MADISON, Wis. (AP) — GOP lawmakers rejected funding Thursday for the University of Wisconsin's top priority, the replacement of an engineering building on its flagship Madison campus, approving allocations for about 60% of the state government and UW projects sought by Gov.
Protester involved in pulling down abolitionist’s statue in Wisconsin gets 6 months in jail
May 26, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man who drove the car that helped pull down the statue of a Civil War hero and abolitionist outside of the Wisconsin state Capitol during a night of protests in 2020 has been sentenced to six months in jail.
Wisconsin man charged with hacking sports betting accounts
May 19, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has been charged in a plot to hack and steal from thousands of sports betting accounts, court documents show.
Joseph Garrison, 18, and others allegedly stole roughly $600,000 from 1,600 accounts on an unnamed sports betting site.
Wisconsin Republicans vote to spend $125 million to combat PFAS pollution, but not right away
May 19, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans voted Thursday to put $125 million aside to combat pollution from so-called forever chemicals, but delayed a decision on how exactly to spend the money.
The influx of money to deal with PFAS pollution comes after Republicans for years have declined to spend as much on water pollution as Democratic Gov.
Fire chief: 4 hurt in explosion at Madison condo building
May 10, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Four people were injured in an apparent explosion at a Madison condominium building Tuesday evening, the city’s fire chief said.
One person was taken to an area hospital by ambulance, and three other people transported themselves for treatment of minor injuries, Madison Fire Chief Chris Carbon said.
US probes complaint that woman was trapped in flaming SUV
May 5, 2023 GMTDETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators are investigating possible electrical problems in older Dodge Journeys after a woman was trapped and died when her SUV caught fire in December.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's investigating whether inoperative door locks and windows can prevent people from getting out of the SUVs during an emergency.
Wisconsin receiver Allen arrested on concealed weapon charge
May 1, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wide receiver Markus Allen is facing a charge of carrying a concealed weapon after officers found a gun on him at a block party over the weekend, Madison police said Monday.
Gov. Evers pardons nearly 160 people, extending state record
April 7, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers pardoned nearly 160 more people on Friday, most of them for relatively low-level offenses ranging from drug dealing and possession to theft.
That extends his record number of pardons to 933 during four years in office, easily the most of any Wisconsin governor.
Wisconsin Gov. Evers signs GOP cash bail bill into law
April 5, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a Republican-backed bill into law Wednesday that clarifies when a newly passed state constitutional amendment will make it harder for defendants to get out of jail on bail.
Wisconsin lawmakers approve settlement with factory farm
March 28, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature's finance committee approved a $215,000 deal Tuesday between the state Justice Department and a factory farm to settle pollution allegations.
UW budget plan would drive up student costs as much as 5.4%
March 17, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman's plan to increase tuition, fees and room and board costs next year would drive up undergraduate student expenses as much as 5.4% next year, according to an analysis released Friday.
Ex-Wisconsin college student faces federal threat charges
March 15, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a former University of Wisconsin-Madison student accused of threatening people at the school, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
The grand jury in Madison indicted 32-year-old Arvin Raj Mathur on six counts of transmitting communications containing threats to injure other persons.
UW System leader will ask regents for 5% tuition increase
March 2, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System students would face a 5% tuition increase next year under a plan the system's president, Jay Rothman, unveiled Thursday.
Rothman told the state Assembly's universities committee that he will ask the Board of Regents at its April meeting to approve the increase for the 2023-2024 academic year.
3 state office buildings near state Capitol may be sold
March 2, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is calling for selling a historic state office building near the state Capitol, as well as two other large office buildings blocks from the Capitol, as part of a plan that would reduce state government's footprint in Madison by nearly 30%.
Lawsuit: Remove blockades in Wisconsin tribal land dispute
March 1, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Northern Wisconsin land owners have asked a federal judge to order the removal of barricades set up by a Native American tribe in a decadelong dispute over roads it claims were illegally built on tribal land.
Wisconsin Republicans push tighter budget, downplay surplus
March 1, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican legislative leaders downplayed the state's record budget surplus Wednesday, even as Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has pushed for massive spending increases on K-12 education, tax cuts and funding for local governments.
Evers proposes $3.8 billion in state building projects
March 1, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday proposed spending $3.8 billion on building projects in 28 counties around the state, with nearly half directed toward work across the University of Wisconsin System.
Republican lawmakers propose limiting UW tuition increases
February 28, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican head of the state Assembly's higher education committee wants to limit future University of Wisconsin tuition increases to no more than the rate of inflation, an idea unveiled Tuesday that comes after a decade of frozen tuitions.
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Evers wants extended bar hours for Republican convention
February 27, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers wants bars to stay open until 4 a.m. next year for the Republican Party's national convention in Milwaukee.
A provision in Evers' budget proposal would allow bars in 14 counties surrounding Milwaukee to extend their hours to accommodate convention-goers, CBS 58 in Milwaukee reported Monday.
Suspect wanted by Madison police fatally shot inside store
February 25, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man wanted by Madison police died after being shot and barricading himself inside a convenience store restroom, authorities said.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation says Madison police officers were trying to arrest the suspect Friday afternoon when the suspect barricaded himself inside the restroom, officers heard gunfire, and the suspect was found dead.
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DNR board member wants more money to maintain public land
February 22, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources needs to spend more money to protect wildlife and maintain facilities on public land, a conservative-leaning member of the agency's policy board said Wednesday.
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Rebecca Blank, who led University of Wisconsin, dies at 67
February 19, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Rebecca Blank, an economist who served as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has died, less than a year after announcing that she had an aggressive form of cancer.
