Wisconsin Department of Justice

Baldwin Pushes DOJ to Help Address Steep Decline for Crime Victims Fund

Wisconsin DOJ faces 41% reduction in funding for crime victim assistance in FY2024

UPDATE: Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in Watertown, Wis.

October 26, 2023

In Defense of Gerrymandering

How the Supreme Court minority defends its objection to 'Fair maps!'.

UPDATE: Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in Germantown, Wis.

October 24, 2023

FTC and Wisconsin Take Action Against Rhinelander Auto Center for Illegally Discriminating Against American Indian Customers and Charging Unlawful Junk Fees

Current and former owners agree to settlements that will stop unlawful actions, return $1.1 million for consumer refunds

Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in Germantown, Wis.

October 23, 2023

Drug Take Back Day is October 28

October 23, 2023

Attorney General Josh Kaul Warns of Current Online Dangers and Highlights Online Safety Tools During Keep Your Kids Safe Online Month

October 20, 2023

UPDATE: Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in Fond du Lac, Wis.

October 19, 2023

AG Kaul Announces Additional $2 Million Grant Award for Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force

October 19, 2023

Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in Watertown, Wis.

October 18, 2023

AG Kaul Shares Wisconsin DOJ Resources During Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 10, 2023

Senator Baldwin Helps Secure Funding to Improve Public Safety in Southeastern Wisconsin

Funding will strengthen crime prevention, reduce recidivism, and support victims

Office of School Safety Releases 2022-2023 Annual Speak Up, Speak Out Report

October 3, 2023

Attorney General Kaul Recognizes #SeeSayDay, Highlights Recent Speak Up, Speak Out Success Story

September 25, 2023

Attorney General Kaul Announces Best Practice Recommendations for Sexual Assault Response Teams

September 19, 2023

Senate Votes To Fire Elections Commissioner, Triggering Legal Fight

Republicans vote to fire Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Megan Wolfe, AG Kaul says vote is illegal.

WI Supreme Court Starts New Term Quietly

Hearing cases on adoption law and religious exemption from state unemployment law.

MUPD completes successful body-worn camera pilot program, implementing body-worn cameras for all officers

Reedsburg Man Charged with Homicide by Negligent Operation of a Vehicle

August 23, 2024

Kaul Won’t Release List of All Law Enforcement Officers in State

Media seeks to track officers let go for misconduct who got rehired elsewhere.

Rep. Clancy Says Police Work Has ‘No Dignity Or Value’

Republican legislators call him 'clueless" and 'divisive' as Clancy doubles down.

Attorney General Kaul Releases 2022 Annual Crime Lab Report

Wisconsin State Crime Labs Surpass National Averages in Majority of Areas

Kaul Announces Funding for Office of School Safety

Attorney General reallocates federal ARPA dollars to provide temporary funding.

Attorney General Kaul Announces Office of School Safety Funding Secured for 2023-2024 School Year

August 16, 2023

AG Kaul Wants Sealed Catholic Church Records

Bankruptcy case sealed records, but Kaul says information could help update list of credibly accused priests.

Fond Du Lac Man Charged with Ten Counts of Possession of Child Pornography

August 8, 2023

Gov. Evers Appoints Ann Peacock to the Dane County Circuit Court

Wisconsin’s False Electors, Kaul In Spotlight After Those in Michigan Charged

Attorney General has declined to say whether he's pursuing charges against those that attempted to subvert 2020 election.

Wood County Man Sentenced for Child Sexual Assault First Reported in Connection with Clergy and Faith Leader Initiative

Survivors are still encouraged to report abuse at SupportSurvivors.widoj.gov or by calling 1-877-222-2620

Wisconsin and Law Enforcers Nationwide Announce Enforcement Sweep to Stem the Tide of Illegal Telemarketing Calls to U.S. Consumers

July 18, 2023

City’s Drug-Related Arrests Drop By 67%

5-year decline even as overdose deaths soar. MPD cites change of focus.

