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 In-state tuition rates at the University of Wisconsin are seeing a hike for the first time in a decade. Yesterday, the Board of Regents approved a proposal from President Jay Rothman that will increase tuition and room and board starting in the fall.  Rothman cited higher operating costs and a one-hundred-30-million-dollar shortfall in Governor Evers’ proposed budget plan as reasoning for the hikes.  Rate increases vary by location but the average annual tuition hike is roughly four-and-half percent for in-state undergrads, close

The Wisconsin man accused of sending threatening messages to Governor Tony Evers is taking a plead deal.  On Wednesday Michael Yaker of Windsor pleaded guilty to threatening former Wisconsin Highway Commissioner Gerald Mandli.  In exchange he had seven other charges dropped, including sending threatening messages to Evers, the Dane County commissioner, and the Dane County sheriff, among others.  He’ll face five years in prison when he’s sentenced in June.

A group of Wisconsin lawmakers is working on a plan to expand Medicaid benefits.  A bipartisan bill introduced this week would allow pregnant, low income mothers to keep Medicaid coverage for a year.  The bill is being co-sponsored by nearly 50 percent of the state legislature.

Vietnam War Veterans from Wisconsin were honored yesterday with a “proper welcome home” event in Milwaukee. Fifty years ago on March 29th, the last of the U.S. troops and prisoners of war came home from Vietnam. During that time, many Vietnam War Veterans weren’t welcomed with open arms because of the controversy of the war. Yesterday a “welcome home” procession took place, followed by a “lived experience” panel discussion by the Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans, and a wreath laying ceremony.

Three teenagers accused of making terroristic threats have pled not guilty in court. An attorney entered the plea as 18-year-old Alex Pataska and 19-year-olds Hunter Gundlach and Brady Hove stood silent yesterday. The three are accused of yelling “you die” at elementary school kids out on recess. Gundlach admitted to driving near the school, but says he never yelled anything out the window. Bullets were found in a backpack in the car, but no weapon was found.

A La Crosse man is facing several felony drug charges after he was revived with Narcan after an overdose. Simon Kleinertz was arraigned yesterday after police were called to a home on Ferry Street for two people who had stopped breathing. Hunter Melby was also taken to the hospital for treatment. Police found over 15-thousand-dollars in cash, marijuana cocaine, mushrooms, LSD, nitrous oxide cannisters, and substances believed to be fentanyl or heroin.

A Madison man is going to federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.  Marion Johnson was sentenced to 60 months behind bars after pleading in September.  Prosecutors say from May 2021 to August 2021, law enforcement agents conducted four controlled buys of meth from Johnson.  The combined amount of methamphetamine from these controlled buys totaled over one pound.

The Day of the Badger is coming off a successful campaign.  The fundraiser brought in more than one-point-five-million-dollars for programs and funds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  The event this week saw over 62-hundred gifts pledged.

Several Madison based chefs could soon be named the best chef in the Midwest.  The James Beard Foundation named five nominees for their 2023 Best Chef: Midwest award.  The nominees include Francesco Mangano of Osteria Papavero and Itaru Nagano and Andrew Kroeger of Fairchild.  The winners will be announced on June 5th.

Milwaukee County is once again listed as one of the least healthiest counties in the state. That’s according to the University of Wisconsin’s annual report on county-level health rankings. Milwaukee County came in at 70 out of the state’s 72 counties. Ozaukee County topped the list as the healthiest county. Since the University began compiling the health rankings in 2011, Ozaukee has been the healthiest county all but two years. Menominee County ranked at the bottom of the list. The rankings