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UW board to vote on whether to fire system president

Local News

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents scheduled a vote today to consider firing the system's president, who refused their offer to quietly resign because he said no reason had been given for the surprise ouster. Jay Rothman said in two letters sent to regents ...

UW board votes to fire system president

Wisconsin News

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The board that runs the Universities of Wisconsin voted unanimously Tuesday to fire the system's president, drawing the ire of Republican lawmakers who called it a "partisan hatchet job." Jay Rothman had refused an offer from the board of regents to quietly resign, ...

American journalist released — Iraqi officials

International News

BAGHDAD (AP) — American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad streetcorner last week, has been released, two Iraqi officials with direct knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday. The development came after the powerful Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah ...

Shop on IM’s north side to reopen as Sugar Jets & Billie’s

Local News

IRON MOUNTAIN — Claire Rhode and Mariah Schewe are teaming up to reopen a north side business that will provide the original menu items as well as some new ones. Schewe started Billie’s Frozen Yogurt Shop in 2022 but was forced to close in fall 2024. Rhode, who operates Sugar Jets food ...

Crivitz woman killed in UTV rollover crash

Local News

MARINETTE, Wis. — A Crivitz, Wis., woman died and a passenger was injured in a UTV rollover crash Saturday afternoon in the Town of Stephenson, Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller reports. An off-duty Marinette County Sheriff’s detective reported just after 3 p.m. Saturday coming ...