Eagle
LATEST NEWS
Wisconsin has updated immunization requirements for schools, child care. Here's what to know
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has updated its vaccine requirements for school-age children. These new rules will go into effect at the start of the 2024-25 school year. School-age children are not the only ones seeing changes in requirements. The changes have already been in effect for child care programs; however, the first assessment using this criteria will be in spring 2025, Wisconsin DHS' website said. ...
The rules for buying and selling a home in Wisconsin have changed. Here's what to know about how it affects your money.
MILWAUKEE - Wisconsinites need to do more homework before buying or selling their home, after major rule changes in the residential real estate market took effect in August. The way real estate agents get paid is changing, requiring buyers and sellers to make big decisions early on. Those much-anticipated changes are the result of a lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors, which settled last spring. ...
From stem cells to technology, the next Wisconsin RISE initiative focuses on improving health
Today, Aug. 28, 2024, University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin announced that the newest area of focus for the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative, called RISE-THRIVE, will be aimed at advancing health and improving lives. The Wisconsin RISE Initiative, which Mnookin unveiled in February, takes...
Excessive heat hits Wisconsin Tuesday
WISCONSIN — A large portion of the state spent much of Tuesday under an excessive heat warning. While many people stayed inside to avoid the high temperatures, others ventured outside or had to work outdoors. Casey Peckham is from Rice Lake. She’s in Milwaukee visiting family and took her...
Wisconsin man steals utility vehicle and crashes into several signs & parked cars
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – A 20-year-old Wisconsin man was arrested on Sunday morning after stealing a vehicle, crashing into several objects, and then trying to blend in with several unhoused individuals. According to a release, officers with the Madison Police Department were sent to East Wilson Street at John...
Universities of Wisconsin leader says layoffs were needed because of falling demand
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman is defending a leadership decision to lay off tenured faculty as a necessary response to declining enrollment and lagging state aid. Earlier this month, the Board of Regents voted overwhelmingly to lay off 32 tenured faculty members in the College of General Studies from...
AT&T to pay $950,000 to resolve investigation into 911 outage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T has agreed to pay $950,000 after a Federal Communications Commission investigation found the company failed to deliver 911 calls to emergency call centers and did not notify officials during an August 2023 outage, the agency said on Monday.
There are sinkholes in Lake Michigan. Yes, really
I'm Steve Martinez and this is the Daily Briefing newsletter by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sign up here to get it sent to your inbox each morning. It'll be another hot one Tuesday. If skies remain clear, heat indices could climb to 110 degrees again. Most of southern Wisconsin is under an excessive heat watch, could turn into a heat advisory or excessive heat warning. The heat is expected to break Wednesday with a possible thunderstorm. ...
Wisconsin’s inmate population swells as other states limit incarceration and close prisons
Wisconsin’s prison population has swelled since a pandemic dip, complicating efforts to address dangerous conditions that were highlighted in June when prosecutors criminally charged nine Waupun Correctional Institution workers, including the former warden, following multiple prisoner deaths. The state’s adult institutions were locking up nearly 22,800 people as of...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.