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Avery attorney seeks more evidence testing

Fri, 08/26/2016 - 6:08pm
Steven Avery's high profile Chicagoland attorney filed a motion Friday seeking permission to perform extensive testing on evidence she believes will prove her client's innocence.

WISN 12 to host live televised debate between Johnson, Feingold

Fri, 08/26/2016 - 5:20pm
WISN 12, in partnership with Marquette University Law School, is hosting a live televised debate featuring the candidates for Wisconsin’s representative in the United States Senate, between incumbent Senator Ron Johnson and former Senator Russ Feingold.

Construction contractor rescued from hole

Fri, 08/26/2016 - 3:25pm
A construction worker was rescued Friday afternoon from a hole at a site in West Allis.

Bucks, Froedtert announce downtown health care facility

Fri, 08/26/2016 - 2:32pm
A growing partnership between the Milwaukee Bucks and Froedtert Hospital & the Medical College of Wisconsin mean expanded health care services in downtown Milwaukee.

Walker offers $4.5M for troubled Milwaukee neighborhood

Fri, 08/26/2016 - 1:07pm
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Friday promised $4.5 million for job creation, worker training and to help clean up blighted property on Milwaukee's north side.

Reward offered in stabbing deaths of nuns

Fri, 08/26/2016 - 12:21pm
Sisters Margaret Held and Paula Merrill were found slain in their Durant, Mississippi home by police doing a well-being check after the women failed to show up for work.

Steven Avery attorney files motion with appeals court

Fri, 08/26/2016 - 11:08am
The prominent Chicago attorney representing Steven Avery has asked a court of appeals to put the appeal on hold while she pursues new DNA testing in circuit court.

House explosion under investigation in Fitchburg

Thu, 08/25/2016 - 10:52pm
Authorities are investigating a house explosion in Fitchburg.

Authorities investigate toddler's death

Thu, 08/25/2016 - 10:08pm
Authorities are investigating the death of a 2-year-old child Thursday.

Fire crews respond to house fire in Milwaukee

Thu, 08/25/2016 - 9:54pm
Fire crews responded to a house fire just after 8 p.m. Thursday in Milwaukee. 

'Pokemon Go' players leave condoms, heroin needles in Lake Park, neighbor says

Thu, 08/25/2016 - 5:20pm
"Pokemon Go" players are urinating in the waterfall at Lake Park, and the historic public space is littered with cigarette butts, condoms and heroin needles, one neighbor to the park says.

Mayors seek hearing on Waukesha water withdrawal decision

Thu, 08/25/2016 - 4:49pm
An organization representing mayors of more than 120 cities in the Great Lakes region is challenging a decision to let Waukesha, Wisconsin, draw water from Lake Michigan.

UWM 'Just Words' campaign sparks criticism of censorship

Thu, 08/25/2016 - 4:41pm
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee officials were on the offensive Thursday, trying to set the record straight after being accused by some of trying to censor student speech.

Nun from School Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee found slain in Mississippi

Thu, 08/25/2016 - 3:05pm
A nun who is a part of the School Sisters of St. Francis is one of two Catholic nuns who were found slain in a Mississippi home. 

Apple boosts iPhone security after Mideast spyware discovery

Thu, 08/25/2016 - 1:03pm
Apple says it is issuing a security update after powerful espionage software was found targeting an activist's iPhone in the Middle East.

Complaint: Man sent package with python to ex-girlfriend

Thu, 08/25/2016 - 12:33pm
A Sheboygan County man left a package containing a ball python at his ex-girlfriend’s apartment complex, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday.

Soldier killed in Afghanistan is Marquette alum

Thu, 08/25/2016 - 10:15am
A US service member killed earlier this week by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan is a former Marquette University student and resident assistant in O'Donnell Hall.

String of armed robberies reported in Milwaukee

Thu, 08/25/2016 - 7:18am
Multiple armed robberies were reported in Milwaukee early Thursday morning.

Greenfield police investigate pharmacy burglary

Thu, 08/25/2016 - 7:16am
Greenfield police are investigating a late Wednesday night burglary at a business.

Brothers accused of using dating site to rob man

Wed, 08/24/2016 - 10:20pm
Two brothers are facing felony charges, accused of using the online dating site, Plenty of Fish, to rob a man at gunpoint.

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