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Evers defends Wisconsin paid leave plan criticized by GOP
February 16, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said Thursday that Republicans in control of the Wisconsin Legislature should be open to his idea of funding a new three-month family leave program covering most private-sector workers, arguing that it would help with recruitment and retainment efforts.
Highlights of Wisconsin Gov. Evers’ $104 billion budget plan
February 16, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers released his 2023-25 budget to the Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday. He detailed plans to boost school funding and cut taxes, but Republicans have promised to scrap most of Evers' ideas and start from scratch, as they have in the last two budget cycles.
Evers pushing for tax cuts, new paid family leave program
February 16, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers made a plea for bipartisanship with the unveiling of a nearly $104 billion state budget Wednesday that includes a new paid family leave program for most public and private-sector workers, tax cuts for the middle class, a plan to keep the Milwaukee Brewers in their stadium until at least 2043 and higher spending for public schools.
Evers wants to give Brewers nearly $300M to repair stadium
February 14, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers wants to hand the Milwaukee Brewers nearly $300 million from Wisconsin's budget surplus to enact repairs and renovations at American Family Field.
The governor's office announced Tuesday that his executive budget will include $290 million from the surplus for stadium repairs.
Wisconsin Gov. Evers details tax plan to boost middle class
February 13, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers released more specifics on how he plans to direct tax benefits toward low-income and middle-class Wisconsin earners under his executive budget.
Biden rallies workers in Wisconsin after big speech
February 8, 2023 GMTDeFOREST, Wis. (AP) — Fresh from his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden rallied supporters in Wisconsin on Wednesday, preparing for an expected reelection announcement this spring and trying to shore up the backing of working-class voters who have edged away from Democrats in recent years.
Trump campaign staff on 2020 election lies: ‘fan the flame’
February 3, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A newly released audio recording offers a behind-the-scenes look at how former President Donald Trump’s campaign team in a pivotal battleground state knew they had been outflanked by Democrats in the 2020 presidential election.
Biden set to visit Madison area after State of the Union
February 3, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to visit the Madison area the day after he gives the State of the Union speech.
The White House announced Friday that Biden will visit the region on Wednesday.
Prosecutors won’t charge deputy who killed man in October
February 2, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors announced Thursday that they won’t charge a Dane County Sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a man in October.
The Wisconsin State Journal reported that Deputy Cody Woods opened fire on 46-year-old Quantaze Campbell just after 6 p.m.
Survey: UW students afraid to express views in class
February 1, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Most students who responded to a survey about free speech on University of Wisconsin campuses said they're afraid to express their views on controversial topics in class because they fear other students won't agree or it could hurt their grades, according to findings released Wednesday.
Wisconsin GOP signals possible movement on PFAS pollution
January 31, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans signaled Tuesday they may be willing to spend more to address PFAS contamination this legislative session after research showed the toxic chemicals have seeped into the waters of Green Bay.
Ice fisherman on ATV dies in Lake Waubesa in Dane County
January 29, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities early on Sunday recovered the body of a 45-year-old fisherman whose ATV likely fell through weak ice on Lake Waubesa.
The Dane County sheriff's office said it was notified late Saturday that the man had not returned home as expected.
Feds sue Wisconsin military department over discrimination
January 27, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal attorneys have filed a lawsuit alleging that the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs refused to pay a woman applying for a supervisor position as much as male candidates.
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UW System bans TikTok use on system devices
January 24, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System officials said Tuesday that they will ban the use of TikTok on system devices.
System spokesman Mark Pitsch told The Associated Press about the move in email statements.
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Man gets life without parole in UW-Madison student’s slaying
January 20, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge on Friday sentenced a man convicted of killing a University of Wisconsin-Madison student in 2008 to life in prison without parole.
David Kahl, 56, pleaded guilty in October to first-degree intentional homicide in the strangulation and stabbing death of 21-year-old Brittany Zimmerman.
Wisconsin continues domination over Penn St. with 63-60 win
January 18, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wisc. (AP) — Steven Crowl scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Wisconsin held on to continue its Madison mastery over Penn State, beating the Nittany Lions 63-60 on Tuesday night.
Tyler Wahl returned to the lineup for Wisconsin (12-5, 4-3 Big Ten) following a three-game absence from the lineup due to injury in which the Badgers lost all three.
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Kaul asks Legislature for $2.2M to keep school safety office
January 13, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul is asking Gov. Tony Evers and he Republican-controlled Legislature for $2.2 million in the next state budget to keep the state Justice Department's Office of School Safety going.
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Judge orders Wisconsin DOJ agent to stand trial in shooting
January 6, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin Department of Justice agent who wounded an unarmed Black man during a Madison traffic stop last year must stand trial over whether the shooting was justified.
Store in Luck, Wisconsin, sells winning $15m lottery ticket
January 5, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The city of Luck, Wisconsin, is living up to its namesake.
WISN-TV reported Thursday that someone bought a $15.1 million Megabucks-winning ticket at Wayne’s Food Plus grocery store in the northwestern Wisconsin city.
DNR cleaning up after fire sends butter into sewer
January 5, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resource is helping local government workers clean up after a fire flooded a dairy plant with butter.
The fire broke out in a butter storage room at the Associated Milk Producers, Inc., facility in Portage around 9 p.m.
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Evers meets with mayors of Wisconsin’s 5 largest cities
January 4, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers met with the mayors of Wisconsin’s five largest cities behind closed doors for about an hour on Wednesday, one of the first official acts of his second term.
The meeting comes as Evers and the Legislature weigh making substantial changes to how local governments, including cities, are funded.