MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate has dropped to 2.9 percent after five straight months at 3 percent. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that Wisconsin’s unemployment…
By Joe Kelly, Courthouse News MADISON, Wis. (CN) – A Wisconsin judge on Thursday temporarily blocked three controversial laws passed during a December lame-duck session in the GOP-controlled Legislature aimed…
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW The Milwaukee Police Department have arrested Dariaz Higgins, a suspect in the kidnapping of a two-year-old girl and in the death of the girl’s mother. Police…
A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for a 2-year-old child last seen in Milwaukee and is believed to be in the company of a man who is armed and…
MIAMI (AP) — A federal jury says Royal Caribbean Cruises owes $3.38 million to the family of a passenger who died during an Alaskan cruise. The jury returned its verdict…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Steve Calandrillo, University of Washington (THE CONVERSATION) In my research on daylight saving time,…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined his first multistate lawsuit, signing on to an action challenging the Trump administration’s attempts to set up obstacles for…
By Shereen Siewert KENOSHA — The American Civil Liberties Union is considering a lawsuit against the Kenosha School District connected to a March 2018 cheerleading squad award banquet that included…
By Emily Hamer Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Eddie Armstrong had been sitting in the Dane County Jail for nearly two weeks when a judge set him free to await…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A report says Wisconsin last year saw a slight decrease in the number of students who received breakfast at school through a federally subsidized nutrition program.…
By Shereen Siewert The board overseeing the state’s pension fund could make changes in hiring policy for highly paid executives after state auditors discovered the agency gave preferential treatment to…
By Amy Forliti Associated Press BARRON — A man accused of kidnapping a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl and killing her parents waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday, telling his…
By Lorraine Bailey/Courthouse News CHICAGO (CN) – The full Seventh Circuit held oral arguments Tuesday to decide whether a Wisconsin school district can be held liable for not taking action…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers says he is directing the state Department of Natural Resources to review air permits granted for the Foxconn Technology Group project near Racine.…
By Scott Bauer, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers promised Tuesday that his first state budget proposal will close the “dark stores” loophole that allows big…
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW One day after a missing Tennessee girl was found safe in Wisconsin, her adoptive father was arrested and held on a rape charge, officials said. According…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorney General Josh Kaul has rejected Gov. Tony Evers directive that he withdraw Wisconsin from a multi-state lawsuit seeking to repeal the federal health care law,…
Across the country, poor defendants can spend days, weeks — even years — behind bars awaiting trial, an approach that judges increasingly find is unconstitutional By Emily Hamer and…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate remains at 3 percent, marking the 11th month in a row at has been at that level of lower. The state Department of…
NEW YORK (AP) — Fiserv is buying First Data in a $22 billion all-stock deal, creating a giant player in the payments and financial technology sector. First Data shareholders will…
