MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A University of Wisconsin System regents committee has approved a resolution affirming the system's commitment to free speech. The regents' education committee voted unanimously to adopt the resolution Thursday afternoon during a meeting on the UW-Madison campus. Approval would send the resolution on to the full board of regents for consideration on Friday.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A University of Wisconsin System regent committee has approved giving the system's ongoing adult education arm the authority to grant business degrees. The regents' education committee unanimously approved changes to UW-Extension's mission statement on Thursday allowing it to grant business certificates, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees in businesses through the UW System's Flex Option program.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A retired National Parks Service superintendent has been charged with stealing ancient Native American remains from a museum collection in Iowa and keeping them in Wisconsin. Former Effigy Mounds National Monument superintendent Thomas Munson was charged Tuesday with embezzlement. He's expected to be arraigned in federal court in Cedar Rapids next week. The 76-year-old has been the subject of an investigation since 2011, when he […]
A Fond du Lac man accused of threatening an ex girlfriend with a gun at a nail salon has copped a plea. As part of the agreement 19 year old Jerry Yang pleaded no contest to a charge of second degree recklessly endangering safety. Charges of carrying a concealed weapon and disorderly conduct were dismissed and read into the record. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for February 29th. Police say […]
A local firearms instructor says he’s not surprised to see an increase in gun sales. Background checks for gun purchases soared to the highest one-day total ever the day after Thanksgiving in Wisconsin, mirroring a national surge on Black Friday. The Wisconsin Department of Justice conducted more than 1,700 background checks on November 27th. That doesn’t come as a surprise to Fond du Lac firearm instructor Ed Schilling. "Any time […]
A Ripon College political science professor says it remains to be seen if the latest controversial comments by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump hurt him in the polls. Trump drew across the board criticism this week for his call to ban Muslims from entering the United States. Ripon College political science professor Marty Farrell says the concern is that Trump’s comments could embolden the terrorists. "This is exactly what the […]
The Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation president says a new economic forecast shows area business leaders are cautiously optimistic for economic growth in 2016. The forecast was developed with input from 40 private business leaders across the county. FCEDC president Steve Jenkins says among the findings, 42 percent expect the economy to remain stable, but 54 percent felt the economy would be better. Fifty eight percent expected stable […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker's job creation agency is looking for companies willing to travel to a technology trade show in Germany this spring. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is extending invitations to join the Wisconsin delegation at the Hanover Messe trade event for industrial technology in Hanover in late April. The event is expected to draw more than 200,000 attendees and will feature more than 6,600 exhibitors […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison band will be left behind when members make the trip to San Diego in a few weeks for the Holiday Bowl. All freshmen in the band won't be going on the bowl trip for the first time because of budgetary concerns. Band director Mike Leckrone says he was told by the university that he could send about 200 members on […]