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UW Starts Accelerated Nursing Program To Deal With Shortage

The University of Wisconsin is starting an accelerated nursing program in May to deal with a statewide shortage. The Wisconsin Center for Nursing Research projects a shortage of 20-thousand nurses in ...

Eau Claire Bus System Gets $5M Federal Grant

A five-million dollar grant from the U-S Department of Transportation will be used to help pay for a new transit center and multi-purpose building in downtown Eau Claire. The complex would include two...

Driver Killed in Two-Car Crash

The Dane County Sheriff's Office is investigating a two-vehicle crash in Cross Plains that left a driver dead. A concerned citizen called to report a car driving all over County Road around 3 P-M Frid...

Wisconsin Republicans Start Lining Up Against President's Tariff Plan

They're in the same party, but Wisconsin Republicans like House Speaker Paul Ryan, U-S Senator Ron Johnson and Governor Scott Walker are speaking out against the president's plan to add tariffs to ste...

Jacque State Senate Campaign Announces Endorsements from Manitowoc County Town Officials

1st State Senate District candidate and current 2nd Assembly District Representative Andr Jacque (R - De Pere) announced additional endorsements today from a majority of current town officials, includ...

Traffic Stop Leads to Short Chase, Fugitive Arrest

A Madison man wanted on multiple felony warrants is in custody after a short vehicle chase on Highway 30. A Dane County sheriff's deputy attempted to pull over 42-year-old Jerome Wheeler Thursday nigh...

Coalition Heads to Washington in Support of Great Lakes Restoration

With shorelines on two of the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, Wisconsin has a vested interest in keeping the Great Lakes clean. Tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday, a coalition representin...

19-Year-Old Faces Drug Possession Charges After Crashing Into Police Car

Madison police say a 19-year-old man was cited for failure to yield and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after he smashed his vehicle into a police squad car at around 2:45 A-M Wednesday...

Killing Girlfriend's 2-Year-Old Daughter Sends Man To Prison For 20 Years

A Dane County judge has imposed a 20-year prison sentence on a man convicted of killing his girlfriend's daughter. Joshua Gehde was watching the two-year-old girl in April 2016 when he found her unres...

Foxconn Plan For Lake Michigan Water Draws Opposition

Environmental activists and people living near the place where Foxconn Technology Group plans to build a huge electronics plant are speaking out against plans to pull water from Lake Michigan. Wiscons...