National Advocates Call on Wisconsin Lawmakers to Fund the Office of School Safety

June 26, 2023

Matthew Crockett Sentenced to 18 Years for Serial Sex Assaults in Kenosha and Racine Uncovered by Backlogged Sexual Assault Kits

Matthew Crockett Sentenced to 18 Years for Serial Sex Assaults in Kenosha and Racine Uncovered by Backlogged Sexual Assault Kits

Milwaukee Woman Indicted for Perpetrating a $2.3 Million Health Care Fraud

City’s Homicides, Shootings Down in 2023

But more progress needed said MPD Assistant Chief Nicole Waldner. 'There's just too many guns.'

Oconto County Man Sentenced to Over 20 years in Federal Prison for Producing Child Pornography

Police Settlement Will Cost Millions Less Than Expected

Plus: costs grow in claim against Tearman Spencer and a firefighter conspiracy defense.

Attorney General Kaul Statement on Joint Finance Committee Vote to Gut the Office of School Safety

June 8, 2023

Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in Ozaukee County, Wis.

June 7, 2023

State Getting $7.5M Settlement From Opioid Addiction Treatment Producer

In 2016, Wisconsin joined an anti-trust lawsuit against Indivior, the maker of a drug used to treat opioid addiction called Suboxone.

Attorney General Kaul Announces $102.5 Million Settlement with Suboxone Maker for Alleged Illegal Monopoly Tactics

June 2, 2023

Attorney General Kaul Sues Avid Telecom Over Illegal Robocalls

May 23, 2023

Marquette University Police Department announces body-worn camera pilot program, full adoption anticipated in fall 2023

Kenosha County OID Records – December 19, 2022

May 22, 2023

Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in Racine, Wis.

May 22, 2023

Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in Mequon, Wis.

May 17, 2023

UPDATE: Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in St. Croix County, Wis.

May 7, 2023

Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in St. Croix County, Wis.

May 7, 2023

WSIC Delivers Physical and Cyber Security for Wisconsin

Wisconsin Statewide Intelligence Center Promotes Information-Sharing within Law Enforcement to Keep Wisconsinites Safe

Wisconsin DOJ Launches New Dashboard on State Arrests

April 25, 2023

Celebrate Earth Day With The Wisconsin DNR

Drug Take Back Day is April 22

April 19, 2023

AG Kaul Issues Letter to FTC Requesting Review of Energizer Acquisition of Spectrum Brands Batteries Business

April 18, 2023

Attorney General Kaul Releases Update in Advance of Two-Year Anniversary of Clergy and Faith Leader Abuse Initiative

April 17, 2023

Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Charged With 4th Degree Sexual Assault Following Report to Clergy and Faith Leader Abuse Initiative

April 17, 2023

DNR Says Tyco Failing To Comply With Marinette PFAS Investigation

Johnson Controls subsidiary was already sued by state related to contamination. Company alleges pollution could come from other sources.

Wood County Man Convicted of Child Sexual Assault First Reported in Connection with Clergy and Faith Leader Initiative

Survivors are still encouraged to report abuse at SupportSurvivors.widoj.gov or by calling 1-877-222-2620

UMOS Leads Effort to Target Labor Trafficking

Partners include state Department of Justice and Department of Workforce Development.

UPDATE: Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in Barron County, Wis.

April 10, 2023

Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in Barron County, Wis.

April 8, 2023

DATCP and Attorney General Kaul Announce $75,000 Judgement Against Manufactured Home Community Operators for Unfair and Illegal Rental Practices

DHS Awards $10 Million to Construction Projects for Opioid Treatment and Recovery Support Services

New and renovated buildings to provide much needed space for women with opioid use disorder

Baldwin Questions Energizer’s 2018 Acquisition of Wisconsin-based Rayovac in Light of Potential Plant Closures

Higher battery prices, potential closure of former Rayovac facilities in Wisconsin raise questions about the FTC’s scrutiny of Energizer’s 2018 acquisition

Gov. Evers Takes Action on Two Bills

Wisconsin DOJ Debunks #SexualAssaultMyths and Shares Resources for Survivors

April 4, 2023

Controversial Landlord Backs Lena Taylor for Judge

More than half of money for her municipal judge campaign came from Youssef Berrada.

