Ashley Luthern

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A Milwaukee County judge denied Lawrence Paine's request for a new trial after the 47-year-old man imprisoned

The Wisconsin Department of Justice said agents referred 48 cases from the testing project to local prosecutors for charges.

Ald. Larresa Taylor secured $50,000 in the last budget cycle for the Milwaukee Police Department to add "soft rooms" to interview victims in private.

Wisconsin has received $9.5 million in federal grants since 2015 to test and clear a backlog of rape kits and improve notifications and services for survivors.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Domestic violence survivors share their stories Domestic violence killings are among the most preventable types of homicide.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Domestic violence survivors share their stories The evidence is often hidden behind closed doors, in private messages and financial statements.

The men were charged with one misdemeanor count of pandering, just days after a former public defender was charged in the same investigation.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Kiara Gaines killed her sister. No one disputed that fact at her trial this fall.

The allegations against the former public defender, Travis Schwantes, are part of a larger human trafficking investigation.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A former public defender was charged Friday with two counts of felony misconduct in public office, weeks after