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New Study Finds Wisconsin Public Schools Are Some Of The Best In The U.S.
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – According to a WalletHub survey released this week, Wisconsin’s public school systems rank fifth out of all 50 states. The study considered several dozen quality and safety-related indicators, including graduation rates, test scores, and student-to-teacher ratios. According to the study, Wisconsin ranked in the top five in several testing areas, including math scores, median SAT scores, and dropout rates.
Keith Urban’s Outfit Under Fire From Popular Wisconsin Gas Station
Kwik Trip gas station has ignited a social media frenzy after calling out country music superstar Keith Urban for his questionable fashion choice at a recent show in Wisconsin. Kwik Trip vs. Buc-ee's. Let me just start by saying I have never been to a Buc-ee's gas station before, BUT...
Warning: Don’t Shake Vending Machines In Wisconsin
We've all seen or been a part of a situation involving a vending machine and a stuck piece of candy. The first instinct is to try and get the candy loose ourselves or just move on with our day leaving it for someone else to mess with. There are a...
Wisconsin Water Utility Shocked Me With Urgent Phone Call
I got a call yesterday that shocked me for good and bad reasons, but in the end, I'm glad they called. The call came in the afternoon, and it certainly sent me into a mini panic to get to the source of their call and avoid a huge cost down the road.
Advia CU Donates $11K to Support Victims of Tornadoes
KALAMAZOO, Mich.–Advia Credit Union has contributed $11,000 to ECHO, Inc. through its Advancing Lives Grants to assist Wisconsin tornado victims. ACU said the donation is part of a broader initiative that has raised $35,000 for the community. Based in Janesville, Wis., ECHO is a nonprofit organization that has played...
Madison man sentenced to more than three years for fentanyl trafficking, DOJ reports
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A Madison man was sentenced Tuesday to more than three-and-a-half-years in federal prison for attempting to possess fentanyl with intention to distribute it, the Department of Justice reported on Wednesday. According to the DOJ, Jontell Shepherd will then have three years of supervised release following the...
Madison firefighters rescue person trapped under boat trailer
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - An individual suffered serious injuries Wednesday afternoon after getting dragged over two dozen feet by a boat and trailer that rolled down a long driveway on Madison’s north side. Witnesses told the Madison Fire Department that a person was ran over by a boat trailer...
'Angels in America' at UW-Madison looks back at AIDS crisis
When young actors perform classic works by Virginia Woolf, Alice Childress and William Shakespeare, part of the challenge is imagining the world as it was back then. How did people think, dress and speak to each other? What behavior was accepted, and what was taboo?. The 1980s and ’90s was...
4 women from UW-Madison’s rowing team will compete for gold at Paris Olympics
The old joke about rowing, Lauren O’Connor said, is that it’s the only sport to have roots as a form of corporal punishment. “You could go to prison, or you could row on the boats that were taking people across the ocean and doing this really, really hard labor,” she said.
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