ALL classes that start at 4:00 p.m. or later Monday CANCELED at UW-Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE -- ALL classes that start at or after 4:00 p.m. Monday, March 13th will be CANCELED at UW-Milwaukee due to the winter weather.According to a statement from UWM officials, university buildings will remain open.

March Madness: No. 8 Badgers to face No. 9 Virginia Tech; No. 10 Marquette to play No. 7 South Carolina

MILWAUKEE -- On Selection Sunday, March 12, we learned the No. 8 seed Wisconsin Badgers will face No. 9 Virginia Tech Thursday, March 16th in Buffalo, New York -- and the No. 10 Marquette University Golden Eagles will face No. 7 South Carolina on Friday, March 17th in Greenville, South Carolina.

Gov. Walker shuts down idea that MPS should be sole charter school authorizer

FOND DU LAC COUNTY -- Governor Scott Walker shut down the idea that Milwaukee Public Schools should be the only charter school authorizer in Milwaukee.MPS Superintendent Darienne Driver said Wednesday, March 8th that charter school operators spend too much time figuring out who to charter with, and what buildings to use, and not enough time on student achievement.

Lady Novas are going to state and thanks to you, they can pay for the trip too!

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Academy of Science Lady Novas are going to the WIAA state tournament -- and thanks to the response of people in Milwaukee, they're now going to be able to pay for things like transportation and hotels.The girls had a $5,000 goal on Go Fund Me -- and in the last 24 hours, they met and exceeded that goal.

Job fair: MPS seeks teachers, paraprofessionals, support staff for 2017-18 school year

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools hosting an informational job fair on Saturday, March 11th in its search for teachers, paraprofessionals and support staff for the 2017-18 school year.Individuals interested in applying can learn more at the job fair from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Milwaukee High School of the Arts, 2300 W.

"On the Issues:" MPS superintendent discusses strengths and challenges facing the district

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Darienne Driver was the featured guest for "On the Issues" with Mike Gousha on Wednesday, March 8th.Superintendent Driver talked about the strengths and challenges facing the district.Dr.

Marquette women win first EVER Big East Championship, defeating DePaul 86-78

MILWAUKEE -- Natisha Hiedeman scored 28 points, hitting six 3-pointers, and Amani Wilborn added 20 points to help Marquette secure a trip to the NCAA Tournament with an 86-78 victory over DePaul to win the Big East crown Tuesday night, March 7th.It's the first Big East championship for the Golden Eagles (25-7).Marquette opened the fourth quarter with a 9-2 run to take a 10-point lead and held on late after a turnover and a couple missed foul shots allowed top-seeded DePaul (26-7) to get within 83-78 with 23 seconds left on Jessica January's 3.But the top-seeded Blue Demons wasted one last opportunity with a turnover with 4 seconds left, one of six in the fourth quarter for the team.A Marquette-friendly crowd roared after the final buzzer with the school hosting the tourney on campus at the cozy Al McGuire Center.

Marquette women enjoy home court advantage during Big East Tournament: "Our chemistry is the best it's ever been"

MILWAUKEE -- The excitement of March Madness could be felt on the Marquette University campus Monday, March 6th as the Big East Tournament rolled on.Marquette and Creighton tipped off at 3:00 p.m. Monday.

Marquette women beat No. 23 Creighton in Big East semis

MILWAUKEE — Amani Wilborn shot 7 of 12 from the field, made 7 of 8 free throws and finished with a career-high 21 points, four assists and two steals to help Marquette beat No. 23 Creighton 72-65 on Monday to advance to the championship game of the Big East Tournament.Allazia Blockton added 19 points and seven rebounds, while Danielle King scored 18 with five rebounds and five assists for third-seeded Marquette (24-7).

MU women open Big East Tournament play with win over Georgetown

MILWAUKEE -- The Marquette University women's basketball team opened Big East Tournament play in downtown Milwaukee Sunday, March 5th with a very specific game plan for Georgetown.

Marquette's Markus Howard elected as member of Big East All-Freshman team

NEW YORK — Villanova's Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson were among the four unanimous selections to the All-Big East first team Sunday.Marcus Foster of Creighton and Angel Delgado of Seton Hall were also unanimous choices.Trevon Bluiett of Xavier and Andrew Chrabascz of Butler also were named to the six-man first team.Hart and Bluiett were selected to the first team for the second year in a row.Hart, a 6-foot-5 senior guard who was the preseason player of the year, led the conference in scoring (18.7), was fourth in rebounding (6.5) and sixth in steals (1.5).Brunson, a 6-2 sophomore, averaged 14.8 points, was second in the conference in assists (4.3) and shot 53.6 percent from the field.Foster, a junior guard, finished second in the Big East in scoring (18.5), losing the scoring title to Hart by three points.Delgado, a junior, led the nation in rebounding (13.1) and averaged 15.7 points.The second team was Kelan Martin of Butler, Justin Patton of Creighton, Rodney Bullock and Kyron Cartwright of Providence, and Khadeen Carrington of Seton Hall.Kamar Baldwin of Butler, Patton, and Marcus LoVett and Shamorie Ponds of St.