Wisconsin
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Student sues over boobies bracelet banSep 09, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin student has filed a federal lawsuit challenging her school’s ban on breast cancer awareness bracelets. The Wisconsin State Journal reported i...
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UW-Madison changes policy on alcohol citationsSep 09, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Madison officials are now requiring most students who get an alcohol-related citation to take a course on the risks of alcohol ab...
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Olympic champ Paul Hamm accused of assault in OhioSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio — Olympic gymnastics champion Paul Hamm has been accused of hitting and kicking an Ohio taxi driver, damaging a cab window and refusing to pay a $2...
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Abrahamson releases more details for court changesSep 06, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Ways to make Wisconsin Supreme Court deliberations public in an effort to restore public confidence in the court will be discussed by the justices next w...
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Report recommends changes to UW System structureSep 06, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin System can help absorb millions of dollars in budget cuts by transferring some of its authority to its 26 campuses and chance...
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Wis. Guard to help clear fallen timberSep 06, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Army National Guard says dozens of soldiers will help clear downed trees in far northwestern Wisconsin. Powerful storms in July left about ...
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Judge to decide fate of child accused in shootingSep 06, 2011 1:00 am - MARTINSVILLE, IND — An 11-year-old boy didn’t realize he was handling a loaded handgun when it fired the shot that killed his 6-year-old brother at their central Indiana...
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Holtz, wife named Notre Dame research ambassadorsSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Former head football coach Lou Holtz has a new position at the University of Notre Dame: He and his wife, Beth, will serve as the school's first “amba...
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Sculpture heading back atop Indianapolis monumentSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — A crane is expected to lift a 38-foot-tall bronze sculpture back to its place atop the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Indianapolis. Crews are p...
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UIC offering free tests, doc talks at health fairSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - Free blood pressure tests and other screenings are being offered during a health and education fair at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Tuesday's event is set for ...