Justice

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in a politically motivated assassination. A second lawmaker and his wife were shot and wounded.

Hundreds took to the streets of Milwaukee Tuesday night to call out recent arrests and raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

An immigrant living in Milwaukee who is facing deportation after a man admitted to sending letters threatening to kill President Donald Trump under his name has been granted bond. 

Federal prosecutors told a U.S. District Court on Monday that it should hear a criminal case against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan after they say she acted unilaterally to obstruct immigration enforcement.

Sexual assault survivors in some areas of the state have to drive an hour or more to find a clinic offering sexual assault nurse examiner services known as SANE exams.

Ramón Morales Reyes was thrust into the national spotlight last week when Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused him of writing letters threatening Trump.

Maxwell Anderson was found guilty Friday of killing and dismembering 19-year-old Sade Robinson after a first date last year.

In an effort to get a handle on a growing number of street takeovers in Milwaukee, City Council President José Pérez is proposing an amendment to an ordinance that would fine spectators a minimum of $500. 

The bills mirror measures included by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in his latest budget request — before GOP lawmakers removed them. Now, Democratic lawmakers are reintroducing the measures as standalone legislation.

The list was taken down from the Department of Homeland Security website Sunday, but leaders from the Wisconsin communities named on it still have questions about how it was assembled.