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15 Investigates

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Dr. Antoine Reed

DPI: Sun Prairie superintendent’s Wisconsin license application denied

Updated: 1 hour ago
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By Brenda Ordonez
Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction says Sun Prairie Superintendent Dr. Antoine Reed does not have a current Wisconsin license and has no application pending after the agency denied his application in October.

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Dr. Antoine Reed

DPI: Sun Prairie superintendent’s Wisconsin license application denied

Updated: 1 hour ago
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By Brenda Ordonez
Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction says Sun Prairie Superintendent Dr. Antoine Reed does not have a current Wisconsin license and has no application pending after the agency denied his application in October.

15 Investigates

UW-Platteville

‘We don’t even know what it is that we did’: UW-Platteville women’s cross country runners say they’re stuck in limbo

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 7:04 PM CST
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By Brenda Ordonez
Weeks after UW-Platteville suspended its men’s cross country season, women’s runners say they are also sidelined by an investigation. They say they have no timeline for when they’ll compete again.

15 Investigates

Brewers Merch

Brewers fan says she can’t get a refund on nearly $400 of team gear

Updated: Oct. 27, 2026 at 6:59 PM CDT
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By Brenda Ordonez
Brewers fans are rushing to buy team gear online. The Better Business Bureau says that’s when scammers and return headaches show up.

15 Investigates

Ring Camera Footage of Oct. 2, 2026 Oil Theft

Cooking oil theft investigation widens in Sun Prairie, police say

Updated: Oct. 23, 2026 at 7:24 PM CDT
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By Brenda Ordonez
Two men are facing charges after Sun Prairie police say they were caught stealing cooking oil from a local restaurant in the early hours of October 2nd — and investigators say the case could be part of a much bigger problem.

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Fall colors are seen outside American Family Field prior to Game 2 of baseball's National...

World Series tickets: how to avoid scams

Updated: Oct. 20, 2026 at 7:20 PM CDT
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By Brenda Ordonez
Schiller said common sports ticket scams include hijacked or fake social media profiles on platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Craigslist, where scammers advertise tickets that don’t actually exist. Sellers sometimes invent a fake personal emergency to pressure buyers into paying quickly, before they have time to verify the ticket is real.

15 Investigates

TRO online portal - Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s new online restraining order portal: faster filing, but gaps remain

Updated: Oct. 19, 2026 at 7:35 PM CDT
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By Brenda Ordonez
Filing for a restraining order used to mean a trip to the courthouse, a stack of paperwork, and a process advocates describe as intimidating for people who were already in crisis.

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FILE - A Medicare Advantage PPO card rests on top of a Medicare card in Portland, Ore., June...

BBB warns of Medicare scams as open enrollment begins

Updated: Oct. 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM CDT
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By Brenda Ordonez
As Medicare’s open enrollment period begins October 15, the Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to watch for calls and texts from people pretending to be Medicare representatives.

15 Investigates

Independent Police Monitor's Office

Council moves to oust Police Monitor Glass — but Oversight Board says it doesn’t have the power

Updated: Oct. 7, 2026 at 10:21 PM CDT
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By Brenda Ordonez
A proposed Common Council resolution aiming to terminate the appointment of Madison’s Interim Independent Police Monitor, Aeiramique Glass, has opened up a deeper dispute: who actually has the authority to fire her — or to decide who replaces her.

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A 15 Investigates review of years of state data found more Wisconsin parents are opting their...

More Wisconsin parents opting out of school vaccine requirements, data shows

Updated: Sep. 3, 2026 at 7:19 PM CDT
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By Tabitha Bland
A 15 Investigates review of years of state data found more Wisconsin parents are opting their children out of required school vaccines, a trend that started before the pandemic and has grown since.

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The video, which circulated on social media, shows former officer Ben Oetzman saying, “Hey,...

15 Investigates: Portage officer who threatened to burn down home resigns in lieu of termination

Updated: Aug. 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM CDT
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By Nicole Herzog
A Portage police officer who was fired in 2023 after a video surfaced of him threatening to burn down a family’s home, then rehired two years later, has left the department again — this time resigning in lieu of termination, according to public records obtained by 15 Investigates.

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The principal of Madison Elementary in Janesville has been placed on paid administrative leave.

Madison Elementary principal retired after investigation into ‘inappropriate contact’ with student, records show

Updated: Jul. 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM CDT
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By Nicole Herzog
The principal of Madison Elementary School in Janesville retired after being placed on paid administrative leave while the district investigated allegations of “inappropriate contact” with a student, according to records obtained by 15 Investigates.

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Crews are working to install about 30 temporary chillers across campus. HVAC trucks were...

Board of Regents approved millions for aging infrastructure weeks before UW-Madison AC issues, records show

Updated: Jun. 30, 2026 at 7:25 PM CDT
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By Nicole Herzog
More than 20 buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus are locked on Tuesday as crews work to address air conditioning issues caused by a broken chilled water line. The university says repairs will take at least a month.
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