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Spectrum: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 15, 2024 07:04 AM EST

MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) — MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) — Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (SPB) on Friday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $28.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Middleton, Wisconsin-based company said it had net income of $1.01. Earnings, adjusted to account for...

Wisconsin takes home win streak into matchup with No. 9 Arizona

Nov. 15, 2024 03:52 AM EST

Arizona Wildcats (2-0) at Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) Madison, Wisconsin; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -4.5; over/under is 152.5 BOTTOM LINE: Wisconsin will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when the Badgers take on...

Wisconsin agency issues first round of permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute around reservation

Nov. 14, 2024 17:34 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Enbridge's contentious plan to reroute an aging pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribal reservation moved closer to reality Thursday after the company won its first permits from state regulators. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials...

Study finds Wisconsin voters approved a record number of school referenda

Nov. 14, 2024 13:08 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters saw a record number of school referenda on their ballots in 2024 and approved a record number of the funding requests, according to a report released Thursday. The Wisconsin Policy Forum study found that school districts asked voters to sign...

No. 1 Oregon, Wisconsin have gone in different directions since their last matchup

Nov. 14, 2024 12:25 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When Oregon and Wisconsin last faced off in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day of 2020, the two programs legitimately could have considered themselves on equal footing. They’ve gone in different directions ever since as they prepare to meet again Saturday...

No. 1 Oregon puts its unbeaten record at stake as it visits Wisconsin

Nov. 14, 2024 10:34 AM EST

No. 1 Oregon (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) at Wisconsin (5-4, 3-3), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST (NBC) BETMGM College Football Odds: Oregon by 14 Series record: Tied 3-3 What’s at stake? Oregon attempts to maintain its No. 1 ranking and seeks its first...

Big Ten schedule has No. 1 Oregon visiting Wisconsin while Nebraska faces off with USC

Nov. 14, 2024 07:18 AM EST

Things to watch this week in the Big Ten Conference: Game of the week No. 1 Oregon (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten, No. 1 CFP ) at Wisconsin (5-4, 3-3), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC) In an uninspiring week on the Big Ten calendar, this is the only game matching two...

Wisconsin faces No. 9 Arizona, seeks 4th straight win

Nov. 14, 2024 03:54 AM EST

Arizona Wildcats (2-0) at Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) Madison, Wisconsin; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wisconsin comes into a matchup against No. 9 Arizona as winners of three consecutive games. Wisconsin finished 22-14 overall last season while going...

Investigators believe Wisconsin kayaker faked his own death before fleeing to eastern Europe

Nov. 12, 2024 17:45 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man apparently faked his own drowning this summer so he could abandon his family and flee to eastern Europe, investigators say. Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll said in a news release Friday that the Dodge County Sheriff's Office informed his...

Republican Vos reelected as Wisconsin Assembly speaker despite losing seats, fights with Trump

Nov. 12, 2024 17:01 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans reelected Robin Vos as the speaker of the state Assembly on Tuesday, a position he has held longer than anyone in state history and that he reclaimed despite a challenge from a more conservative lawmaker and Democratic gains in the election. ...