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UW-La Crosse’s former chancellor looks to be on his way out at the university. A faculty panel late on Friday recommended that Joe Gow be fired as a communications professor. Gow lost his job as La Crosse’s chancellor late last year when the university discovered that Gow was making porn movies with his wife, and sharing them on the internet. The faculty panel says Gow has tried to ‘capitalize on the controversy’ he caused. That, the group says, has harmed

There are more worries about the still-flooded Rock River. Folks who live along the river in several spots, but particularly near Lake Koshkonong, say all of the rain this summer has swollen the river to almost-unmanageable levels. The National Weather Service continues to have a Flood Warning in effect for parts of the river in Jefferson and Rock counties. Forecasters say the river will stay high, and in some spots dangerous, until further notice.

The Republican Party is officially nominating Donald Trump as its presidential nominee for a third time.  House Speaker Mike Johnson made the announcement during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee today after Trump secured enough delegate votes to win the nomination.    The convention kicked off two days after Trump was shot in the ear in an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.  Trump, meanwhile, announced Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate and will officially accept the

The Wisconsin Elder Abuse Hotline is getting national recognition. The Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources says it won the U-S-Aging Achievement Award for the hotline. The USAging awards go to institutions that come up with innovative ways to help older adults, disabled people, and their caregivers.

Wisconsin coastal communities are getting almost one-point-three million dollars in grant money. The Wisconsin Department of Administration Coastal Management Program says 31 grants will go toward economic development and protecting natural resources on the Great Lakes. Recipients were recommended by a governor appointed citizen advisory group.

ABOVE PHOTO: Sandi Scott speaks at ACUHO-I conference. For her lifetime of outstanding student service, professional leadership and contributions to the field of campus housing across many universities and organizations, University of Wisconsin-Stout Dean of Students Sandi Scott has received the prestigious international Parthenon Society award. Bestowed by the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International, the Parthenon is the association’s highest honor. Scott, who is UW-Stout’s Title IX coordinator and a member of the Chancellor’s Cabinet, was nominated for the Parthenon

Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival has raised the curtain on three world-premiere performances as part of their upcoming Improbable Fiction new works series. This one-night-only performance will take place on Wednesday, July 24 at 7:30 PM in the Jamf Theatre at Pablo Center, and feature three unique one-act plays: Filthy Animals by Anthony Roytman, The Secret Muse by Mark Evan Chimsky, and Female Nude Seated by Carolyn Gage. Following the presentation of the three plays, audience members will also get to experience

The big show is here. Milwaukee’s Republican National Convention begins today. The speeches, and former President Trump’s first appearance aren’t until later tonight, but there will be activity all day long. Milwaukee Police and the Secret Service say there will be plenty of security at the convention, particularly after the attempt to assassinate former president Donald Trump. The Secret Service is confident in their security plan for the upcoming Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Wisconsin GOP Chair Brian Schimming agrees

There was another water rescue in western Wisconsin. Crews in Gilman say they were called to get someone out of the water at the lake near the Miller Dam in Taylor County. Firefighters say the person was tubing when they fell off the tube. They were then pulled by the boat and injured. Firefighters had to rescue the person because they could not get into the boat on their own. Once on shore, the fire department says the person was

UW-Eau Claire is partnering with the Defense Department on a new kind of paint. The university said last week that it is working with a company from Oak Creek, Wisconsin on a new kind of paint that better will stand-up to rust. Professor Diedra Gerlach is leading the university’s team, but she says some students will help with the project as well. There is funding involved, but no one is saying just how much will be coming to the university.