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Evers vetoes transgender high school athletics ban

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill Tuesday that was passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature to ban high school transgender athletes from competing on teams that align with their gender identity. Evers had promised to veto the bill ever since it was ...

Wisconsin native, last survivor of USS Arizona, dies at 102

HONOLULU (AP) — Lou Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 102. Conter passed away on Monday at his home in Grass Valley, California, following congestive heart failure, his ...

Wisconsin Gov. Evers takes action on mental health bills

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Friday signed legislation that helps expand the state’s crisis care infrastructure for people experiencing a mental health crisis by setting criteria and funding for two new centers. The governor, at the same time, vetoed a bill that would have allowed ...

Powerball jackpot at $975 million

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $975 million for today after no one matched the six numbers drawn Saturday night, continuing a nearly three-month stretch without a big winner. The winning numbers were: 12, 13, 33, 50, 52 and the red Powerball 23. No ...

Lakeland University’s Green Bay center to move to NWTC campus

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is welcoming Lakeland University to its main campus in a move that will bring the two institutions together under one roof. Lakeland will relocate its Green Bay Center to NWTC’s main campus. The center, one of six that Lakeland has ...

Bill to be introduced requiring carbon monoxide detectors in schools

Madison, Wis. — State Reps. Jeff Mursau, R-Crivitz, Rob Swearingen, R-Rhinelander, and David Steffen, R-Howard, announced they will introduce legislation that would require Wisconsin schools to have carbon monoxide detectors throughout their buildings. Schools are already required to adopt ...