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UW-Oshkosh to shut down Fox Cities campus amid enrollment plunge
Universities of Wisconsin officials plan to close another two-year school in the face of declining enrollment, this time in the Fox Cities. UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt announced Thursday that in-person learning at the school's two-year branch campus in Menasha will end after...
A 9-year-old boy is fatally shot in Milwaukee, the city's 4th young gunshot victim in recent weeks
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 9-year-old boy was shot and killed early Thursday in Milwaukee, police said, becoming the fourth young gunshot victim in the city in recent weeks. Jonael Zambrano died at a hospital, about two hours after he was shot in a bedroom around midnight, the Milwaukee...
Trump refers to Milwaukee as 'horrible' just before the city hosts the Republican convention
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump used the word “horrible” in talking about Milwaukee — the city where he will accept the Republican nomination next month — during a closed-door meeting Thursday with GOP congressmen, according to several people in the room who spoke...
Americans celebrate their flag every year, and the holiday was born in Wisconsin
WAUBEKA, Wis. (AP) — Each June, the people of Waubeka venerate perhaps the nation's most enduring symbol, celebrating Flag Day, a holiday that escapes the notice of many Americans. But this unincorporated Wisconsin town about 35 miles (56 kilometers) north of Milwaukee takes the...
AP-NORC poll: About half of US adults approve of Trump's conviction, but views of him remain stable
NEW YORK (AP) — About half of U.S. adults approve of Donald Trump's recent felony conviction, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The survey shows some potential vulnerabilities, along with some signs of resilience in his support, as Trump tries...
Kyrie Irving on what has to change for Dallas: 'It starts with me'
DALLAS (AP) — The last 12 games where Kyrie Irving has played against the Boston Celtics have all ended with the same outcome. His team lost. It's a streak that Irving and the Dallas Mavericks would desperately like to see end Wednesday night, when they play host to...
Marquette University President Michael Lovell dies in Rome
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette University President Michael Lovell has died in Rome after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 57. Lovell had been suffering from sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that develops in the bones and soft tissues, when he died Sunday, university officials...
David Malukas joins Meyer Shank Racing after getting dropped by Arrow McLaren following bike crash
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — David Malukas on Friday was hired by Meyer Shank Racing, giving the young driver a landing spot roughly a a month after Arrow McLaren fired him for missing the first four races of the season with hand and wrist injuries suffered in an offseason mountain bike crash. ...
Wisconsin withholds nearly $17 million to Milwaukee schools due to unfiled report
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin education department said Thursday that it was withholding nearly $17 million in aid to Milwaukee Public Schools because the district has yet to submit financial reports that were due nine months ago. The state Department of Public Instruction had...
Secret Service head says RNC security plans not final as protesters allege free speech restrictions
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The head of the U.S. Secret Service said Thursday that security plans for the Republican National Convention are still being determined as protesters blasted restrictions they claimed will violate free speech with just weeks until the event. Roughly 30,000 visitors...
