5+ hour, 41+ min ago   (258+ words) Students, welcome back to campus! This is a very exciting time, and it can also be a challenging time full of adjustments and changes. Over the next few weeks, you will be making new friends, joining clubs, taking new classes,…...

5+ hour, 41+ min ago   (134+ words) Every Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Whitewater vendors fill the Cravath Lake parking lot for the City Market. Vendors spend their evening talking to community members and engaging in business. Community members wander the market and meet new people. From May to…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (133+ words) Welcome to the start of a new academic year! Whether you find yourself on our Whitewater or Rock County campuses for the very first time or are returning to finish your degree, there is a palpable sense of energy and…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1035+ words) For roughly 30 minutes Wednesday morning, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students were left with one question: am I safe? At 11:06 a.m., the university issued an emergency alert warning students and faculty of an “active threat to life safety” on campus, instructing them to…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (375+ words) Monday, September 7, 2026 During the Aug. 28 Financial Committee meeting, the board discussed that the Whitewater Public Library would be facing a budget deficit of $273,000 for 2027. The city released a follow-up, stating, “Given these updates, and assuming the recommended appropriation increase is…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (551+ words) Before the rest of Whitewater, Wis., wakes up and starts their day, several small business owners are opening their doors, ready for wherever the day leads them. The city of Whitewater has around 30 small businesses downtown supporting the community, operated…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (105+ words) royalpurplenews.com In My Opinion: Back to School The results are in for our back to school In My Opinion poll! Out of four options, two of them got all of the votes. Two-thirds of our readers voted for reuniting…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (318+ words) Wisconsin is expected to face more frequent, more severe extreme weather events in coming years. Residents rely upon a network of local and state agencies and community organizations to prepare our communities to respond to them. As their work faces…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (491+ words) Each fall, thousands of students arrive or return to UW–Whitewater, bringing new energy, ideas, and experiences to our community. For the City of Whitewater, the beginning of another academic year is more than a change in the calendar. It…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (140+ words) The Whitewater Arts Alliance and University of Wisconsin–Whitewater’s Roberta’s Art Gallery have once again brought the state of Wisconsin to life through artwork at the second annual Paint Wisconsin Exhibition. For Kaitlyn Harris, a student employee at the UW-Whitewater…...