NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Gass, CEO of department store chain Kohl’s, is stepping down from her role early next month and will become the president of denim giant Levi Strauss & Co. Levi’s said in a release that Gass will start on Jan. 2 and the board of directors has put in motion a succession plan for her to succeed Chip Bergh, president and CEO in the next 18 […]
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Mike McCarthy put off questions about his return to Green Bay as long as possible. When the Dallas Cowboys coach finally had to talk about his old coaching home, he interrupted with an expletive as a reporter prone to queries on X's and O's went with a touchy-feely one. “You guys are trying to make me cry,” McCarthy said, drawing hearty laughs. “Why don’t you ask […]
Tuesday is election day. The polls open at 7am and are open until 8pm. Common Cause in Wisconsin director Jay Heck says you can register to vote on Election Day. You are required to show a photo ID before you vote. Heck says if you don't have an acceptable ID you can ask for and vote with what's called a provisional ballot. If you cast a provisional ballot you must […]
Tuesday is election day. The polls open at 7am and are open until 8pm. Common Cause in Wisconsin director Jay Heck says you can register to vote on Election Day. You are required to show a photo ID before you vote. Heck says if you don't have an acceptable ID you can ask for and vote with what's called a provisional ballot. If you cast a provisional ballot you must […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — School choice — allowing taxpayer money to pay for private school tuition instead of only financing public schools — has become another front in the partisan battles over education this election season. But low-income parents in urban neighborhoods say such programs are the only way their children can afford to attend faith-based institutions. In Milwaukee, where voucher programs were introduced three decades ago, parents in some African […]
Moraine Park Technical College is making one last push for their major building referendum to upgrade programs and facilities. College president Bonnie Baerwald says the $55 million referendum is vital to making changes and growth happen at a time when technology and automation are influencing industry so rapidly. The referendum would allow Moraine Park to borrow funds for four major projects including renovating the manufacturing and trade center, and the health services and nursing wing […]
Moraine Park Technical College is making one last push for their major building referendum to upgrade programs and facilities. College president Bonnie Baerwald says the $55 million referendum is vital to making changes and growth happen at a time when technology and automation are influencing industry so rapidly. The referendum would allow Moraine Park to borrow funds for four major projects including renovating the manufacturing and trade center, and the health services and nursing wing […]
ROCK COUNTY, Wis. (AP) — Three people died and three others were hurt after a driver ran a stop sign in southern Wisconsin. Rock County Sheriff’s Sgt. Peter Falk said the crash happened around 9:45 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Highway 11 and Highway H in the town of Center. Falk said that a southbound Nissan Maxima failed to stop at the stop sign at Highway 11 before a […]
ROCK COUNTY, Wis. (AP) — Three people died and three others were hurt after a driver ran a stop sign in southern Wisconsin. Rock County Sheriff’s Sgt. Peter Falk said the crash happened around 9:45 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Highway 11 and Highway H in the town of Center. Falk said that a southbound Nissan Maxima failed to stop at the stop sign at Highway 11 before a […]