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MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled today on whether a prior sexual relationship can be considered in rape cases.
A Milwaukee man found guilty of rape challenged his conviction.
That's because the trial court refused to allow evidence that the man previously had consenual sex with the woman.
The Supreme Court decided it was proper to exclude that information at his trial under Wisconsin's rape shield law.
The court on Tuesday reversed an appeals court ruling that found in favor of the Milwaukee man.
The Supreme Court sent the case back to the appeals court to rule on other issues raised in the case.
The man is serving a 10 year sentence for second degree sexual assault.
(Copyright 2014 Associated Press - All Rights Reserved)
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GREEN BAY - A federal judge in Green Bay throws out a lawsuit challenging Obamacare.
U. S. Senator Ron Johnson filed the lawsuit in January.
The Wisconsin republican argued members of congress received special treatment under the affordable care act -- in the form of subsidies.
Johnson claimed those regulations forced him to participate in something he believed was illegal.
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EAGLE RIVER - Last year's Eagle River "woman of the year" will soon be considered a convicted felon.
Monday, Michelle Albaugh pled no contest to a felony for stealing $16,000 from the Eagle River Jaycees.
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MUNISING, MI - State police are asking for public help in their investigation of the shooting death of a 47-year-old man following a police chase in the Upper Peninsula.
First Lt. Gregory Cunningham said Monday that investigators want to talk with anyone who came into contact with Timothy Mitchell on July 14, the day he died.
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EAGLE RIVER - One in four Americans will need to perform CPR on someone. But 70% of those people feel helpless because they don't know what to do, according to the American Heart Association. Joe Hanson, a man who spends his summers in Eagle River, spent more than 45 years in the cardiovascular medical device industry. Over time he saw devices improve. But one thing that didn't was the survival rate of people who suffer from sudden cardiac arrest.
"2005, 2010 area, the American Heart Association and others started to look at the reason for that low survivability. And what they found was that people really hesitated to do CPR," Hanson explained.
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MADISON - Gay couples challenging Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriages are objecting to the state's request that the full 7th Circuit Court of Appeals hear arguments in the case.
American Civil Liberties Union attorneys representing eight same-sex couples challenging the ban filed an objection Monday to the state's request that the entire appeals court hear the arguments.
The ACLU says that would delay the appeal and put a burden on the court without any benefit.
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EAGLE RIVER - A Northwoods potato seed farm recently shared a big announcement.
Felix Zeloski Farms operates 1900 acres in Eagle River.
Zeloski Farms in Eagle River will now run under new ownership.
"It's been a real opportunity for all of us who are employed to do something that's important to the industry and we love it. We enjoy working every day here," said Ron Krueger.
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