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When should judges step away from a case? Wisconsin to study changing rules.

4 June 2026 at 22:00

A group of retired judges asked the state's highest court to consider changing rules that govern when judges should step down from a case because of conflicts of interest.

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Is Wisconsin violating the rights of disabled voters? Court hears arguments

1 June 2026 at 22:42

Currently, some disabled Wisconsinites have to rely on help from someone else when filling out an absentee ballot at home. Disability Rights Wisconsin says that violates the right to a secret ballot.

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Judge: Former Milwaukee teacher’s aide must be allowed to return to US

28 May 2026 at 21:48

Yessenia Ruano self-deported to El Salvador last year after immigration officials denied her request to stay in the country. Now, a federal judge says she must be allowed to return to the U.S.

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Brown County DA not ready to make charging decision on Packers running back Josh Jacobs

27 May 2026 at 15:40

Green Bay Packers star running back Josh Jacobs was released from custody Wednesday following an arrest in Brown County on suspected domestic violence charges.

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Judge rejects Trump administration’s attempt to get unredacted Wisconsin voter registration list

21 May 2026 at 20:42

Last year, the Wisconsin Elections Commission declined to provide federal officials with a voter registration that would have included driver's license numbers or partial social security numbers. That prompted the Trump administration to sue.

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Wisconsin joins lawsuit after nursing degrees redefined as not ‘professional’

19 May 2026 at 22:08

Just weeks after changes to federal student loan policy officially reclassified nursing and other programs as no longer “professional” degrees, Wisconsin has joined two dozen other states in suing the Trump administration over the policy.

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Former Sun Badger Solar executives face felony theft by contractor charges in Dane County

19 May 2026 at 10:00

Two former executives of a defunct solar energy company are facing criminal theft by contractor charges tied to work that was paid for but never completed.

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23 Madison absentee ballots must be counted after all, judge rules

15 May 2026 at 16:48

Wisconsin's Elections Commission voted Friday morning to certify the April 7 election results. That final tally included 23 absentee ballots from Madison that were previously excluded.

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Family of man killed demands answers during update on recent Superior police shootings

12 May 2026 at 22:14

The grieving mother of a man shot and killed by a Superior police officer last month told the city’s police chief her son didn’t deserve to die during an update on recent shootings.

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DHS vows appeal after Madison restauranteur released from immigration detention

11 May 2026 at 21:05

Officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security say they are still working to deport Noel Quintana Gonzalez. The Madison restauranteur was released from immigration detention after the governor pardoned him for a 20-year-old cocaine conviction.

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For Mother’s Day, activists stage ‘caravan of love’ outside women’s prison

8 May 2026 at 21:19

For women in prison, Mother's Day can be especially difficult. A group of Wisconsin activists wants to let incarcerated moms know they're not alone. To do that, they got in their cars.

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Here’s how recent legal decisions around abortion pill access could impact Wisconsinites

5 May 2026 at 10:04

A recent decision from a federal appeals court could impact Wisconsin residents seeking to get the abortion pill mifepristone from providers in other states through the mail.

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Federal government sues Wisconsin over state’s lawsuits against prediction markets platforms

29 April 2026 at 17:52

Wisconsin is the latest state to be sued by the federal government over its attempt to shut down prediction markets from being used by residents. 

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New book review collection written entirely by Wisconsin prisoners

28 April 2026 at 10:00

For people behind bars, books can be a vital connection to the outside world. A newly released collection includes reviews of books that people received while they were incarcerated.

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