Articles tagged with student

Wed, May 23, 2012

Florida student pleads guilty to threat on Obama's life

MIAMI (Reuters) - A college student pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to threatening in a Facebook post to kill President Barack Obama by ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Slain Florida marching band student asked for hazing: defendant

By Barbara Liston

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The Florida college marching band member killed in a brutal 2011 hazing wanted to submit to the ritual ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Student found safe after two days missing in Yosemite

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 22-year-old college student who went missing in Yosemite National Park in California two days ago has been ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

California college student goes missing in Yosemite

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Authorities combed Yosemite National Park in California on Monday for a 22-year-old college student who disappeared after walking ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

California college student goes missing in Yosemite

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Authorities combed California's Yosemite National Park on Monday for a 22-year-old college student who disappeared over the weekend after declining ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Former Rutgers student gets 30 days jail for bias crime

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student was sentenced on Monday to 30 days in jail for a ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Gay advocates urge no prison time for Rutgers student

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student faces up to 10 years in prison at his sentencing on ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Convicted of hate crime, former Rutgers student gets gay support

By Jonathan Allen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former Rutgers University student convicted of hate crimes for spying on his roommate's gay tryst is ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Georgia student with flesh-eating infection OKs more amputations

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia college student fighting a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection mouthed "Let's do this" when told that her ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Report: Complaint filed about autistic student being put into seclusion box

WAUPUN, WI (WTAQ) - A state education official will review a complaint that a Waupun elementary student with autism was repeatedly placed into a seclusion ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

District doles out detention for student protesters

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) - Rhinelander High School students who walked out of class last week to protest teacher layoffs will not be suspended – but they ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

New York student wins appeal, can compete on girls hockey team

By Jonathan Allen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state student will be allowed to play on his school's girls field hockey team ...

Sun, May 13, 2012

Georgia student likely to lose fingers to flesh-eating infection

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia college student who has already lost a leg to a rare, flesh-eating bacterial infection is now expected ...

Thu, May 10, 2012

Georgia college student battles flesh-eating bacteria

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia college student was in critical condition on Thursday suffering with a rare, flesh-eating bacterial infection following a ...

Wed, May 09, 2012

U.S. student awaits hate crimes sentence recommendation

By Jonathan Allen

(Reuters) - Dharun Ravi, convicted of hate crimes for spying on his roommate's gay encounter at Rutger's University, will learn ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Wisconsin U.S. Senators vote differently on student loan plan now stalled

WASHINGTON (WTAQ) - The U.S. Senate failed Tuesday to stop interest rates from doubling on federal college student loans.

The Senate voted 52-45 to ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Amid student loan tussles, more seek "forgiveness"

By Susan Heavey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elbot Carman, a 25-year-old aspiring graphic designer, made so little money after earning his master's degree last year ...

Mon, May 07, 2012

Senate Republicans block Democratic student loan bill

By Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans blocked on Tuesday a White House-backed bill that would end a tax break for the wealthy in ...

Sat, May 05, 2012

Marquette student critically injured after falling from balcony

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A 21 year old student at Marquette University was in critical condition Friday night after falling off a balcony.

The unnamed student ...

Sat, May 05, 2012

Marquette Student Critical After Fall

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) A 21 year old student at Marquette University was in critical condition last night after falling off a balcony. The unnamed ...

Fri, May 04, 2012

Honor student pleads guilty in Jihad Jane plot

By John Shiffman

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Maryland honor student pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to help a Pennsylvania woman known as "Jihad Jane" plot ...

Thu, May 03, 2012

Chloe Sevigny filmed James Franco's student project for free

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The 127 Hours star turned to his celebrity pals and asked them to appear in the project, based on poet Stephen ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

California student jailed 5 days without water drinks own urine

By Marty Graham

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A California university student who was mistakenly left handcuffed in a cell without food or water for five ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

Chloe Sevigny filmed James Franco's student project for free

From WENN.com

The 127 Hours star turned to his celebrity pals and asked them to appear in the project, based on poet Stephen ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Justice Department probes University of Montana student rape reports

By Laura Zuckerman

(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into the handling of numerous sexual assault allegations involving students at ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Former nursing student pleads not guilty in Oakland shooting rampage

By Ronnie Cohen

OAKLAND (Reuters) - A former nursing student accused of killing seven people and wounding three others in a shooting rampage at a ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Justice Department probes University of Montana student rape reports

(Reuters) - The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the handling of numerous sexual assault allegations involving students at the University of Montana, where ...

Fri, April 27, 2012

Republicans insert healthcare into student loan fight

By Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives defied a veto threat by President Barack Obama on Friday and voted ...

Thu, April 26, 2012

High school teacher in custody for alleged sexual relationship with ex-student

FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities in Fond du Lac County are investigating allegations that a female teacher had a sexual relationship with ...

Wed, April 25, 2012

U.S. House to vote on student loan rate extension

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led House of Representatives, in an election-year showdown with President Barack Obama, will vote on Friday to extend for 12-months a ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

Obama stresses own struggle with loans on youth-focused trip

By Jeff Mason

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Reuters) - Describing his own struggle to pay off college debt and taking another dig at his likely ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

White House: Closing tax loophole could fund student loans

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday that it was reviewing whether a small business tax loophole should be closed ...

Mon, April 23, 2012

Police investigate alleged threats made by FDL middle school student

FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Fond du Lac are investigating alleged threats made by a middle school student last week. 

Cops say ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Accused thief not tied to Chinese student murders: police

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A convicted felon charged with robbing four University of Southern California (USC) students at gunpoint earlier this week ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Obama, courting youth vote, sets student-loan push

By Matt Spetalnick

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will use a tour of election battleground states next week to push Congress to prevent interest ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Student brings gun to school

WAUPACA, Wis (WRN-WSAU) A 16-year-old girl was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon for allegedly bringing a handgun onto Waupaca High School grounds on Tuesday ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

Minn. man gets 40 years in prison for running down, killing Appleton U of M student

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WTAQ) - A Minnesota man was sentenced Monday to 40 years in prison for killing a college student from Appleton a year ago ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

Transfers increase in UW System

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The number of college students transferring into or within the University of Wisconsin System in 2010 hit its highest level in ...

Thu, April 12, 2012

Alcohol a factor in missing student's death

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) A medical examiners report says alcohol was a contributing factor in the death of a UW-Stevens Point student who disappeared ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

California city asks FBI to review black student's shooting

By Ian Simpson

(Reuters) - The Justice Department will probe the Pasadena Police Department for possible civil rights violations related to a March 24 police ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

Miami student arrested in mother's stabbing death

MIAMI (Reuters) - A 16-year-old boy stabbed his mother to death in their apartment, then wrapped the body in sheets and left it there for ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

California city police ask FBI to review black student's shooting

By Ian Simpson

(Reuters) - Police in Pasadena, California, have asked the FBI to review the shooting death of an unarmed black college student by ...

