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Minocqua Brewing Company owner found at fault for defamation, fined $750K

October 30, 2023 - 2:30pm

Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad was found guilty of defamation of Lakeland Times publisher Gregg Walker and fined $750,000.

Report: Wisconsin prisons have large budgets, high racial disparities

October 30, 2023 - 12:00pm

Wisconsin’s incarceration rates are higher than the national average, especially for Black residents, and the state has one of the largest corrections budgets in the nation, according to a new report.

Wisconsin judge rules that GOP-controlled Senate's vote to fire top elections official had no effect

October 27, 2023 - 5:05pm

A vote by the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate last month to fire the state's nonpartisan top elections official had no legal effect, and lawmakers are barred from ousting her while a lawsuit plays out, a Dane County judge ruled.

Threat to sue town in Polk County over large farm regulations revives local control fight

October 27, 2023 - 4:35pm

Two northwest Wisconsin residents are threatening to sue their town unless elected officials repeal rules governing the operation of large livestock farms.

Waupun prison, Department of Corrections sued for 'grossly inadequate' health care

October 27, 2023 - 1:55pm

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections and Waupun Correctional Institution are facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly failing to provide inmates with adequate physical and mental health care.

Wisconsinites can dispose of unused medication at upcoming Drug Take Back Day

October 27, 2023 - 5:15am

Wisconsinites can drop off unused or expired prescription and over-the-counter medications at more than 140 events statewide Saturday.

Wisconsin Democrats, Republicans praise state's lawsuit against Facebook parent company

October 26, 2023 - 4:05pm

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul signed onto a lawsuit against the social media giant Meta. The move received a show of support from some Republican state legislators who rarely see eye-to-eye with the Democratic attorney general.

Prosecutor and public defender vacancies are down following newly approved raises in Wisconsin

October 25, 2023 - 4:45pm

Early indications show vacancies are down since Wisconsin implemented salary increases to help counter staffing shortages among prosecutors and public defenders.

DOJ: The man Germantown Police killed at middle school had no 'known relationship' to community

October 25, 2023 - 12:35pm

The man police shot and killed at a Germantown middle school Monday night had no "known relationship" to the community or school and was driving a vehicle with out-of-state plates, according to a statement from the Wisconsin DOJ.

Investigation finds inappropriate sexual comments by Everest Metro Police chief, but no harassment

October 25, 2023 - 10:30am

verest Metro Police Chief Clay Schulz was the subject of a sexual harassment complaint after he repeatedly made comments about an employee's breasts while at a bar.

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Minocqua Brewing Company owner found at fault for defamation, fined $750K

Report: Wisconsin prisons have large budgets, high racial disparities

Wisconsin judge rules that GOP-controlled Senate's vote to fire top elections official had no effect

Threat to sue town in Polk County over large farm regulations revives local control fight

Waupun prison, Department of Corrections sued for 'grossly inadequate' health care

Wisconsinites can dispose of unused medication at upcoming Drug Take Back Day

Wisconsin Democrats, Republicans praise state's lawsuit against Facebook parent company

Prosecutor and public defender vacancies are down following newly approved raises in Wisconsin

DOJ: The man Germantown Police killed at middle school had no 'known relationship' to community

Investigation finds inappropriate sexual comments by Everest Metro Police chief, but no harassment

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