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How Wisconsin Universities Are Dealing With Coronavirus Outbreak

February 4, 2020 - 12:20pm

Wisconsin universities and students are dealing with fears over the coronavirus outbreak.

UW-La Crosse Defends Handling Of Harassment Allegations, Acknowledges Need For Communication

February 3, 2020 - 5:25am

A UW-La Crosse student called the university system "broken" for failing to take punitive action against her harasser. But a university official continues to defend their investigation.

Wisconsin Special Olympian Wins X Games Gold

January 31, 2020 - 5:00pm

Neillsville snowboarder Daina Shilts competed at six X Games before winning her first gold medal this month. Her long list of accomplishments includes an honorary ESPY and becoming the first woman with an intellectual disability to serve as an ESPN correspondent.

Momentum For Women's Tackle Football Continues As Team Forms In Southeast Wisconsin

January 31, 2020 - 6:00am

On Sunday, Katie Sowers will make history as the first woman to coach a Super Bowl game when the 49ers take on the Chiefs in Miami. Sowers used to play as part of a women's tackle league, which recently gained a new team: the Midwest Mountain Lions.

Madison Shares Plan To Transform 'Sea Of Asphalt' Left Behind By Closed Oscar Mayer Plant

January 30, 2020 - 9:45pm

Hundreds of people lost their jobs when Oscar Mayer shut down its Madison plant in 2017. The city wants to redevelop the area into a new economic and residential center.

America's Black Holocaust Museum Hopes To Reopen Its Doors This Year

January 27, 2020 - 6:05am

America's Black Holocaust Museum plans to reopen its door this summer thanks to a $1 million donation from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.

Wrongfully-Convicted Man Returns To Wisconsin As An Attorney

January 23, 2020 - 1:00pm

Jarrett Adams, who was wrongfully convicted of a crime for which he served 10 years in prison and was later exonerated, is returning to Wisconsin as an attorney, inspired to change the stigmas surrounding the state's incarcerated populations.

Opioid Overdoses, Deaths Down In Madison, Dane County In 2019

January 22, 2020 - 4:40pm

Madison police responded to 10 percent fewer overdoses in 2019 than in 2018, and 30 percent fewer people died from overdoses, according to the Madison Police Department.

He Acted As His High School's 'Indian.' 50 Years Later, He Calls For Ending Native American Mascots.

January 22, 2020 - 5:05am

In 1968, Richie Plass dressed up as his high school's Indian mascot. Today, he's built an exhibit that demonstrates the harms of stereotyping and reducing Native Americans to cartoons.

Red Cliff Awarded $4.8M To Build, Renovate Housing

January 21, 2020 - 7:15am

Red Cliff was the only Wisconsin tribe to be awarded funding, which will enable Red Cliff to build 22 new single-family units and renovate six apartments on its reservation.

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How Wisconsin Universities Are Dealing With Coronavirus Outbreak

UW-La Crosse Defends Handling Of Harassment Allegations, Acknowledges Need For Communication

Wisconsin Special Olympian Wins X Games Gold

Momentum For Women's Tackle Football Continues As Team Forms In Southeast Wisconsin

Madison Shares Plan To Transform 'Sea Of Asphalt' Left Behind By Closed Oscar Mayer Plant

America's Black Holocaust Museum Hopes To Reopen Its Doors This Year

Wrongfully-Convicted Man Returns To Wisconsin As An Attorney

Opioid Overdoses, Deaths Down In Madison, Dane County In 2019

He Acted As His High School's 'Indian.' 50 Years Later, He Calls For Ending Native American Mascots.

Red Cliff Awarded $4.8M To Build, Renovate Housing

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