UW System Board of Regents OK $1.96 billion construction budget
MADISON — The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved a $1.96 billion construction and maintenance budget request.The board voted 16-1 to send the request to Gov.
'It's going to be contagious:' MPS students are signing an attendance pledge
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools' leaders are asking students to put it in writing.
FOX6 chases, studies storms with UW students: 'The better we understand it, the safer people are going to be'
MILES CITY, Mont. -- The FOX6 Weather Experts weren't always the experts you know today.
Marquette University uses social media to find owner of rosary found in residence hall back in 1980s
MILWAUKEE -- Marquette University is asking for help through social media to reunite a missing rosary with its owner.On Thursday, July 27, the university said a resident assistant found the rosary in O'Donnell Hall back in the 1980s.
Houston duo accused of stealing textbooks, targeting University of Wisconsin schools
MILWAUKEE -- A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against Ryan Lewis and Genisis Abellar, both of Houston, Texas.According to the indictment, Lewis and Abellar, both 35, stole textbooks from instructors’ offices at several University of Wisconsin System schools, including: University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, University of Wisconsin – Stout, and University of Wisconsin – River Falls.
'This is a momentous day:' Pulaski High School obtains International Baccalaureate status
MILWAUKEE -- Pulaski High School in Milwaukee graduated to an elite level of education on Thursday, July 19.
Saz’s Hospitality Group to be exclusive caterer and operator for UWM's Jan Serr Studio
MILWAUKEE -- Saz's Hospitality Group announced a new partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts, making them the exclusive caterer and operator for a new private events and performance space coming to the city's east side.According to a news release, the new Jan Serr Studio will be located on the top floor of the UWM Kenilworth Square East Building above the original 1914 Ford Model T plan.
UWM student, native of Haiti leads effort to provide shoes for children in need: 'What we do for others is immortal'
MILWAUKEE -- A pair of shoes may seem like a simple thing, but it's a luxury millions of children worldwide don't have.
Cool Spots open at 5 MPS' playgrounds with heat advisory set to take effect this weekend
MILWAUKEE -- With temperatures rising in the Milwaukee area, and a heat advisory set to take effect for all of southeast Wisconsin from noon Friday, June 29 through 7 p.m. Saturday, June 30, "Cool Spots" at five Milwaukee Public Schools' playgrounds opened Thursday morning.Cool Spots, water parks and splash pads are offered as an alternative to opening fire hydrants, which is illegal.According to a news release from City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works officials, when hydrants are opened improperly, the water rushes out uncontrolled, causing water pressure to drop in the area.
Madison Fire Dept. to the rescue: UW student climbs tree, realizes she didn't know how to get down
MADISON -- The City of Madison Fire Department rescued a 20-year-old UW-Madison student who had climbed a tree -- and could not get back down.According to a post on the fire department's website, Engine Company 4 was dispatched to Henry Mall on the UW campus shortly after 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 14.