Thu, April 05, 2012

Company eyes alumni to boost student-loan bonds

By Adam Tempkin

April 5 (IFR) - San Francisco-based start-up lender SoFi has a novel idea to revive the moribund market in student-loan bonds -- get ...

Wed, April 04, 2012

Ex-student charged with murder in California shooting rampage

By Laird Harrison

OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A former nursing student was charged with murder and attempted murder on Wednesday in a shooting rampage that ...

Mon, April 02, 2012

Police: Accused Oakland gunman targeted administrator, classmates

By Laird Harrison and Malathi Nayak

OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A former student accused of killing seven people and wounding three others in a shooting ...

Mon, April 02, 2012

Walker signs reading, teacher evaluation bill

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Schools will begin this fall evaluating how well kindergarteners can read under a bill Governor Walker signed into law today.

The ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

Arkansas court overturns ban on teacher-student sex

By Suzi Parker

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down a state law on Thursday that banned teachers from having sex ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

Arkansas court overturns ban on teacher-student sex

By Suzi Parker

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down a state law on Thursday that banned teachers from having sex ...

Mon, March 26, 2012

Student fitness improves with anti-obesity program

By Aparna Narayanan

New York (Reuters Health) - Obesity rates continue to climb in California schools, but exercise and nutrition programs may be having a ...

Sun, March 25, 2012

Student shot dead at Mississippi State University

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A student was shot to death at a Mississippi State University residence hall late on Saturday night, authorities said, adding that ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Student fitness improves with anti-obesity program

By Aparna Narayanan

YORK (Reuters Health) - Obesity rates continue to climb in California schools, but exercise and nutrition programs may be having a positive ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

High school student sues after dispute over gay-friendly prom

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A high school senior in suburban Atlanta who said he was removed from his student body president post for ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Former Rutgers student: I did not cause gay roommate's suicide

By Barbara Goldberg

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tyler Clementi's family renewed its praise on Friday for the hate crimes conviction of former Rutgers University ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Rutgers student says sorry to gay roommate's family

(Reuters) - Dharun Ravi, convicted of hate crimes for using a webcam to spy on his Rutgers University roommate's gay encounter, apologized publicly for ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Pink-haired student invited back to school

(Reuters) - A school that barred a sixth grader after she dyed her hair pink with her parents' blessing to celebrate her good grades lifted ...

Mon, March 19, 2012

UWSP student death ruled accidental drowning

STEVENS POINT, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities say a UW-Stevens Point student died from an accidental drowning when he walked into open water on the Wisconsin ...

Mon, March 19, 2012

Toxicology tests pending in drowning death of UW-Stevens Point student

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) Authorities say a U-W Stevens Point student died from an accidental drowning when he walked into open water on the ...

Fri, March 16, 2012

Student guilty of hate crimes for spying on gay roommate

By Jonathan Allen and Aman Ali

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student who used a computer webcam to spy on ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Rutgers student was no gay bully, lawyer says in hate crime trial

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student, Dharun Ravi, who used a webcam to spy on his roommate's sexual encounter ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Rutgers student was no gay bully, lawyer says in hate crime trial

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student, Dharun Ravi, who used a webcam to spy on his roommate's sexual encounter ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Rutgers student was no gay bully, lawyer says in final argument

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A defense lawyer in closing arguments on Tuesday at the Rutgers University gay bullying trial said ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

Maryland student held after threatening shooting rampage online

(Reuters) - Police have arrested a University of Maryland student on suspicion of threatening to go on a shooting rampage at the College Park campus ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

Defense begins for Rutgers student in bullying, spying trial

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The defense for a former Rutgers University student accused of spying on the gay sexual encounter ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

Student-debt soars among Wisconsin college graduates

UNDATED (WSAU) Thirty years ago the average University of Wisconsin graduate left school with $5,000 in student loan debt. Now, the average grad ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Prosecution rests in Rutgers student case

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The prosecution rested its case on Thursday against a former Rutgers University student accused of using ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Heaton apologises for joining Limbaugh's attack on student

Limbaugh sparked outcry in America last week (ends04Mar12) after branding Georgetown, Washington, D.C. student Sandra Fluke a ""slut"" and ""a prostitute"" for arguing ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Florida honors student wins reprieve from deportation

MIAMI (Reuters) - A Miami high school honors student who faced imminent deportation to Colombia has won a two-year reprieve after 2,000 fellow students ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

Heaton apologises for joining Limbaugh's attack on student

Limbaugh sparked outcry in America last week (ends04Mar12) after branding Georgetown, Washington, D.C. student Sandra Fluke a ""slut"" and ""a prostitute"" for arguing ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

Authorities confirm body pulled from Wisconsin River is missing UWSP student

STEVENS POINT, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities have confirmed that a body removed from the Wisconsin River in Stevens Point was that of a missing UWSP ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

Autopsy set for UW-Milwaukee student who died in campus pool

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - An autopsy is scheduled Tuesday on a UW-Milwaukee student who died Monday in a campus swimming pool.

The medical examiner’s office ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

UPDATED: Body of missing student pulled from the river

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – Divers searching for missing UWSP student Eric Duffey have pulled his body from the Wisconsin River.

Stevens Point police Sergeant ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Search resumes Monday for missing UW-Stevens Point student

STEVENS POINT, WI (WTAQ) - Stevens Point Police say they’ll resume their search Monday for a UWSP student missing since early Sunday.

Eric Duffey ...

Sat, March 03, 2012

Rush Limbaugh apologizes to law student for "insulting" comment

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Right-wing talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, roundly criticized for branding a law student a "slut" over her outspoken support ...

Sat, March 03, 2012

Student injured in Walworth County school bus crash

WALWORTH COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - One of five students riding a school bus that crashed in Walworth County Friday afternoon had to be taken to ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

Obama calls student as contraception fight turns nasty

By Alister Bull and Susan Heavey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called a law student on Friday to express his support after she was ...

Thu, March 01, 2012

Wausau student qualifies for state geography bee

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau middle school student has qualified to compete at the state level of the National Geographic Bee.

John Muir middle ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Court order request against UWSP prof dropped

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A Portage County court commissioner has dismissed a college student’s request for a temporary restraining order against a professor ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

In 911 call, student describes terror, chaos of Ohio school

(Reuters) - Authorities in Ohio released recordings of some of the 911 calls emergency dispatchers fielded on Monday from frantic eyewitnesses to the shooting at ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

Witness in Rutgers case "overwhelmed" over missing student

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers student became "overwhelmed with emotions" when she learned another student was missing and ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

Milwaukee School Board to discuss safety in wake of 4 student deaths

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - The Milwaukee School Board will hold a special meeting Tuesday night to talk about safety, after four students were killed since December ...

Mon, February 27, 2012

Student in webcam case said unfazed by roommate's sexuality

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student on trial for allegedly spying on the homosexual tryst of his ...

Mon, February 27, 2012

Rutgers student in webcam case unfazed

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers student on trial for allegedly spying on the homosexual tryst of his roommate ...

