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Ex-Racine Co Sheriff’s investigator pleads guilty, gets jail time in wife abuse case
Jonathan Bechman worked for the sheriff’s department for 15 years before he pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors in a domestic abuse case involving his wife.
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Milwaukee-area cop who quit job after sexting with victim still in policing
Christopher Cheek was forced to resign from the Grafton Police Department after exchanging sexual messages with a victim in a pending criminal case. His current chief says the interactions were…
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Beaver Dam cop arrested for domestic disorderly conduct in 2023
Michael Kuehn, a Beaver Dam patrolman for more than 20 years, was arrested for disorderly conduct in 2023 after his wife called 911 amid an argument. Both were cited.
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$1 million each: Uihleins backing different candidates for NW Wisconsin House seat
Billionaires Dick and Liz Uihlein regularly shower Wisconsin and beyond with huge sums, trying to get Republicans elected. Sometimes they disagree on the candidate.
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Sauk Co Sheriff has spent at least $4500 gassing up in NW Wisconsin with county credit card
Outgoing Sheriff Richard “Chip” Meister has repeatedly used a county fuel card to fill his department truck at spots as far as 220 miles from Sauk County, according to an…
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How Wisconsin’s ‘sore loser’ law protects the two-party system
In Wisconsin and across most of the country, laws prevent candidates who lose in a primary from running in the general election. That gives the major parties a lot of…
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Wisconsin DOJ appeals decision ordering release of all cop names
The state Department of Justice appealed a ruling in a lawsuit brought by The Badger Project and the Invisible Institute ordering the agency to release the names and work histories…