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Wisconsin Democrats face hard road in Senate, governor races

By SCOTT BAUERJune 22, 2022 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats gathering for their annual state convention this weekend are focused on reelecting Gov. Tony Evers and defeating Republican Sen.

Marquette gets $15 million from Camping World CEO Lemonis

February 26, 2022 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette University has received a $15 million gift from Marcus Lemonis, Camping World CEO and star of CNBC reality TV show “The Profit," who graduated from the Milwaukee school in 1995.

Marquette to require student vaccinations

June 8, 2021 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Marquette University will require students to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by August to attend classes this fall.

The Wisconsin State Journal reported the university made the announcement Monday.

Hollow Win In Free Speech Case

BY KATHLEEN PARKERJuly 8, 2018 GMT

WASHINGTON — Free speech won; decency lost. In a Wisconsin Supreme Court case resolved Friday, the plaintiff was that rarest of victors these days — a conservative professor defending his freedom of speech rights against a university.

Wisconsin high court sides with fired conservative professor

By IVAN MORENOJuly 6, 2018 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A former Marquette University professor who wrote a blog post criticizing a student instructor he believed shut down debate against gay marriage shouldn't have lost his job because of what he published, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday...

Police: Man wounded in shooting near Marquette campus

October 22, 2017 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Authorities say a man was injured in a shooting near the Marquette University campus in Milwaukee.

The shooting happened just after 6 p.m. Saturday.

Marquette police say the victim was not affiliated with university.