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Wisconsin’s longest-serving secretary of state is calling it a career.  Secretary of State Doug La Follette announced his retirement Friday, effective immediately.  The 82-year-old La Follette was just three months into his tenth consecutive term.  He was first elected in 1974, then again in 1982 and had served since then.  Governor Tony Evers appointed former state treasurer Sarah Godlewski to serve out La Follette’s term, which expires in 2027.

The University of Wisconsin System on Friday released more details of a proposal to raise tuition and fees for the 2023-24 school year.  Earlier this month, President Jay Rothman announced plans to raise tuition and fees by about five-percent to keep up with inflation and make sure the UW System remains, as Rothman put it, “financially sustainable.”  If approved, tuition and fees would range from less than 83-hundred dollars at UW-Green Bay to more than eleven-thousand-200 dollars at the flagship UW-Madison.  The

The UW System has narrowed the field to three for the next chancellor of UW-Platteville.  On Friday, UW System President Jay Rothman announced the three finalists.  They are: interim chancellor Tammy Evetovich, UW-Whitewater vice chancellor for student affairs Artanya Wesley, and University of Tennessee-Martinsville interim chancellor Philip Cavalier.  Previous UW-Platteville chancellor Dennis Shields left last June to become president of the Southern University System and chancellor of Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

 According to a national organization, University of Wisconsin-Stout is a great place for veterans and active military members to pursue their higher education goals. The university has again been named a Military Friendly® school, the 14th straight year, receiving a silver designation for 2023-24. UW-Stout has approximately 450 military-affiliated students, who include veterans, current members of the U.S. military (active and reserve) and eligible family members. In the university’s new First Destination report, 100% of veterans who graduated in fall 2021 and spring

The City of Marshfield Parks & Recreation Department announces the passing of Blizzard, the Arctic fox, at Wildwood Zoo. Blizzard was ten years old and had lived at Wildwood since he was just a few months old. At his age, he was considered a senior fox.  Over the past week, the zoo employees and veterinary staff working with Blizzard exhausted all possible treatment options after he was found unable to pass urine or stand without assistance. He was transported to

Democrats at the Wisconsin Capitol want to overhaul the state’s cash bail system.  A handful of lawmakers and some advocacy groups yesterday said they are working on legislation that would replace cash bail with a “dynamic risk assessment system.”   The announcement comes as voters will decide on April 4th whether to change the state’s constitution to make it easier for judges to set higher cash bails, or hold criminal suspects without any bail at all.  The Democrats’ push is unlikely to make

One of Madison’s state senators says people in Wisconsin bought a lot of marijuana in Illinois last year.  State Senator Melissa Agard said yesterday that a new memo from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau found that people from Wisconsin spent 36 million-dollars in taxes alone on legal pot in Illinois.  Agard, has been pushing for  legal marijuana in Wisconsin for years.

Corn, soybeans, tomatoes and peas! Today might also involve planting a few 4 leaf clovers for luck, too. And for this week’s Friday Feel good a lucky conversation turned into much more for one man and the seeds of kindness were planted to help turn his life around.  A Canadian woman sparked a conversation with a homeless man.  20 minutes later, she offered him a job at her farm and he took it.  Here’s Brian Bannister and Danielle MacDuff talking about the

We hope your Irish eyes are smiling on this St. Patrick’s Day, even if our cheeks are more red than green on this chilly Friday. If you’re wondering where to celebrate Irish heritage, these cities won’t disappoint.  Tripping-dot-com has named the seven best cities to get your green on.  Number one on the list is Chicago, where the Chicago River is dyed green.  It’s also home to one of the largest St. Patrick’s Day parades in the country.  Boston comes

A mobile home in Jackson County is a total loss after a fire. Firefighters say no one was home and no one was hurt when the trailer near Alma Center burned. Firefighters from Black River Falls, Clark County, Fairchild, Hixton and Merrillan all played a part in putting out the flames. There’s no word on what started the fire.