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Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived. The 43-year-old was surrounded by police who arrested him after responding to a trespassing call in a Wisconsin parking lot. Officers had shocked him with a Taser and pinned him as he pleaded that he...
First Business Financial Services: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — First Business Financial Services Inc. (FBIZ) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $8.8 million. The bank, based in Madison, Wisconsin, said it had earnings of $1.04 per share. The results fell short of Wall Street...
Associated Banc-Corp: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Associated Banc-Corp (ASB) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $81.2 million. The Green Bay, Wisconsin-based bank said it had earnings of 52 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The...
Plexus: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
NEENAH, Wis. (AP) — NEENAH, Wis. (AP) — Plexus Corp. (PLXS) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $16.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Neenah, Wisconsin-based company said it had profit of 58 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 94...
Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's top official has taken the first steps toward removing a faculty member who was earlier fired from his job as chancellor over his fledgling porn career. The former chancellor, Joe Gow, said Wednesday that interim...
Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin
Eau Claire Leader Telegram. April 21, 2024. Editorial: Judge’s intemperate remarks warrant official review One of our sister papers, the Sawyer County Record, published the results of a yearlong investigation last week. It focused on the accounts of former employees...
Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prison inmate charged with killing her cellmate pleaded not guilty Tuesday to first-degree intentional homicide. Taylor Sanchez, 28, an inmate at the Taycheedah Correctional Institution, entered the plea during her arraignment in Fond du Lac...
Fiserv: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) — BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Fiserv Inc. (FI) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $735 million. The Brookfield, Wisconsin-based company said it had profit of $1.24 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.88 per share....
The pandemic exposed staff shortages at nursing homes. A new White House push aims for a remedy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday said the first rule to set minimum staffing levels at federally funded nursing homes and require that a certain portion of the taxpayer dollars they receive go toward wages for care workers is a long-overdue “milestone” that recognizes...
Prehistoric lake sturgeon is not endangered, US says despite calls from conservationists
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lake sturgeon don't need Endangered Species Act protections, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, saying that stocking programs have helped the prehistoric fish return to areas where they had vanished. The decision ends the Arizona-based Center of...