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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More elected leaders including both U.S. Senators from Wisconsin have reported their offices received packages containing a suspicious substance.

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Candidates running in the race for Wisconsin Attorney General sparred on a myriad of topics during a debate Sunday, including adequate resources to address crime.

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Madison's police chief sees body cameras as a way for the department to "dissect" each use of force to make improvements.

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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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A Milwaukee woman is facing six felony charges after she allegedly impersonated a substitute teacher at a Milwaukee Public Schools high school last month.

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The program was created 50 years ago to make sure Wisconsin law enforcement agencies --- even in smaller communities --- have learned best practices and latest technology needed for investigating death scenes.

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Wisconsin State Trooper Bradley Ritger died Oct. 2 after falling from a bridge in the line of duty. He was 29.

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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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Children in ICE detention from Wisconsin may have to go without a lawyer in court after President Donald Trump halted millions in appropriated federal funds.

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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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An immigration judge has ruled that the leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque can be deported, his legal team announced Wednesday.

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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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Under the settlement, Credit Acceptance Corporation, or CAC, will provide $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers connected to their car loans. But the deal does not require the company to admit fault or wrongdoing.

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Greenfield's mayor is seeking the removal of his police chief "for the good of the police service."

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An attorney who spit on a black teenager during a 2020 protest has had her law license suspended by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The order states Stephanie Rapkin's conduct "seriously adversely reflects on her fitness to practice law."

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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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A lawsuit has been filed against municipalities in Waukesha County over their use of Flock Safety's license plate reader camera system.

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