Nation Mar 01 Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs sex trafficking defense in a homicide trial The Wisconsin Supreme Court is grappling with whether to allow a woman accused of killing a man to argue at trial that the homicide was justified because she was a sex trafficking victim.
Nation Jan 28 Rittenhouse and prosecutors agree to destroy gun used in Kenosha shooting A Wisconsin judge has approved an agreement by lawyers to destroy the assault-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three people during a 2020 street protest.
Nation Jan 10 Man who bought gun for Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse avoids prison with plea deal The man who bought an AR-15-style rifle for Kyle Rittenhouse has pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor in a deal with prosecutors to avoid prison.
Nation Nov 17 EXPLAINER: What charges does Kyle Rittenhouse face for Kenosha shooting? Kyle Rittenhouse faces multiple charges for shooting three men, killing two, during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020.
Nation Nov 15 Explainer: Why did the judge drop Kyle Rittenhouse gun charge? No one contested that Rittenhouse was underage with a gun. But defense experts had seized on a section of the state's law to argue that it was limited to short-barreled shotguns or rifles.
Nation Nov 12 Explainer: Could jury weigh lesser charges for Rittenhouse? Prosecutors in Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial could ask the jury to consider less serious charges in a trade-off that could help get a conviction but would ensure that he wouldn't receive a life sentence.
Nation Nov 02 These are the charges Kyle Rittenhouse faces in Kenosha shooting Kyle Rittenhouse faces multiple charges for shooting three men, killing two, during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020.
Politics Sep 14 U.S. tribes demand emergency protection for wolves Groups representing the tribes sent a letter Tuesday to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland asking her to place wolves back on the endangered species list on an emergency basis for 240 days.
World Aug 16 Vaccine-skeptic cardinal hospitalized with COVID One of the Catholic church's top officials and fiercest critics of Pope Francis has COVID-19 and is breathing through a ventilator. His staff tweeted Saturday that he has been hospitalized and is breathing through a ventilator.
Nation Jul 28 Judge finds probable cause to charge Wisconsin cop in 2016 killing of black man A Wisconsin judge has found probable cause to charge a police officer in the 2016 slaying of a Black man, years after prosecutors declined to file charges.