Fri, February 24, 2012

Trial opens in Rutgers webcam kiss case

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Friday opened the trial of a former Rutgers University student who used a webcam ...

Sat, February 11, 2012

Egypt detains Australian journalist, U.S. student

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities have detained an Australian journalist and an American student on suspicion they had distributed cash to workers and incited them ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Colorado student charged in "glitter bomb" of Romney

By Keith Coffman

DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado student faced misdemeanor charges on Wednesday for flinging glitter toward Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney in an ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Investigator: Black River Falls school district not at fault in student suicide

BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI (WTAQ) - An outside investigator said the Black River Falls School District was not at fault, after a 16-year-old high school ...

Fri, February 03, 2012

Records detail student's assault

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – Investigative records released Thursday offer conflicting reports about exactly what happened aboard a school bus in Lincoln County last July ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

Professor won't face charges in student assault

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – The Lincoln County district attorney will not file criminal charges against a university professor accused of repeatedly punching a student in ...

Fri, January 20, 2012

Stress blamed for student tics at New York school

By Neale Gulley

BUFFALO (Reuters) - State health officials have determined stress likely caused a dozen female high school students to suddenly experience tics and ...

Thu, January 19, 2012

Flying Confederate flag costs Missouri student parking

By Kevin Murphy

KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - A Missouri school district that once banned books from the library after a complaint they were contrary ...

Tue, January 17, 2012

Supreme Court rejects prayer, student Internet cases

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court passed up the chance on Tuesday to hear controversial new cases about prayers before public government ...

Mon, January 16, 2012

State Senators to consider changes to student open enrollment law

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin senators will again consider some changes tomorrow to the state’s open enrollment law, the so-called “public school choice” program ...

Sat, January 14, 2012

Group to look at improving student readiness for college, career

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s new College and Workforce Readiness Council will look at ways to improve student readiness for college and careers. The ...

Fri, January 13, 2012

UK student faces U.S. extradition in copyright case

By Georgina Prodhan

LONDON (Reuters) - A London court ruled on Friday a British student can be extradited to the United States for breaching U ...

Thu, January 05, 2012

Police kill Texas student, 15, armed with pellet gun

McALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - Police fatally shot a 15-year-old student armed with a pellet gun at a middle school in Brownsville, Texas, on Wednesday after ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Police kill Texas student armed with pellet gun

McALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - Police fatally shot a 15-year-old student armed with a pellet gun at a middle school in Brownsville, Texas, on Wednesday after ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Police kill armed student, 15, inside Texas school

EDINBURG, Texas (Reuters) - Police fatally shot an armed eighth-grade student at a middle school in Brownsville, Texas, on Wednesday morning after he pointed a ...

Sat, December 24, 2011

Boston student re-united with $170,000 violin

By Eric Johnson

(Reuters) - Christmas came early for a Boston music student who was reunited with the $170,000 violin she forgot in the ...

Thu, December 22, 2011

Arizona student found after 9 days stranded in snow

By Alex Dobuzinskis

(Reuters) - A college student stranded in her car for nine days on a barren northern Arizona road has been rescued after ...

Thu, December 22, 2011

Arizona student found after 9 days stranded in snow

(Reuters) - A college student stranded in her car for nine days on a barren northern Arizona road has been rescued after living on candy ...

Mon, December 19, 2011

Teen gets 21 years in prison for slaying of gay student

By Mary Slosson

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California teen was sentenced to 21 years in jail on Monday for shooting to death a 15-year-old ...

Sat, December 17, 2011

U.S. sues university for banning dog from student housing

OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - Butch the dog is trained to put his front paws on Brittany Hamilton's shoulders to help calm her when she ...

Tue, December 13, 2011

Man arrested for beating student with a shoe

CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - A man was arrested for brutally beating a fellow college student mistakenly suspected of stealing his pair of $200 Nike Foamposite ...

Fri, December 09, 2011

Former student in Rutgers suicide case rejects no-prison deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student accused of bullying his gay roommate, who later killed himself, turned down a plea deal on ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

UW Stevens Point student alleges Professor punched him in the face

STEVENS POINT, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities in north central Wisconsin are investigating a report that a UW Stevens Point student was punched by a professor ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

UWSP student claims professor punched him

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Authorities in north central Wisconsin are investigating a report that a UW-Stevens Point professor punched a student during a summer field ...

Wed, December 07, 2011

Student ID's approved at nine campuses for voting

UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin elections’ officials have approved special I-D’s that will let students at nine U-W campuses vote in the places where they ...

Mon, December 05, 2011

Milwaukee mayor signs China student-exchange agreement

UNDATED (WSAU) Hundreds of students from China would attend U-W Milwaukee under a five-year recruiting agreement that's expected to be signed today in ...

Fri, December 02, 2011

College student admits role in Rhode Island luxury car theft

By Zach Howard

CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - A college student admitted his role on Friday in a violent luxury car theft in Rhode Island in ...

Fri, December 02, 2011

Rice University student in prank gone awry seeks donations

By Mandy Oaklander

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A Rice University student has started an online campaign called Save Duncan's Butt to help him pay for ...

Thu, December 01, 2011

Student group raises awareness about AIDS

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – College students in Stevens Point plan to raise awareness about AIDS as part of the world AIDS day.

The student ...

Tue, November 29, 2011

Funeral announced for student-pilot

MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) A funeral is planned Thursday for the 24-year-old student-pilot who died in a small plane crash earlier this week. Matthew Zocher ...

Sun, November 27, 2011

American student arrested in Egypt recalls threats in detention

By Barbara Goldberg

NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of three U.S. students held for several days in Egypt on accusations of throwing petrol bombs ...

Sat, November 26, 2011

College student killed in plane crash in Marathon County

MARATHON COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A plane crash in Marathon County leaves a college student from Minnesota dead.

Investigators say 24-year-old Matthew Zocher was the ...

Thu, November 24, 2011

Egypt frees detained American University students: family

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The three American students arrested on suspicion of throwing gasoline bombs this week during the protests in Egypt were freed on Friday ...

Thu, November 24, 2011

Family of U.S. student freed in Egypt gives thanks

By Barbara Goldberg

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Joy Sweeney's Thanksgiving wishes were granted in a predawn email on Thursday notifying her that her son ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Teen pleads guilty to murder charge in slaying of gay student

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California teen pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree murder for shooting to death a 15-year-old gay classmate ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

UW Madison officals providing updated student ID cards for voting

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - UW Madison officials say they’ll provide free supplemental ID’s – and their only purpose will be for voting. Vice chancellor ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Michelle Obama unveils student poet program

(Reuters) - First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday helped launched a new arts program to pick five student poets from high schools who will spend ...

