October 10, 2023 University of Wisconsin system to change name by next year The University of Wisconsin System is slated to change its name to "The Universities of Wisconsin" by early 2024, according to system President Jay Rothman.
October 10, 2023 Over 400K Arkansans dropped from Medicaid in last 6 months Over 427,000 Arkansas residents were taken off Medicaid in the past six months as the Natural State completed a sweeping post-pandemic eligibility assessment.
October 10, 2023 Small Iowa city to vote on how much say council has over explicit library books A ballot proposition in Pella, Iowa, will allow voters to determine the level of control the City Council has over books offered at the municipality's public library.
October 10, 2023 Kansas Gov. Kelly announces Juneteenth will become state holiday Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly announced Tuesday that Kansas will become the 29th state in the nation to designate Juneteenth as a state holiday.
October 10, 2023 Whitmer unveils ad campaign encouraging city-dwellers, college students to move to Michigan Michigan is rolling out a $20 million nationwide marketing campaign aimed at expediting the state's population, which has slowed significantly in recent decades.
October 10, 2023 Milwaukee suburb begins sourcing majority of water supply from Lake Michigan Waukesha, Wisconsin, has finally begun sourcing millions of gallons of water from Lake Michigan after years of unsuccessful appeals to regulators.
October 10, 2023 Landlord who killed renters, hid bodies at torched house convicted after jury didn't buy his defense Landlord Chad Allen Reed, 56, was found guilty in the October 2020 murders of his tenants Jaclyn Lepird, 31, and Joseph Soule, 34, last Friday and now faces potential life imprisonment.
October 10, 2023 Charges against Iowa senator, who refused to move from a roadway blocked for a bike ride event, dropped An Iowa prosecutor has dropped a misdemeanor charge against Republican Sen. Adrian Dickey, who was accused of interfering with official acts regarding an annual statewide bike ride.
October 10, 2023 Funeral services set for North Dakota senator and his family who died in Utah plane crash Over a week ago, a North Dakota lawmaker, his wife, and their two sons died in a plane crash in Utah. Funeral services have been set for Tuesday in Bismarck.
October 10, 2023 Chicago woman, 104, dies days after attempting world's oldest skydiver record: report Dorothy Hoffner, the woman who took to the skies to claim the title of world's oldest skydiver, died Monday, according to a Chicago media outlet.