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Plexus: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 24, 2024 16:47 PM EDT

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

Apr. 24, 2024 16:33 PM EDT

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

Apr. 24, 2024 07:20 AM EDT

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

Apr. 23, 2024 21:30 PM EDT

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

Apr. 23, 2024 07:17 AM EDT

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

Apr. 22, 2024 18:24 PM EDT

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

Apr. 22, 2024 10:04 AM EDT

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...

Republican Wisconsin Senate candidate says he doesn't oppose elderly people voting

Apr. 20, 2024 10:31 AM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican candidate in Wisconsin's closely watched U.S. Senate race emphasized this week that he doesn't oppose elderly people voting after initially saying that “almost nobody in a nursing home" is at a point in life where they are capable of voting. ...

Prosecutor won't bring charges against Wisconsin lawmaker over fundraising scheme

Apr. 19, 2024 16:55 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prosecutor said Friday that she won't bring charges against a Republican lawmaker accused of trying to evade state campaign finance laws in order to unseat the powerful speaker of the Assembly. Waukesha County District Attorney Susan Opper said she...

Kansas adds AJ Storr after he led Wisconsin in scoring this past season

Apr. 18, 2024 19:03 PM EDT

AJ Storr is transferring to Kansas after leading Wisconsin in scoring this past season. Storr said Thursday in a social media post that he was making this decision “with great excitement and humility.” Later Thursday, Kansas announced the additions of Storr and former South...