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GOP Lawmakers Reject Evers' Spending Bump For UW System

May 28, 2019 10p

(WPR/WGTD)---Republican legislators on Tuesday rejected Gov. Tony Evers' proposed $130 million state funding increase for the University of Wisconsin System, a move that system leadership likened to a kick in the shins.

Student Pastor at a Racine Lutheran Church is Deported

May 28, 2019 9:50p

(WGTD)---A student pastor at a Racine Lutheran church who was picked up by ICE earlier this month has already been deported.

Betty Rendon served at Emaus Church and was a student at the Lutheran School of Theology in

Emails Show Some EPA Staff Objected to a Ruling That Benefited Foxconn

May 28, 2019 9:45p

(WPR)---Recently released emails show staff with the Environmental Protection Agency objected to limiting areas of southeastern Wisconsin that would fall under tougher standards to reduce ground-level ozone pollution.

Antaramian Said to be Doing "Fine" After Heart Attack

May 28, 2019 12:05p; Corrected at 10:05p to show that St. Peter's visit was Tuesday--not Monday.

(WGTD)---City Administrator Ed St. Peter said he visited Mayor John Antaramian in his hospital room Tuesday morning, and that the mayor is "doing fine"

Cries For Help Trigger a Search of a Kenosha County Wildlife Area

May 27th, 2019 4:10p

(WGTD)---Sheriff's deputies, police officers and firefighters spent part of Memorial Day searching for someone possibly in need of help in the New Munster Wildlife Area.

Spate of Kenosha County Overdose Deaths Concern Officials

May 26, 2019 8: 20p

(WGTD)---Three people died of suspected drug overdoses in Kenosha County in a single day this weekend.

"It's highly concerning that we had three suspected overdose deaths within such a short time span," said Kenosha

Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers Quarterback And 'Ice Bowl' Hero, Dies At 85

May 26, 2019 7:20p

(NPR)---Legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr died Sunday in Birmingham, Ala. He was 85 years old.

Starr, who played for the Packers from 1956 to 1971, was the first quarterback in history to win five NFL