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Trump backers try again to recall Wisconsin GOP Assembly speaker as first effort stalls

Mar. 28, 2024 15:24 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Backers of former President Donald Trump are launching a second effort to recall Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office after the first attempt appears to have failed. Recall organizers filed paperwork to start a second recall effort on...

Universities of Wisconsin president proposes 3.75% tuition increase

Mar. 28, 2024 11:28 AM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Tuition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other campuses in the system would increase 3.75% next school year under a recommendation announced Thursday by UW President Jay Rothman. The proposal is up for a vote of approval by the UW Board of Regents on...

Evers signs new laws designed to bolster safety of judges, combat human trafficking

Mar. 27, 2024 15:16 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday signed into law bipartisan bills that are designed to better protect the safety of judges following the killing of a retired judge and combat the rise in human trafficking. In total, Evers signed 29 crime-related bills, most of...

Lands' End: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 27, 2024 07:16 AM EDT

DODGEVILLE, Wis. (AP) — DODGEVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Lands' End Inc. (LE) on Wednesday reported a loss of $8.6 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Dodgeville, Wisconsin-based company said it had a loss of 27 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were...

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

Mar. 27, 2024 07:16 AM EDT

Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. March 25, 2024. Editorial: Mondovi’s purchase will be worth watching We suspect there are going to be a lot of school districts across Wisconsin keeping an eye on Mondovi over the course of the next year. The district’s purchase of five...

Wisconsin, California announce home-and-home football series for 2029 and 2030

Mar. 26, 2024 15:31 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin and California will play a home-and-home series in 2029 and 2030. Under the agreement that was announced Tuesday, Wisconsin will play at California on Sept. 1, 2029. California will visit Wisconsin on Aug. 31, 2030. Wisconsin had been...

Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees

Mar. 26, 2024 15:20 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court ruling that declared some delivery drivers for Amazon were employees as the state argued, not independent contractors as the online retail giant contended. The court, in a unanimous decision, said...

Texas man dies after becoming trapped while cleaning a Wisconsin city's water tank, police say

Mar. 25, 2024 15:39 PM EDT

BLAIR, Wis. (AP) — A Texas man died after he became stuck in a municipal water tank in western Wisconsin as he was cleaning sediment from the tank, authorities said. Carlos Medina, 30, of El Paso, Texas, died Saturday after becoming stuck in the city of Blair's water tank, the...

Ohio State women edge Wisconsin 1-0 to claim Frozen Four championship

Mar. 24, 2024 19:06 PM EDT

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Joy Dunne scored the only goal of the match with 7:12 remaining to spark top-seeded Ohio State to a 1-0 victory over defending-champion and second-seeded Wisconsin in the final of the women's Frozen Four at the Whittemore Center Arena on Sunday. Dunne used...

Museum, historical group launch search for wreckage of ace pilot Richard Bong's crashed plane

Mar. 23, 2024 10:06 AM EDT

SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin museum is partnering with a historical preservation group in a search for the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong's plane in the South Pacific. The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior and the nonprofit World War II...