Wisconsin's next governor will oversee Wisconsin's Department of Corrections, one of the state's largest agencies with more than 10,000 employees and an annual budget or roughly $1.8 billion.

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Republican Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney is waging his second challenge against Wisconsin's Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul on Nov. 3.

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The ACLU of Wisconsin and the conservative Wisconsin Institute of Law Liberty are among the groups challenging police departments over the warrantless use of Automated License Plate Reader cameras.

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Wisconsin's Nov. 3, 2026 election includes three statewide referendums that seek to amend the state constitution. Here's what voters need to know.

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Pressure has been building to expand the use of body cameras after a city of Madison police officer shot 38-year-old Corey Ruiz in July.

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Tennessee's governor has ordered a review after that state tried and failed to execute Christa Pike last week.
In Wisconsin, another botched execution made headlines nearly two centuries ago.

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The goal of the online portal is to make it easier for domestic violence survivors to ask for emergency protections, court officials say.

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Democrat Rebecca Cooke is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden in a closely-watched race for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District.

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Madison's police monitor position is unique in Wisconsin. But, since its start, the office has weathered controversy after controversy.

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Police have arrested at least two men amid an investigation into alleged hazing in the basement of an unrecognized fraternity near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

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Across Wisconsin and the country, body-camera use is near-universal among large law enforcement agencies. But, in Madison, the only officers who wear them are on the SWAT team or motorcycle unit.

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Kenosha County's district attorney has had his law license reinstated a day after it was suspended by Wisconsin's Office of Lawyer Regulation.

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A memo from Wisconsin's Office of Lawyer Regulation says Kenosha County's top prosecutor willfully failed to cooperate with one or more investigations into alleged misconduct.

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The proposal got support from a majority of Madison alders, but failed to secure the needed supermajority.

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The buildings known as GEF 2 and GEF 3 are being sold to a developer.

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A Dane County judge says Wisconsin's Department of Corrections is complying with a 2025 ruling that ordered the prison system to implement a program for incarcerated moms and their infants.

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The Department of Homeland Security is launching a criminal investigation focused on alleged voter in multiple states, including Wisconsin, according to a report from CNN.

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The figures come during amid a crucial election year, as candidates for governor and the state Legislature debate how Wisconsin should spend its budget surplus.

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The multi-state lawsuit accused the company that owns Instagram and Facebook of designing its apps so that they would be addictive to children.

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Wisconsin governors have the power to shorten criminal sentences. But the last governor to use that power was Republican Tommy Thompson, who left office in 2001.

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