Sat, November 19, 2011

UC Davis chancellor sorry for pepper spray incident

By Noel Randewich and Greg Lucas

DAVIS, Calif (Reuters) - A University of California chancellor apologized to jeering students on Monday for police use of ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

Student shot at UC Berkeley has died, university says

By Laird Harrison

BERKELEY, Calif (Reuters) - A University of California, Berkeley student who was shot in a campus computer lab not far from the ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

Consumer regulator looking at student loans

By Dave Clarke

(Reuters) - The new consumer financial agency is setting its sites on the private student lending industry, announcing on Wednesday that it ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

Student shot at UC Berkeley has died, university says

By Laird Harrison

BERKELEY, Calif (Reuters) - A University of California, Berkeley student who was shot in a campus computer lab not far from the ...

Mon, October 10, 2011

UW-Stevens Point to offer 'voter ID'-approved student cards

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) UW-Stevens Point says it will begin issuing new student ID cards that meet the photo ID requirements at Wisconsin polling ...

Mon, October 10, 2011

HK design student says Jobs tribute not original

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong design student's tribute to Steve Jobs that generated a buzz in cyberspace following the death of the ...

Fri, October 07, 2011

Lockdown lifted at Houston school after no gun found

(Reuters) - A lockdown was lifted at North Forest High School in Houston on Friday after it was determined that a student did not have ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

Private investigators have evidence to charge "King of Pimps" with student death

MIAMI, FL (WTAQ) - Two private investigators say they’re getting enough evidence to charge a former escort service operator with the death of a ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Missouri reverses ban on teacher-student Facebook chats

By Kevin Murphy

KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - Missouri lawmakers on Friday overturned a pending state law that would have banned private chatting between teachers ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Student wants apology for suspension over anti-gay remark

By Marice Richter

FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - A Fort Worth high school freshman who was reprimanded for saying in class that he believes homosexuality ...

Thu, September 22, 2011

Case against Muslim student protesters nears end

By Tori Richards

SANTA ANA, Calif (Reuters) - A verdict is expected soon in the trial of 10 Muslim students from Southern California charged with ...

Tue, September 20, 2011

Rowling donated Potter boots to student

Emily Waldo was just a 10-year-old Nebraska student when she wrote to the novelist for a school project, in which pupils asked stars to ...

Wed, September 14, 2011

Student leader censured over profane, disparaging tweets

By Harriet McLeod

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Social media and politics collided at a small South Carolina college on Tuesday evening as students censured ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

Family of murdered female student sues Yale University

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The family of a Yale University medical student found strangled in a laboratory on the eve of her wedding day has ...

Tue, September 06, 2011

Police look for new information in unsolved U-W student murder

MADISON (WSAU) Police say they’re convinced that somebody in Madison knows who killed a U-W student almost three-and-a-half years ago. Jean Zimmermann of ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Former Wausaukee teacher gets 10-years for sexual assualt involving student

MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ) - A former Wausaukee high school teacher was sentenced to 10-years in prison for inappropriate sexual contact with freshman girl. 

35-year-old Kurt ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Missouri judge blocks teacher-student social media law

By Kevin Murphy

KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - A Missouri judge on Friday blocked a pending state law that would prevent teachers and students from ...

Thu, August 18, 2011

Alaska student arrested, accused of having gun on school bus

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - An Anchorage high school student was arrested on Thursday after he was found carrying a loaded gun on a school bus ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

Yale disputes OSHA criticism in student's lab death

AMHERST, Mass (Reuters) - Federal safety regulators say Yale University lab equipment responsible for a student's accidental death this spring lacked some required safety ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Yale disputes OSHA criticism in student's lab death

AMHERST, Mass (Reuters) - Federal safety regulators say Yale University lab equipment responsible for a student's accidental death this spring lacked some required safety ...

Sat, August 13, 2011

Missouri law limiting teacher-student online contact draws ire

By Kevin Murphy

KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - As the school year resumes next week, Missouri teachers will have to think twice about making private contact ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Before suicide, gay Rutgers student said mom rejected him

By Jonathan Allen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Rutgers University freshman who committed suicide after his roommate spied on his encounter with another man said ...

Wed, August 10, 2011

Principal found dead in Memphis classroom, student held

By Tim Ghianni

MEMPHIS (Reuters) - The female principal of a small Christian school in Memphis was found dead on Wednesday and a 17-year-old male ...

Wed, July 27, 2011

High school student alleges racial bias in valedictorian choice

By Suzi Parker

LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - A black high school valedictorian says in a federal lawsuit that her school discriminated against her when ...

Fri, July 22, 2011

Minnesota school district sued over gay student harassment

By David Bailey

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Five students or former students sued Minnesota's biggest school district on Thursday arguing that a policy limiting staff ...

Mon, July 11, 2011

Nelnet buys residual interest in federal student loan

(Reuters) - Nelnet said it bought a residual interest in $1.9 billion of federal student loan from an affiliate of Greystone & Co Inc.

The student finance company acquired the interest in notes issued by GCO Student Loan Interest Margin Securities Trust-I (GCO SLIMS Trust-1), giving the company rights to the residual interest in GCO Education Loan Funding Trust-I.

The company expects the purchase to add immediately to base net income.

Nelnet said the loans and debt within the trusts will increase its student loan portfolio to more than $25 billion.

(Reporting by Anil D'Silva; Editing by Don ...

Tue, June 28, 2011

Strong words, student attendance mark Senate DREAM hearing

By Molly O'Toole

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Strong words and hundreds of students, a number of them undocumented immigrants, kicked off the first Senate hearing ...

Thu, June 16, 2011

FIll Out Your FAFSA!

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WIBQ)  --  Fill out the FAFSA and finagle some funds. That’s what nearly 40 future freshmen did. They filled out their federal ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

Police Say Spierer Was Not In A Fight The Night She Disappeared

BLOOMINGTON, IN (WIBQ)  --  Police say that Lauren Spierer was not involved in a fight the night she disappeared.  Spierer is the missing IU Coed ...

Thu, June 09, 2011

Colts Owner Offering Large Reward In Connection With Missing IU Student Case

BLOOMINGTON, IN (WIBQ)  --  The search for missing IU coed Lauren Spierer is getting bigger. Some celebrities are using Twitter to try to locate the ...

Wed, June 08, 2011

UWSP names vice chancellor of student affairs

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) UW-Stevens Point has hired a new vice chancellor for student affairs.

A search committee picked Eastern Washington University dean of ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Killer of Yale student sentenced to 44 years in prison

By Mary Ellen Godin

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (Reuters) - A lab technician convicted of killing a Yale University student, whose body was found stuffed behind ...

Wed, June 01, 2011

Student Death An Accident

RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WHBL) - The death of a U-W River Falls freshman has been ruled an accident. School officials said 19-year-old Kersten Greene died ...

Tue, May 31, 2011

Education spending in state higher per-student than 2009 national average

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Census figures show that Wisconsin schools spent more-per-student than the national average in 2009.

But a state education official says the ...

Tue, May 31, 2011

Missing college student found dead

WHITEWATER, WIs (WSAU) A missing college student has been found, dead, after falling off a ledge at a quarry in Walworth County.

20-year-old Mark ...

