Month: April 2020

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin President Ray Cross says the coronavirus outbreak that's already led to the suspension of all in-person spring classes could also force changes to the fall semester that's scheduled to begin in August. Cross told the university's Board of Regents on Thursday that UW was working on various scenarios based on rapidly changing conditions. The flagship UW-Madison campus announced Thursday that it was moving […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — First Joe Biden, and now Bernie Sanders, is endorsing a pair of Wisconsin school district referendum votes that are on Tuesday's ballot. Biden, the former vice president and Democratic presidential front-runner, announced on Tuesday that he was in support of the referendums in Milwaukee and Racine. Sanders, a senator from Vermont, added his backing on Thursday. The Milwaukee referendum would cost taxpayers $87 million while the […]

If you haven’t filled out the census materials you received in the mail recently you still have plenty of time…but officials say just make sure to do it.  Fond  du Lac Area United Way director Amber Kilawee says the census is mandatory, but it’s fairly easy to fill out and it only takes a few minutes to finish.  "We need to make sure that people are counted.  Over 130 programs count on […]

WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) — Many dairy processing plants across Wisconsin have more product than they can handle and that's forced farmers to begin dumping their milk down the drain. That's the case at Golden E Dairy near West Bend. Farmer Ryan Elbe says they are dumping about about 30,000 gallons a day. The coronavirus has dried up the marketplace for dairy products as restaurants, schools and business in food […]

The Democratic National Committee is delaying its convention until the week of Aug. 17. The move comes after prospective nominee Joe Biden said he didn't think it was possible to hold a normal convention in July because of the coronavirus. The viral pandemic is forcing Democrats and Republicans to take a close look at their summer conventions, which typically kick off the general election season. Republicans are expressing confidence they […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate's Democratic minority leader says she won't seek re-election this fall. Jennifer Shilling announced her decision Thursday. She said in a statement that her sons are in high school and middle school and her time with them at home is running out. She also says she wants to explore new opportunities. Shilling is nearing the end of her third term in the Senate after […]