Nation Nov 16

Wisconsin doesn't have the death penalty and the only uncertainty Wednesday was whether Judge Dorow would allow Brooks to serve any portion of those sentences on extended supervision in the community, the state's current version of parole.

Nation Oct 26

Darrell Brooks was found guilty Wednesday of six counts of first-degree intentional homicide. He drove into the parade in Waukesha on Nov. 21 after fleeing a domestic disturbance with an ex-girlfriend.

Politics Aug 07

Wisconsin’s secretary of state has no role in elections, but that could change if Republicans are able to flip the seat this year and pass a law that would empower the office with far more responsibilities.

Nation Jun 01

Two special prosecutors have decided not to charge a Wisconsin sheriff's deputy in the fatal shooting of a man sleeping in a park.

Nation Mar 01

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

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

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

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

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

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.