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Joe Kelly

Joe Kelly

Joe Kelly is a writer and reporter based in Milwaukee. He has covered Wisconsin's courts, government, elections and other areas of state and local intrigue for Courthouse News since 2018. Born in Springfield, Illinois, and raised in Milwaukee, Kelly graduated from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee in 2013, then went on to earn an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of New Orleans in 2018. He previously interned for UWM's literary journal, Cream City Review, and freelanced for Urban Milwaukee and Gambit, a New Orleans alternative weekly.

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Latest Articles by Joe Kelly

Slenderman stabbing defendant denied release from mental health facility

The judge said that issues surrounding the defendant's credibility, including in her self-reported mental status, made her too risky to release for now.

Slenderman stabbing defendant petitions for release from state mental health facility

Testimony from two doctors painted a muddled picture of the current mental status of the defendant, who in the past was diagnosed as schizophrenic.

Wisconsin voters approve Republican-backed constitutional election amendments

One of the amendments voters gave the thumbs up is a response to theories that Mark Zuckerberg helped Democrats win the 2020 election.

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