MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is calling the Republican-controlled Legislature into a special session to increase funding for public schools and higher education on the same day the Assembly plans to vote on a veto override. The override of a bill ending a $300 weekly unemployment payment was almost certain to fail because there aren’t enough Republicans to vote for them without Democrats crossing sides. Likewise, Evers’ special […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Public Instruction says a southeastern Wisconsin school district's investigation into complaints of racism was shoddy. Jessie Mchomvu filed a complaint with the Cedarburg School District last year alleging her bi-racial child heard another student at the high school praising Kyle Rittenhouse and vowing to drive a vehicle through Black Lives Matter protesters. Rittenhouse shot two people to death during a police brutality […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report finds that children held at Wisconsin's youth prison are growing more frustrated and staff seem defeated. The state Department of Corrections released the latest report Monday from a court-appointed monitor assigned to periodically check conditions at the youth prison outside Irma. According to the report, monitor Teresa Abreau visited the facility on June 24. Children complained that the staff uses excessive force, confines […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican head of the Wisconsin Assembly elections committee says she will ensure there is a “comprehensive, forensic examination” of ballots cast in the 2020 presidential election at the same time the state’s nonpartisan audit bureau conducts a review. The broadened investigation announced Monday comes amid pressure from former President Donald Trump and other national Republicans to take a closer look in Wisconsin. President Joe Biden […]
An All or Nothing Wisconsin Lottery Lotto ticket worth $100,000 is set to expire this Friday, July 30, 2021, if the winner does not claim their prize. Purchased at the Station Prospect LLC (330 Prospect Ave) in North Fond Du Lac for the January 31, 2021 Midday drawing, the winning ticket must be claimed at one of the Lottery offices in Madison or Milwaukee or mailed to PO Box 777, Madison, WI 53774. All or […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy says he’s optimistic that quarterback Aaron Rodgers will play for them this season but added that the three-time MVP hasn’t told him about his plans. Murphy’s comments followed an NFL Network report that Rodgers has indicated to people close to him that he does plan to play for the Packers this season. The Packers hold their first training camp […]
A missing teenage boy has been found safe in Dodge County. Shortly before 7pm Sunday the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing 14-year-old who had left Crystal Lake Beach Park in the town of Beaver Dam. The high-functioning special needs child left the area about an hour before this was reported to law enforcement. After a brief search, Dodge County’s Child Abduction Response Team (CART) was activated to assist with the search. A […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System plans to offer nearly $500,000 in scholarships this fall to students who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus. Vaccinated students at campuses with at least 70% of the student body vaccinated by Oct. 15 will be entered into a drawing. Seventy winners will each receive a $7,000 scholarship. System President Tommy Thompson says he's pushing hard because getting to 70% would […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More groups are calling on Wisconsin’s attorney general to remove the head of the state’s Natural Resources Board before its August meeting. Fred Prehn, whose six-year term expired on May 1, has refused to vacate his position, citing a state law that allows him to continue to serve until the state Senate confirms his replacement. Republicans control the Senate and have yet to schedule a confirmation […]