1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (49+ words) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The case of a former Pewaukee school bus driver charged with sex crimes against children is proceeding to a jury trial. Thomas Felser's trial is scheduled for May 4-8, according to online court records....

1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (296+ words) As Wisconsin voters and researchers in child support, reentry, and fatherhood, we commend Evers for reinvigorating the opportunity for commutation. No one in Wisconsin has had a sentence commuted since 1995, when Gov. Tommy Thompson shortened the life sentence of James…...

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2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (298+ words) Wisconsin will get an additional $80 million in opioid settlement funds as a nationwide agreement becomes effective with Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxy Contin, the state Department of Justice announced May 1. Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, have…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (638+ words) A legal battle over sovereignty, fishing rights and conservation is brewing up north between the state of Wisconsin and the Lac du Flambeau Band of Ojibwe. In early April, the tribe announced it was prohibiting fishing by non-tribal members on…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (91+ words) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Milwaukee residents, including kids, leap from apartment fire Residents of a Milwaukee apartment leapt from balconies and windows and had to be rescued during an early morning May 1 fire. The apartment, which did not have sprinklers, caught…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (186+ words) A 65-year-old New Berlin man died April 30 after he was struck by a vehicle on state Highway 20 and Townline Road near East Troy, resulting in the arrest of the driver. The victim, a pedestrian who was not named by authorities,…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (96+ words) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Could Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling against Pabst have greater impact Wisconsin's highest court recently ruled beverage giant Pabst Brewing Co. is liable for the asbestos exposure that led to a contracted steamfitter developing and eventually dying of…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (378+ words) A federal judge on April 28 sentenced former Sun Prairie Area School District dean of students Robert Gilkey-Meisegeier to 18 years in prison plus 25 years of supervised release for producing child pornography. Gilkey-Meisegeier, 31, pleaded guilty Feb. 6, according to the Department of Justice…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (631+ words) The jailed owner of S2 Real Estate Group, Sam Stair, has appointed a property management company to oversee and collect rent from his properties while he's locked up. The move comes as federal prosecutors prepare to file a motion, seeking to…...