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School leaders say new technology helps prepare students for a high-tech global economy.

Online court records say 36-year-old Universal K. Allah entered the plea Wednesday morning.

Marquette announced Michael Lovell's hiring Wednesday following a meeting of its board of trustees.

Gov. Scott Walker is to speak on Saturday along with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is also expected to attend a meeting there.

University Communications says the school hopes to have a new police chief in place as soon as possible.

Biery Cheese has been operating in Wisconsin since it purchased the Kickapoo Valley Cheese Corp. in November 2013.

Edgewood College in Madison has chosen its next president from among its own ranks.

Racine police are investigating vandalism to two dozen gravestones at a cemetery.

Corrections records show six wardens at Wisconsin prisons got raises of between 8 percent and 13 percent beginning this week, while the officers who work for them received a 1 percent pay hike.

A state Senate committee is set to hold a public hearing on a bill to combat heroin use.

A Milwaukee man who was holding a baby at Children's Hospital when he allegedly drew a gun on police officers is expected to enter a plea.

A bill signed by Governor Walker will help more people with disabilities get access to job training and help finding a job.

We have new information as fire crews say smoking material likely started the apartment fire yesterday in La Crosse.

Voters in one area school district will decide on two referendum questions when they head to the polls next Tuesday.

Instead of building homes for low-income families from scratch the Brush of Kindness program is aimed at small projects like painting or landscaping outside of existing homes.

Branden Terrana of Colfax and James Emerson of Eau Claire said they were driving on the highway when they saw the crash. Both played a role in making sure the youngest victim, Lyla Kohel felt safe and alert before EMS got to the scene.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the spill reported Monday afternoon at BP's Whiting, Ind., refinery appears to have been contained.

Nearly 26 million children and adults nationwide have diabetes, but 7 million of them don’t know they have it.

Visit Eau Claire says the city has been awarded the 2015 US National Snowshoe Championships. The event will take place Feb. 27 – Mar. 1, 2015 at Lowes Creek County Park.

According to the U.S Labor Department, 9 percent of our nation's military heroes are looking for work.