review sealed records from a bankruptcy case involving the state’s largest Catholic diocese.
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Former Milwaukee city attorney charged with misconduct in public office
Milwaukee’s former city attorney has been charged with misconduct in public office — a felony — and resisting or obstructing an officer.
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Libertarian group asks SCOTUS to let unmarried Wisconsin man adopt partner’s child
Wisconsin law allows a married couple to adopt and it allows a single, unmarried person to adopt. But Wisconsin doesn’t allow someone to adopt their significant other’s child if the couple is unmarried.
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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.