Fri, May 27, 2011

Minn. Pastor caught in Wis., facing charge of sexual assualt on exchange student

GIBBON, Min. (WTAQ) - A Minnesota pastor was arrested at a church in southeast Wisconsin this week, for allegedly molesting a foreign exchange student staying ...

Mon, May 23, 2011

Student implicated in Rutgers suicide pleads not guilty

By Aman Ali

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A student accused of secretly playing the sexual tryst online of a roommate who later committed ...

Mon, May 16, 2011

UW-Stevens Point student finishes "Survivor" run

UNDATED (WSAU) A U-W Stevens Point student from Random Lake finished fifth on the C-B-S reality show “Survivor.” In last night’s season finale ...

Wed, May 11, 2011

Support grows for romantic student banned from prom

By Jonathan Allen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A student who attached an oversized invitation to the prom date of his dreams onto the facade of ...

Sat, May 07, 2011

Osama bin Laden a serious student, Taiwan judo coach says

By Nicky Loh and Ben Tai

TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden stood out not just because of his height but because of his ...

Fri, May 06, 2011

Plea deal means student to testify against Rutgers roommate

By Aman Ali

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A student accused in the secret webcast of a Rutgers University student who later committed suicide entered a ...

Fri, May 06, 2011

UWSP hosts student affairs finalists

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – Three finalists for a top student affairs position at UW-Stevens Point will visit the campus over the next week.

Each ...

Thu, May 05, 2011

Brillion Student Collapses and Dies

Brillion, Wis.(WHBL) -  A 16-year-old Brillion High School student is dead after collapsing during track practice behind Brillion Middle School.  Police said students performed ...

Fri, April 29, 2011

UW student creates "Runner's Fan" app

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Want to keep track of a particular runner in a long race?

There’s an app for that, thanks to a ...

Thu, April 28, 2011

Agreement on student fees at UW-Stevens Point

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) There's an agreement between U-W Stevens Point and its Student Government Association over how student fee money will be ...

Tue, April 26, 2011

Search for Tennessee student postponed due to weather

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - The violent, wet weather slamming Tennessee on Tuesday has postponed the search for Holly Bobo, a 20-year-old nursing student believed to ...

Wed, April 20, 2011

Prayers, more searching for Tennessee nursing student

By Tim Ghianni

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - A week after she disappeared from in front of her family home, residents of a small Tennessee community ...

Wed, April 20, 2011

Roommate indicted in Rutgers student suicide

By Aman Ali

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A grand jury on Wednesday indicted the roommate of a Rutgers University student who committed suicide after his ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

Canada student mobs aim to make voting go viral

By Louise Egan

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Wearing neon colors, dancing and flashing "I vote" signs for video cameras, students in Canada's capital on Monday ...

Sat, April 16, 2011

Search continues for missing Tennessee nursing student

By Tim Ghianni

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Some 300 searchers combed northern Decatur County on Saturday for a 20-year-old Tennessee nursing student who has been ...

Wed, April 13, 2011

Yale student killed in chemistry lab accident

BOSTON (Reuters) - A Yale University student was killed at a chemistry laboratory when her hair got caught in a lathe while working on a ...

Wed, April 13, 2011

Yale student killed in chemistry laboratory accident

BOSTON (Reuters) - A Yale University student was killed in an accident at a campus chemistry laboratory, school officials said on Wednesday.

Michele Dufault, a ...

Sun, April 10, 2011

No answer in student death at UW-River Falls

RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WSAU) - An autopsy is complete, but investigators still don't know why a 19 year old freshman student at the University ...

Thu, April 07, 2011

Not guilty plea made in student sex assault

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A former Wausau teacher’s aide has pled not guilty to charges he touched a 6-year-old girl’s butt in a ...

Tue, April 05, 2011

Drunk UW Milwaukee student dies after fall

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities said a UW Milwaukee student was heavily drunk when he died after falling down a set of stairs.

The medical ...

Fri, April 01, 2011

Naval Academy expels another student for using "spice"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Another midshipman was expelled from the U.S. Naval Academy for using or having a banned marijuana-like substance known as "spice," bringing ...

Fri, March 25, 2011

Student shot at Indiana middle school

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A student who had been suspended from an Indiana middle school earlier this week was in custody after allegedly shooting another student ...

Thu, March 24, 2011

Former honor student gets 50 years for traffic deaths

By David Hendee

OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - A 22-year-old former University of Nebraska-Lincoln honor student was sentenced Thursday to 50 years in prison for killing ...

Mon, March 21, 2011

Missing student found in Vilas County

LAND O LAKES, Wis (WSAU) A frantic search for a missing 15-year-old has a happy ending in Vilas County. India Orman of Minneapolis disappeared ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

Lab technician pleads guilty in Yale student murder

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Yale University lab technician pleaded guilty on Thursday to the murder and attempted sexual assault of a graduate student whose ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

Student brings fake bomb on school bus

MILTON, Wis (WSAU) A fifth-grader in Milton is being held for threatening to blow up a school bus with a fake bomb, apparently because ...

Thu, March 10, 2011

New York high school student accused of acid attack

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City high school student was arraigned on felony charges on Thursday for allegedly trying to burn a classmate ...

Thu, February 24, 2011

Mentor Mickelson plays second fiddle to student Fowler

By Mark Lamport-Stokes

MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - It was a case of the precocious student upstaging the teacher when Rickie Fowler stunned fellow American Phil ...

Mon, February 21, 2011

NYU Student Wins Tribeca Film Institute Inaugural Screenwriting Prize

Tribeca Film Institute has just made Robert Cohen a very, very happy man.

Cohen, a student at New York University's Tisch School of ...

Thu, February 17, 2011

UW-Stevens Point student on Survivor

UNDATED (WSAU) A U-W Stevens Point student is one of the contestants on the new season of Survivor on CBS television. The first episode ...

Sun, February 06, 2011

Ohio college student dead, 11 wounded in shooting

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A student at Ohio's Youngstown State University was killed and 11 other people, including six YSU students, were wounded in a ...

Fri, January 28, 2011

Student Franco refusing to skip class to hear Oscar nominations

Franco, who will co-host next month's (Feb11) Oscars, is among those expected to land a Best Actor nod for his role in grisly ...

Thu, January 27, 2011

New judge to hear student sexual assault case

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A former Wausau teacher's aide charged with touching a 6-year-old girl's butt at an elementary school last spring wants ...

Wed, January 26, 2011

Cole lands lead in student play

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus star is studying History of Art at the establishment and she's using her spare time to tackle an ...

Sun, January 16, 2011

Meningitis kills college student

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – A UW-Madison student has died from what health officials believe was a form of bacterial meningitis.

An official at University Health ...

Sun, January 16, 2011

Bacterial Meningitis Believed to Have Cause UW-Madison Student's Death

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Health officials believe it was a form of bacterial meningitis that killed a UW-Madison student last week.

The student’s name ...

