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In this screen grab from video, former Wisconsin governors Jim Doyle and Scott Walker are joining together to call for people to get the COVID-19 vaccine in a new public service television advertisement. The spot released Thursday, June 10, 2021, produced by UW Health, features the Republican Walker placing a Zoom call to Doyle, a Democrat. Both are in their personal offices and never appear in the same room together.(UW Health via AP)
Former rivals Walker, Doyle join together to promote vaccine

By Scott Bauer Jun. 10, 2021 02:10 AM EDT

Wisconsin health officials order fraction of vaccine doses

By Todd Richmond May. 06, 2021 02:34 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health officials said Thursday that they've ordered only a fraction of the COVID-19 vaccine doses the federal government had set...

UW students who get vaccinated won't be tested for virus

By Scott Bauer Apr. 07, 2021 03:58 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin students who get vaccinated for COVID-19 will no longer have to be tested weekly for the virus under a policy...

FILE - In this May 16, 2015 file photo, Chancellor Rebecca M. Blank, walks in a procession at the start of the University of Wisconsin-Madison spring commencement ceremony in Madison, Wis. A normal fall semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will depend on the pace of vaccinations for faculty, staff and students, Blank said Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)
Blank: Normal fall semester at UW hinges on vaccinations

Mar. 03, 2021 12:51 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Janestown Gazette. February 19, 2021. Editorial: Local progress against COVID-19 encouraging If you doubt the...

UW-Madison issues warning amid spike in COVID-19 cases

By Scott Bauer Feb. 19, 2021 01:43 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison warned of a recent spike in COVID-19 cases Friday, a day after a more contagious variant of the virus...

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2017, file photo, former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson speaks at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Thompson, the current University of Wisconsin System President, announced Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, that he wants most classes to be taught in-person this fall, saying it's time to give students a typical college experience again. (Michael P. King/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
Thompson wants 75% of UW classes in-person this fall

By Todd Richmond Feb. 18, 2021 10:20 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2020 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a news conference in Kenosha, Wis. Gov. Evers plans to call on the Republican-controlled Legislature to join him in passing a two-year budget he is presenting as a "bounce back" plan to help the state recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Evers released excerpts from his speech before he was to deliver it in a pre-recorded message to the Legislature on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. evening. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Evers calls for more education spending, $1 billion tax hike

By Scott Bauer Feb. 16, 2021 02:49 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press Feb. 03, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Wisconsin State Journal. January 26, 2021. What’s this? Cooperation at the state Capitol? More, please The first major...

Former UW president didn't deliver diversity report

Dec. 24, 2020 05:15 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross never delivered written reports on how to increase campus diversity and improve...

Audit: UW System paid out $68.5 million in student refunds

By Todd Richmond Dec. 22, 2020 01:47 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System paid out nearly $70 million in coronavirus-related refunds to students last year, according to a report...

Report: UW System schools are falling behind their peers

By Scott Bauer Dec. 15, 2020 10:05 AM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Freezing tuition at the University of Wisconsin without adding more state funding to offset the loss has contributed to the system falling...

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 1991, file photo, Tommy Thompson stands at the helm of the Arctic Explorer as Bob Evans, center, and Barry Schatz look on in Norfolk, Va. Thompson, a former deep-sea treasure hunter, is about to mark his fifth year in jail for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of 500 missing gold coins found in the historic shipwreck of the S.S. Central America, known as the Ship of Gold. (Doral Chenoweth III/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)
5 years and counting: Ex-treasure hunter still stuck in jail

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Dec. 14, 2020 10:22 AM EST

President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Biden targets virus as his White House transition begins

By Will Weissert, Philip Marcelo And Aamer Madhani Nov. 09, 2020 12:38 AM EST

University of Wisconsin enrollment drops nearly 2%

Nov. 05, 2020 10:51 AM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Enrollment at University of Wisconsin campuses across the state dropped nearly 2% overall and even more for first-year students amid the...

Wisconsin high court won't weigh reinstating capacity limits

By Todd Richmond Nov. 04, 2020 02:18 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Days after choosing to hear an expedited challenge to Gov. Tony Evers' statewide mask mandate, the conservative-leaning Wisconsin Supreme...

FILE - This July 30, 2020 image taken from video by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services shows Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers in Madison, Wis. Faced with soaring coronavirus cases across Wisconsin, particularly on college campuses, Evers on Tuesday, Sept. 22, extended a statewide mask mandate until Nov. 21. (Wisconsin Department of Health Services via the AP, File)
Evers extends Wisconsin's mask mandate until Nov. 21

By Scott Bauer Sep. 22, 2020 11:11 AM EDT

Dane County exec tells UW-Madison to close dorms

By Todd Richmond Sep. 09, 2020 05:00 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dane County Executive Joe Prarisi demanded Wednesday that the University of Wisconsin-Madison immediately send all undergraduates living...

Wisconsin universities report slight enrollment decline

Sep. 03, 2020 05:37 PM EDT
The University of Wisconsin System on Thursday announced that fall enrollment appears to be only slightly down from last year, with nearly 126,000 students...

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2017, file photo, former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson speaks at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Interim University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson wants the governor to give the system a nearly $100 million boost in the next state budget. Thompson announced Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 that he plans to ask Gov. Tony Evers to increase state aid to the system by $95.7 million in the 2021-23 state budget.(Michael P. King/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)
Thompson wants $95.7 million boost for UW in state budget

By Todd Richmond Aug. 18, 2020 05:31 PM EDT