Corri Hess

@CorriHess

Education reporter @wpr. Past @journalsentinel. Searching for good stories and great nachos. Tips? [email protected]

Milwaukee, WI

Joined January 2009

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Corri Hess@CorriHess · 2 h

Body of missing 22-year-old Viterbo University student found in Mississippi River via @RichKremer wpr.org/news/body-miss…

CorriHess's tweet card. A statement issued by the La Crosse Police Department just before 1:00 p.m. said Eliotte Heinz's body was recovered at around 10:28 a.m. by the Houston County Sheriff's Department.

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Corri Hess@CorriHess · Jul 21

Wisconsin adult education in jeopardy after Trump withholds $7M in funding wpr.org/news/wisconsin…

CorriHess's tweet card. In Wisconsin, an estimated $72 million in federal education funding is frozen, which includes more than $7 million that pays for adult education — including programs like the Literacy Network’s...

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Corri Hess@CorriHess · Jul 21

New legislation could ease Wisconsin school bus driver shortage wpr.org/news/legislati…

CorriHess's tweet card. A proposed bill aims to address the ongoing shortage in Wisconsin by making it easier for drivers to keep their licenses.

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Corri Hess@CorriHess · Jul 20

Hell yes! ⁦@Brewers⁩ are 🔥 “If you’re a Dodgers fan, of course, you would love to see the Dodgers win the World Series again. If you’re a baseball fan above all, though, you ought to be pulling for the Milwaukee Brewers.” share.google/tI32J2FSbjGr5f…

CorriHess's tweet card. The Milwaukee Brewers have nearly the same record as the high-spending Dodgers and might be an underdog worth rooting for amid baseball's competitive balance wars.

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Corri Hess@CorriHess · Jul 18

Wisconsin public media outlets react as funding cut heads to president’s desk wpr.org/news/wisconsin…

CorriHess's tweet card. The Senate passed the funding cut Thursday morning, and the House of Representatives gave its final approval in a 216-213 vote early Friday, sending it to the president's desk.

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Mary Spicuzza@MSpicuzzaMJS · Jul 18

Wisconsin State Journal ‘re-reports’ Brayton Lot story after original removed for ‘unauthorized use of AI’ - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin isthmus.com/news/news/wisc…

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Corri Hess@CorriHess · Jul 18

About to casually take over the Bastille. #BastilleDay2025

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Corri Hess@CorriHess · Jul 17

Remember when Milwaukee was going to get a pro soccer team? Well it takes 14-16 months to build a stadium. Have you driven by this place lately? All I've seen is trash and grocery carts.

RRich Rovito@rrovito · Jul 17

Outdoor pro soccer, once promised for this year in a new Downtown stadium but already pushed back once, will be delayed again, with a 2027 opening the best-case scenario. @milwaukeemag has the story of a stalled development. milwaukeemag.com/has-the-iron-d…

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Rich Rovito@rrovito · Jul 17

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Corri Hess@CorriHess · Jul 17

As politicians cast blame, facilities assisting homeless veterans set to close via ⁦@RichKremer⁩ wpr.org/news/wisconsin…

CorriHess's tweet card. Two facilities assisting Wisconsin veterans who don't have housing are set to close at the end of September due to ongoing deficits and a political battle over state funding.

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Rich Rovito@rrovito · Jul 16

Betty Brinn Children’s Museum, which plans to leave its longtime Downtown space, has considered three other lakefront spaces, a pair of spots in the planned Iron District and a former tannery building in Walker’s Point, @milwaukeemag has learned. milwaukeemag.com/details-emerge…

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Corri Hess@CorriHess · Jul 16

As he weighs reelection bid, Tony Evers' fundraising lags millions behind his last run for office via ⁦@RichKremer⁩ wpr.org/news/fundraisi…

CorriHess's tweet card. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers raised about $760,000 during the first six months of 2025, well shy of the nearly $5.3 million he raised during the same period in his reelection bid four years ago.

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Corri Hess@CorriHess · Jul 16

Federal appeals court rules against UW-Madison in sexual assault case involving former Badgers football player wpr.org/news/federal-a…

CorriHess's tweet card. A federal appeals court sided with a woman who accused a former Badger football star of sexual assault, overturning a lower court's dismissal of her lawsuit against UW-Madison.

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Corri Hess@CorriHess · Jul 15

The Arrowhead Union High School District is the latest in Wisconsin to update its harassment policy by removing the word “gender,” causing some parents to fear LGBTQ+ students will be targeted. wpr.org/news/waukesha-…

CorriHess's tweet card. The Arrowhead Union High School District is the latest in Wisconsin to update its harassment policy by removing the word “gender” and replacing it with “sex,” causing some parents to fear LGBTQ+...

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