What if finding a new apartment could be as simple as doomscrolling on social media? A UW-Madison alum thinks his new app Rentle will ease students’ renting experience.
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The Racine Area Manufacturers and Commerce facilitates the youth apprenticeship program in collaboration with RUSD.
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UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin is leaving after spring commencement to become the next president of Columbia University.
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The new chancellor comes as seismic leadership changes ripple through the Universities of Wisconsin.
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Mike Abernethy started in funeral home ambulances and ended in helicopters. Now, he’s retiring after a career that spanned decades.
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The building is being funded by $150 million in private donations, more than $43 million from UW-Madison, and $226 million from the state.
Officials from Lake Geneva Joint No.1 School District and Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District recently named their teachers and support staff award winners of the year. The teachers and support staff members were be recognized during a banquet on Wednesday, May 6 at Hawk’s View Golf Club.
Sabine Martin reports on higher education for the Wisconsin State Journal. She covers the Universities of Wisconsin system, with a spotlight on UW-Madison and UW Health. Most of her work focuses on student life, emerging research, examining how national issues are translated to the campus le…
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Tran, who has served as vice provost of the School of Manufacturing and Industrial Technology at Dallas College since 2020, has experience partnering with local industry in order to meet workforce needs. She plans to incorporate that experience as a long-term president at Gateway Technical College.
Phillip King has held administrative roles at several colleges and believes he is ready to be president of Gateway Technical College.
Students from the Fontana Film Club, which consists of sixth-eighth-grade Fontana Elementary School students, is set to present the Claymation film “Modzilla,” at 7 p.m. Friday, April 24 and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25 at Fontana Elementary School, gymnasium, 450 S. Main St.
Ewaldt, who recently began serving as Kenosha YMCA’s new child care director in March, has taught thousands of children in her lifetime. Prioritizing children’s rights as citizens is key to her educational philosophy, she said.
The two-year program allows RUSD employees to earn special education licenses through Carthage College while working full-time.
Renovations to the dorms off Babcock Drive and next to Lake Mendota are scheduled to begin in fall 2026.
The UW system first temporarily allowed test-optional admissions at all schools except UW-Madison in early 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year's Outstanding Partnership Award will recognize a multi-year collaboration between ArtRoot’s Wall Poems of Racine Project and UW-Parkside Professor Carey Watters’ advanced graphic design course, the university announced Thursday.
Caron Daugherty said she aims to be a visible, adaptable community leader who listens to the needs of students, staff and community.
The two-year program allows RUSD employees to earn special education licenses through Carthage College while working full-time.
Representatives from the Environmental Education Foundation hosted a freshwater careers workshop for local science teachers on April 9 to help them learn about environmental-related careers that are available to their students. The workshop was attended by science teachers from Badger High School, Williams Bay High School, Big Foot High School and Fontana Elementary School. As part of the workshop, the teachers participated in freshwater assessments, conducted water-related experiments and attended a roundtable discussion with local business representatives about positions they have available in freshwater and environmental management and the qualifications they are looking for in potential employees. Several of the teachers said attending the workshop was a valuable experience for them, as several of their students are looking to enter an environmental-related career field.
The Lincoln Symposium focuses on former U.S. president Abraham Lincoln’s legacy and the Civil War. Carthage College and the Civil War Museum will host the symposium in partnership with the Lincoln Forum and the Lincoln Presidential Foundation, Carthage announced on Wednesday.
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- City of Kenosha
Kenosha’s compost and brush drop-off site opens April 6, 2026, with free seasonal disposal and curbside compostable collection running April 27 to June 5.
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- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Wisconsin DNR finalized a deal to protect 100 acres that will expand Devil’s Lake State Park, enhancing recreation and future Ice Age Trail opportunities.
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- City of Kenosha
Kenosha enforces alternate side parking annually from Dec. 1 to March 31 to help snowplow and emergency vehicles safely clear narrow city streets.
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- City of Kenosha
City of Kenosha honored student winners of its 2026 “I Voted” sticker contest, whose artwork will appear on official stickers for the April 7 Spring Election.
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