Sat, January 15, 2011

California student arrest may have averted disaster

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police at a Los Angeles university campus may have prevented a tragedy when they detained a deranged student ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

Student who hacked into Palin's e-mail enters prison

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - David Kernell, 23, the former University of Tennessee student convicted of hacking into Sarah Palin's e-mail account, has begun his ...

Tue, January 11, 2011

UW-Stevens Point student on Survivor

UNDATED (WSAU) A U-W Stevens Point student is one of the contestants on the CBS reality show "Survivor".

The show's web site says ...

Wed, January 05, 2011

Idaho student testifies to sexual abuse by star athletes

By Laura Zuckerman

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (Reuters) - A small-town Idaho high school student told a court on Wednesday that he was sexually abused by star ...

Sun, December 26, 2010

Kurdish student's execution halted in Iran: lawyer

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran called a last-minute halt on Sunday to the execution of a Kurdish student activist convicted of "waging war against God" for ...

Fri, December 24, 2010

Fox Valley Man Charged With Having Sex With IA Student

DES MOINES, Iowa (WTAQ) - A Fox Valley man who used to teach in Des Moines Iowa has been charged there with having sex with ...

Wed, December 15, 2010

Minong Student Arrested For Bomb Threat

WASHBURN COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A student at Minong Northwood High School in northwest Wisconsin has been arrested, after he claimed that he put a ...

Wed, December 15, 2010

Woods' ex moves on with fellow student?

The couple split last year (09) after news of the sportsman's numerous infidelities hit the headlines, and their divorce was finalised in August ...

Mon, December 06, 2010

UW Student Paper Blasts Students Selling Rose Bowl Tix

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Almost three dozen UW-Madison students got blasted by a campus newspaper Monday, for doing what a lot of adults will do ...

Sat, December 04, 2010

Mishicot Student Removed From School For Making Threats

MISHICOT, Wis. (WTAQ) - Mishicot police say a 15-year-old student was removed from the Mishicot High School campus last week after making threats inside a ...

Wed, December 01, 2010

Two Ex-Stout Hockey Players to Stand Trial For Student's Death

MENOMONIE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Two former UW-Stout hockey players have been ordered to stand trial for the death of another student in September.

23-year-old Jared ...

Tue, November 30, 2010

Marinette student-gunman dies

MARINETTE, Wis. (WSAU) - Marinette police have confirmed that the 15-year-old student who took 23 classmates and one female teacher hostage has died from his ...

Tue, November 30, 2010

Police: Student hostage-taker in "grave condition"

MARINETTE, Wis. (WSAU) - Authorities have given the all clear after an armed 10th grade student released 23 classmates and one female teacher, who were ...

Tue, November 30, 2010

Student-gunman wounds himself as Marinette hostage stand-off ends

MARINETTE, Wis (WSAU) A 15-year-old student at Marinette High School held 23 students and a teacher hostage for five hours last evening before he ...

Mon, November 29, 2010

Armed student holds class hostage in Marinette

MARINETTE, Wis. (WSAU) – An armed student took 23 classmates and a teacher hostage at Marinette High School Monday afternoon.

A school administrator reported the ...

Sun, November 28, 2010

Student Confesses to Setting Cardinal Stritch Fires

FOX POINT, Wis. (WTAQ) - Fox Point police say the 20-year-old student they arrested in connection with fires set in a Cardinal Stritch University residence ...

Mon, November 08, 2010

Jailed U.S. student Amanda Knox to face trial for slander

PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian court on Monday ordered the jailed American student Amanda Knox to stand trial for slandering police officers during the ...

Sun, October 31, 2010

Yemen frees student held over parcel bombs

By Mohammad Ghobari

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen on Sunday freed a woman suspected of mailing two parcel bombs found on U.S.-bound planes, saying ...

Fri, October 08, 2010

Student-made device helped wounded in Haiti

By Nancy Lapid

WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) - When surgeons from Harvard Medical School went to Haiti soon after last January's earthquake, they took along ...

Wed, October 06, 2010

Merrill H.S. student dies in crash

HAMBERG, Wis (WSAU) A 17-year-old student from Merrill High School was killed in a one-car crash near Highway Double-F in Hamberg on Monday night ...

Mon, September 27, 2010

Friends, Relatives Shocked UW-Stout Student Accused of Murder

MENOMONIE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Friends and relatives of a former Alaska hockey player say they’re shocked that he’s accused of a murder in ...

Thu, September 23, 2010

Bond Set For Ex-FDL Teacher Accused of Sex With Student

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WTAQ) - Bond has been set for a former Fond du Lac High School teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student ...

Fri, September 17, 2010

Citigroup to sell a student loan business

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc <C.N> said it would sell Student Loan Corp <STU.N> to Discover Financial Services in a complicated deal ...

Fri, September 17, 2010

Citigroup to sell stake in Student Loan: report

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc <C.N> is expected to announce a deal to unload its unit Student Loan Corp <STU.N> as early as ...

Tue, September 14, 2010

Ex-aide bound over for trial for molesting student

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A former Wausau teacher’s aide will stand trial on charges he touched an 11-year-old girl’s breasts on a school ...

Tue, September 14, 2010

Authorities Investigate Death of Winona State University Student

BUFFALO COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities in western Wisconsin are still investigating the death of a Winona State University student from Minnesota who fell from ...

Mon, September 13, 2010

No MBA for NYU student in insider trading scheme

By Jonathan Stempel

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York University is not required to award a business degree to a student who completed his course ...

Wed, September 08, 2010

Bucky's Head Returned to Student

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Whoever stole Bucky Badger’s head had a change of heart.

The head of the famous mascot was stolen from a ...

Tue, September 07, 2010

NY AG Cuomo strikes student credit-card reform agreement

By Grant McCool

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The State University of New York has adopted new practices to help prevent students from falling victim to ...

Fri, August 27, 2010

Former Everest student killed in motorcycle crash

EAU CLAIRE, Wis (WSAU) A former D.C. Everest student is dead after a motorcycle crash near Eau Claire.

21-year-old Derek Kizewski lost control ...

Fri, August 20, 2010

Former student files complaint against Mukwonago High School's indian mascot

MUKWONAGO, Wis (WSAU) The state’s education department has scheduled a hearing for next Friday on a complaint against Mukwonago High School’s Indian ...

Fri, August 13, 2010

Benefit to honor slain student, national service group

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The family of a slain high school student will hold a fundraiser this weekend to raise money for a national organization ...

Thu, July 22, 2010

Slain student's fiance can't sue for damages

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – A state appeals court says the fiancée of murdered U-W Madison student Brittany Zimmermann cannot sue for damages, because he ...

Thu, July 01, 2010

Census: WI in Top 1/3 of Money Spent Per Student

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The U.S. Census Bureau says Wisconsin ranks in the top-third of states in the amount of money spent on each ...

Mon, June 28, 2010

State ignores claim over UW-Stevens Point student fees

UNDATED (WSAU) State lawmakers will ignore a legal claim filed by state senator Russ Decker's son. Jeffrey Decker wants his 80-dollar student fee ...

