MADISON, Wis. — Governor Tony Evers appointed a commissioner to investigate charges against Eau Claire County’s district attorney, Gary King, for allegations of drunkenness and sexually harassing language. This means hearings. In charge, Evers said, will be William Ramsey, who is deputy chief legal counsel at the state Department of Administration. This all is unusual. Only once recent memory have there been proceedings to remove a county’s district attorney from office. In 2010, Calumet County’s district attorney in Chilton, Ken Kratz, was investigated but resigned before process got very far.