Oshkosh Man Sentenced to 3 Years Incarceration, Seizure of Home for Elder Financial Abuse and Tax Fraud Convictions

April 3, 2023

AG Kaul Highlights DOJ’s Unresolved Case Work

DOJ Working to Solve Unresolved Cases Across Wisconsin

DHS Submits Plan to Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance on How to Use $8 Million in Opioid Settlement Funds

Money is part of the $400 million award the state receives annually from settlements with pharmaceutical companies

Peshtigo Area Could Get Superfund-Style Cleanup

Tyco firefighting foam facility in Marinette is believed to have contaminated area.

Six Arrested for Trafficking Fentanyl from Arizona to Madison, Wis.

March 24, 2023

AG Kaul Advocates for DCI Funding in Crime Fighting Budget

More Division of Criminal Investigation Special Agents Make Wisconsin Safer

Attorney General Kaul Advocates for Office of School Safety Funding

March 13, 2023

AG Kaul Announces $320,000 Settlement with Ledgeview Farms to Resolve Violations of Wisconsin’s Wastewater Laws

March 10, 2023

Office of School Safety, Wisconsin School Safety Coordinators Association, and Parent of Parkland Shooting Victim Advocate for Funding

March 7, 2023

AG Kaul Hosts Legislators at Wisconsin State Crime Laboratories, Advocates for Investment in Crime Fighting Budget

March 1, 2023

Enslaved Workers May Be Making Your Breakfast

Wisconsin confronts problem of human trafficking and exploited immigrant labor.

OSS Offers Crisis Intervention Course to Wisconsin Schools

February 20, 2023

Wood County Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for 1984 MurderFebruary 17, 2023

February 17, 2023

Lawsuit Opposes Cash Bail Ballot Initiative

Social justice groups argue deadline missed so ballot initiative must be moved to 2024.

Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in Dodge County, Wis.

February 12, 2023

Minnesota Man Arrested for 2005 Madison Bike Path Sexual Assault After DNA Leads to Identification

February 10, 2023

Lac Du Flambeau Man Charged with Domestic Abuse in Three Wisconsin Counties

Wisconsin DOJ encourages those with information to come forward

DOJ, DPI, DHS NTER Launch Targeted Violence Prevention Course

Acts of targeted violence continue to impact the safety and security of our communities.

AG Kaul Announces Appointments of New Division of Legal Services Administrator and Office of Crime Victim Services Executive Director

Lara Sutherlin to lead the DOJ's Division of Legal Services and Shira Phelps to lead DOJ’s Office of Crime Victim Services.

DHS Seeks Ideas for $8 Million in Opioid Settlement Funds

Survey results will help prioritize how to best address opioid use disorder

Office of School Safety Offers New Standard Protocol and Reunification Training to Wisconsin Schools

January 23, 2023

Multi-Year Invasive Species Case Concludes With Convictions

Dane County Man Convicted of Sexual Assault

January 19, 2023

AG Kaul Announces Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force

January 18, 2023

Four Years Later, State’s Lame Duck Law Still Faces Court Challenge

Circuit court strikes down power grab from DOJ by Legislature, but ruling appealed.

Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in Kenosha County, Wis.

January 16, 2023

Milwaukee Leaders Decry Homicides, Call For Change

City had 214 murders in 2022, up from 193. 'We need it to stop today.'

UPDATE: Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in Kenosha, Wis.

January 4, 2023

PFAS Plume Found in Lake Michigan

'Forever chemicals' linked to many diseases found in Green Bay portion of lake.

Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in Kenosha, Wis.

December 20, 2022

AG Kaul Announces $10.7 Billion in Agreements with CVS and Walgreens over Opioid Epidemic Allegations

December 16, 2022

SUSO Receives 1,000 Tips in Three Months, Reminds Public of Importance of Tip Line Ahead of Holiday Break

December 15, 2022

DHS Leader Karen Timberlake Leaving Gov. Evers Administration

Timberlake has led Department of Health Services since January 2021.