Fri, June 18, 2010

UW-River Falls Student New FFA Prez

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A UW-River Falls student has become the new president of the Wisconsin FFA. Alicia Hodnik of the Walworth Big Foot chapter ...

Thu, June 17, 2010

Student shows some cheek to train with champs Italy

By Mark Meadows

IRENE, South Africa (Reuters) - A portly South African student joined in Italy training Thursday but got more than he bargained for ...

Fri, June 11, 2010

Student Member of UW Regents: Tuition Hike Couldn't Be Helped

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A student member of the UW Board of Regents says the 5.5 percent tuition increase for this fall couldn ...

Wed, June 09, 2010

Former NY student gets 15-years for aiding al Qaeda

By Basil Katz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former New York resident was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Manhattan federal judge on ...

Wed, June 02, 2010

Audit says student-leadership increases at UW-Stevens Point

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) A state audit report shows that U-W Stevens Point is making strides in addressing concerns about a decline in student ...

Wed, June 02, 2010

Report: UW-Stevens Point Working on Fixing Student Influence Decline

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WTAQ) - A state audit report shows that UW-Stevens Point is making strides in addressing concerns about a decline in student influence ...

Thu, May 27, 2010

Ex-UW-La Crosse Student Suing City Over "False Arrest"

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A former UW-La Crosse student who struck a plea deal in a sexual assault case is now suing the city ...

Wed, May 26, 2010

Wisconsin student is finalist in national spelling bee

UNDATED (WSAU) For the second year in a row, a northern Wisconsin boy is one of the 10 finalists in the National Geography Bee ...

Tue, May 25, 2010

Kenosha Middle School Teacher Charged with Molesting Student

KENOSHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Kenosha middle school teacher was arrested Tuesday for molesting a 16-year-old female student. An arrest warrant was issued Monday, charging ...

Fri, May 21, 2010

Last student built Habitat home moves to Wausau today

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A 7 year partnership between local high schools and Habitat for Humanity is ending for now with one more home move ...

Mon, May 10, 2010

Decker calls for audit of UWSP student funds

UNDATED (WSAU) State senate majority leader Russ Decker has asked for a state audit into how student fees are spent at U-W Stevens Point ...

Fri, May 07, 2010

Ex-Mondovi HS Student to Spend 10 Days in Jail for Making Bomb Threats

MONDOVI, Wis. (WTAQ) - A former senior at Mondovi High School will spend 10 days in jail next month, as part of her sentence for ...

Thu, May 06, 2010

Kenosha Teacher Charged with Molesting Female Student

KENOSHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Kenosha high school teacher was being held on a $75,000 bond, after being charged with molesting one of his ...

Fri, April 30, 2010

Student suspended over Facebook threat

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A Horace Mann Middle School student who threatened to kill himself and his class will spend the rest of the school ...

Wed, April 28, 2010

Student arrested for Facebook threats

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A Horace Mann Middle School student made threats against himself and his classmates on Facebook. He's been charged with disorderly ...

Tue, April 27, 2010

Ex-NY student guilty of sending gear to al Qaeda

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former New York student admitted on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court that while living in London, he helped a friend ...

Thu, April 15, 2010

Student loan change could boost aid work: Clinton

By Michelle Nichols

NEW YORK (Reuters) - More U.S. graduates are likely to work with aid groups and charities after an overhaul of the ...

Tue, April 13, 2010

Ex-Brown U. Student From Waukesha Suing School

WAUKESHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - A former Brown University student from Waukesha has sued the school, claiming he was removed after being falsely accused of raping ...

Tue, April 13, 2010

Former teacher faces student-sex charges

UNDATED (WSAU) A dozen felony charges were filed yesterday accusing a former Kiel High School teacher of inappropriate relationships with at least five female ...

Fri, April 09, 2010

Trial delayed in Everest student's stabbing

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The trial against a man accused of stabbing a DC Everest senior to death last year has been put on hold ...

Fri, April 09, 2010

UW Schools Ordered to Get Student Input Before Tuition Hikes

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - UW campuses were ordered Friday to get input from students, before they seek approval for their own special tuition increases. The ...

Fri, April 09, 2010

UW Regents to Consider Student Input Before Tuition Hikes

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The UW Board of Regents will decide Friday whether campuses would have to get input from students before they can get ...

Wed, April 07, 2010

PersonalFinance: Negotiating student aid

By Linda Stern

WASHINGTON, April 7 - Most college bound students received their financial aid offers this week, and not everyone was happy with what ...

Tue, March 30, 2010

Obama to sign new student aid initiative

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday will sign into law an overhaul of the college student loan program which cuts commercial banks out ...

Thu, March 25, 2010

Teacher Arrested For Alleged Molesting of Student

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A suburban Milwaukee teacher is facing possible charges of molesting a female student. A 57-year-old man was escorted from St. Francis ...

Sun, March 21, 2010

House backs Obama's bid to revamp student loans

By Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Sunday approved President Barack Obama's bid to implement what would be the ...

Fri, March 19, 2010

John Muir student on her way to state spelling bee

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A John Muir 8th Grader is on her way to the state spelling bee in Madison tomorrow.

Aaditi Naik placed first ...

Mon, March 15, 2010

Prescott High Student To Help Push Indian Mascot Penalty Bill

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Prescott High School senior will return to Madison this week, to see if he can get a bill moving that ...

Sun, March 14, 2010

Student Eaton breaks heptathlon world record

NEW YORK (Reuters) - College student Ashton Eaton upstaged the top multi-event competitors when he set an indoor world record in the men's heptathlon ...

Fri, March 12, 2010

Obama's proposed student loan overhaul gets boost

By Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's stalled bid to overhaul the federal student loan program by cutting subsidies to private lenders ...

Wed, March 10, 2010

Amherst High student arrested for e-mail threats

AMHERST, Wis. (WSAU) – A 17-year-old Amherst High School student is under arrest for e-mailing verbal threats to school officials today from a private computer ...

Tue, March 09, 2010

Racine teacher accused of assaulting former student

RACINE, Wis (WRN) A math teacher in the Racine Unified School District appeared in court Monday afternoon, accused of paying a former student in ...

Wed, March 03, 2010

UW-Milwaukee Female Student Sexually Assaulted

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee are put on alert after a female student was sexually assaulted. The students were notified ...

Mon, March 01, 2010

Sturgeon Bay HS Teacher Charged For Alleged Student Relationship

STURGEON BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A teacher in Sturgeon Bay has been charged with 3 counts of sexual assault of a student by school staff ...

Fri, February 26, 2010

Student loans to be in healthcare package: Pelosi

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday the final version of a broad healthcare overhaul would include a revamp of ...

Sun, February 21, 2010

Brown Deer HS Coach Charged For Alleged Student Relationship

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - An assistant soccer coach at Brown Deer High School is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old student. Emily ...

