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“There’s nothing worse than having a child missing:” New missing child alert addresses major issues with amber alerts
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Wisconsin has introduced a new Missing Child Alert system designed to enhance the state’s response to cases involving missing children. Attorney General Josh Kaul, the Wausau Police Department, and several lawmakers discussed the initiative Wednesday. The Amber Alert system has strict criteria that had to...
Smith: Wisconsin coalition forms to support tougher state rules on wake-enhanced boating
A coalition is forming in Wisconsin to support tougher rules on wake-enhanced boating and recommend a framework for statewide legislation on the activity. "Our goal is to be proactive on this very important issue," said Cody Kamrowski, executive director of the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation. "Hopefully we can see a law passed in the...
Big Lots Closing Stores Nationwide, Including Minnesota And Wisconsin Locations
Another one bites the dust! A ton of big businesses have announced closures lately, or at the very least, the scaling back of some of their locations. A recent example of this is Italian chain Buca di Beppo, which abruptly closed thirteen locations across the country over the summer. Another...
Apply for 2025 summer faculty fellowship and regular research grants
The Committee on Research invites applications for the AY25 summer faculty fellowship and regular research grant awards. Through the SFF and RRG programs, the Committee on Research helps Marquette faculty make substantial and rapid advances in specific scholarly projects and stimulates extramural grant applications to support these projects. Application materials,...
Parking procedure changes for move-in, Aug. 21
On Wednesday, Aug. 21, the university will welcome the Class of 2028 to campus. To make the move-in process as smooth as possible for new students and their families, please take note of several disruptions to parking procedures in the coming days. Plan to allow a few extra minutes for...
August primaries set the stage for November elections in Minnesota, Wisconsin
MINNEAPOLIS — The August primaries are in the books in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, setting the table for the main November elections in both states. A jubilant Rep. Ilhan Omar celebrated her win over Don Samuels. In 2022, Omar defeated him by roughly 2,500 votes that primary. This time, she won by a little more than 16,000 votes. She had admitted her near loss was her own fault, that she had taken the race for granted, but this time she put out a massive get-out-the-vote effort. "It's clear she did not do that this time. She spent millions of...
Wisconsin's Paul Hamm had own Olympic gymnastics medal controversy settled in courts 20 years ago
The news that USA gymnast Jordan Chiles will have to surrender her bronze medal, despite potential evidence that could refute the principal issue, surely rings familiar for Wisconsinites who followed the Olympics two decades ago. Waukesha native Paul Hamm won the men's all-around gymnastics title at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, but he...
“What we see today is dire”: Wisconsin facing critical shortage of blood donations
MILWAUKEE – While summer has historically been a difficult time for blood donation centers concerning donations, a Wisconsin blood services non-profit is sounding the alarm about what it’s calling a dangerously low blood supply. Milwaukee-based Versiti says in June alone, the organization saw more than 3,500 appointments missed,...
Vice Presidential Nominee JD Vance to again visit Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – On the day of the 2024 Wisconsin Fall Partisan Primary, the Trump-Vance campaign announced that the vice presidential nominee will be returning to the Badger State. According to a release sent to Local Five, Senator JD Vance (R-OH) is scheduled to deliver remarks in Milwaukee...
Wisconsin election deniers Janel Brandtjen and Tim Ramthun lose in GOP primaries
MADISON — Two of Wisconsin’s most prominent purveyors of election conspiracy theories lost their primary races on Tuesday. In the Republican primary for the 20th Senate District, Sen. Dan Feyen, R-Fond du Lac, prevailed over Tim Ramthun, a Republican from Campbellsport who served in the Assembly from 2019-23 and competed in the 2022...
New legal challenge to Wisconsin’s personalized license plate restrictions
(The Center Square) – There is now a First Amendment challenge to Wisconsin’s personalized license plate restrictions. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty wants a judge to strike down the state law that allows the Department of Motor Vehicles to ban license plates that are deemed “objectionable.” “Every citizen has the First Amendment right to express themselves, and that includes the message they convey with their personalized license plates,”...
Teacher says contract wasn't renewed because he wouldn't use trans students' preferred names
A high school English teacher is suing a Wisconsin school district, alleging it did not renew his contract last year because he refused to use the preferred names of two transgender students. Jordan Cernek's federal lawsuit alleges the Argyle School District violated his constitutional and civil rights to be free...
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