Fri, February 19, 2010

Tech Student Who Drowned In La Crosse Had 0.28 BAC

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The technical college student who drowned in the Mississippi River after a night of drinking in La Crosse last weekend ...

Fri, February 19, 2010

Drowned college student drunk at time of death

LACROSSE, Wis (WSAU) The technical college student who drowned in the Mississippi River after a night of drinking in La Crosse last weekend had ...

Fri, February 19, 2010

Student wounded on Illinois campus, suspect caught

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A student at Northern Illinois University was shot and wounded on Friday, triggering a brief lockdown of the campus that was lifted ...

Thu, February 18, 2010

Autopsy Planned For Western Tech Student Pulled From Mississippi River

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WTAQ) - An autopsy will be performed Thursday to determine how a technical college student died in the Mississippi River in La ...

Tue, February 16, 2010

Missing La Crosse Student's Body Found

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Divers have recovered the body of missing La Crosse college student Craig Meyers. WXOW-TV reports police confirmed the recovery about ...

Tue, February 16, 2010

Body of missing college student found

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WSAU) - Divers have recovered the body of missing La Crosse college student Craig Meyers.

WXOW-TV reports police confirmed the recovery about ...

Tue, February 16, 2010

Search Continues For Missing Tech Student

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A search continues Tuesday on the Mississippi River in La Crosse for Craig Meyers – the technical college student who’s ...

Mon, February 15, 2010

Crivitz HS Student In Court On Gun, Threat Charges

MARINETTE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A high school student made his first court appearance Monday on charges that he brought a gun to school and made ...

Wed, February 10, 2010

Arabic flashcards land student in U.S. detention

By Jon Hurdle

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Federal agents detained and interrogated a U.S. college student at the Philadelphia airport simply because we was carrying ...

Fri, February 05, 2010

Ex-Tosa Student Accused Of Making Threats On Facebook

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (WTAQ) - A former student at Wauwatosa West High School is in trouble in California, accused of making threats on Facebook. The ...

Wed, February 03, 2010

Service Set For UW-Madison Student Who Died From Bacterial Meningitis

MADISON, Wis. (Midwest Communications) - A memorial service will be held Wednesday afternoon at UW-Madison for a student who died from bacterial meningitis.

22-year-old Neha ...

Wed, January 20, 2010

Supreme Court won't hear slain student fiance's claim

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court will leave it up to an appeals court to decide whether a slain college student's fiance ...

Thu, January 14, 2010

Missing College Student Elliott Reportedly OK In Haiti

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The last Wisconsinite who was reported to be missing in the Haitian earthquake contacted her family Thursday. 20-year-old Melissa Elliott of ...

Thu, January 14, 2010

Ex-Whitnall Student Sentenced For Sexual Blackmailing Girls

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A former suburban Milwaukee high school student has been sentenced to at least a year in a state institution, after he ...

Wed, January 13, 2010

UW-Eau Claire Student Faces Child Porn Charges

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Midwest Communications) - A student at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire faces charges of possession of child pornography, following a search of ...

Wed, January 13, 2010

UW Student Group OK After Major Quake Rocks Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (WTAQ) - A group of UW students arrived in Haiti last Sunday, and were on the island while Tuesday's magnitude 7.0 ...

Mon, January 11, 2010

Student's suspected killer seeks change of venue

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau man charged with killing a high school senior last spring wants a change of venue.

A judge will decide ...

Mon, December 21, 2009

Ex-New Berlin Student May Get Plea Deal In Sexting Case

WAUKESHA (WRN) - A former suburban Milwaukee high school student has apparently struck a plea deal on charges that he used Facebook to blackmail boys ...

Fri, December 18, 2009

Open Meetings Laws Apply To UW Student Groups That Set Policy

MADISON (WRN) - University of Wisconsin student groups that spend money and set policies must follow the state’s open meetings and open records laws ...

Thu, December 17, 2009

Student Gov't Groups Must Follow Open Meetings Laws

MADISON (WRN) - Wisconsin's attorney general says student government groups should obey the state's open meetings laws. J.B. Van Hollen issued an ...

Mon, December 07, 2009

Student wins essay, Packers tickets

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Merrill middle school student who a year ago could not read or write English has won an essay contest and ...

Wed, December 02, 2009

Student fees in Wausau could rise next year

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Middle and high school students in Wausau will pay more for some class workbooks and instrument rentals next year under an ...

Fri, November 27, 2009

Former Stevens Point-Pacelli student considered for sainthood

UNDATED (WSAU) A former student at Stevens Point-Pacelli is being considered for sainthood by the Roman Catholic Church.

The beatification process has begun for ...

Tue, November 24, 2009

Man Found Not Guilty Of Killing UW-Madison Student Still Behind Bars

MADISON (WRN) - A man who spent 29 years in prison before he was found not guilty of killing a UW-Madison student will stay behind ...

Wed, November 18, 2009

Milwaukee Teacher Accused Of Showing Porn To Student

MILWAUKEE (WRN) - A 61-year-old math teacher is behind bars, accused of showing pornography to a teenage student. Darrell Seppanen is charged with showing the ...

Tue, November 17, 2009

UWSP Student Critically Injured After Falling From Roof

STEVENS POINT (WRN) - A UW-Stevens Point student was in critical condition at last word, after falling 35 feet from the roof of a building ...

Tue, November 17, 2009

Student in critical condition after fall

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) Stevens Point police have released the name of a U-W-S-P student who fell 30-feet of a roof during a drunken ...

Sat, November 14, 2009

Iran student gets 8 yrs over post-election protests

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian court on Saturday sentenced a student who took part in protests following Iran's disputed presidential election this year to ...

Sat, November 14, 2009

UWSP student falls off roof

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) A 20-year-old U-W Stevens Point student fell off the roof of a building during a drunken party early Friday morning ...

Fri, November 13, 2009

University says curbing student binge drinking

By Andrew Stern

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Indiana University junior Jason Dills said he and his friends still binge drink occasionally, but he has noticed a ...

Tue, November 10, 2009

Chicago student-journalists probed for motives

By Andrew Stern

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A group of university students who claim their research exonerated a convicted murderer were in court themselves on Tuesday ...

Fri, November 06, 2009

BofA suspending federal student loan program

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp will suspend its federally-backed student loan program by December 5, the company said in a letter ...

Fri, November 06, 2009

Ex-Whitnall High Student Pleads Not Guilty In Sexting Case

GREENFIELD (WRN) - A former student at a suburban Milwaukee high school has pleaded not guilty to coercing teenage girls into sending him sexually explicit ...

Fri, September 25, 2009

Student admits writing threats at junior high

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A student at P-J Jacobs Junior High in Stevens Point has admitted writing threats in the bathroom last night and ...

Tue, September 22, 2009

Student athlete died naturally, described as "ray of sunshine"

WESTON, Wis. (WSAU) – A 14-year-old cross-country student athlete died of a cardiac-related natural death during practice Monday, authorities said today.

D.C. Everest school ...

Mon, September 21, 2009

Obama lashes out at banks over student loans