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Lincoln Hills consent decree at middle of statehouse fight
(The Center Square) – Just days after a Republican lawmaker said Wisconsin’s prison managers have lost control of the youth prison at Lincoln Hills, there is now an effort to end the facility’s federal consent decree. More than a dozen Republicans in both the State Senate and State Assembly signed a letter last week to the head of the state’s Department of Corrections, asking him to go to court and “revisit” the decree that limits guards and the Lincoln Hills facility. ...
Report: Wisconsin state park use remains high since COVID-19 pandemic boom
When businesses shuttered and schools went remote during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Wisconsin residents flocked to parks and nature trails across the state. Now, a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum found that Wisconsinites are still using state parks at higher rates than before the start of the pandemic. The report found there were 518,848 state park sticker sales recorded in 2023, up from 346,491 in 2019 — a nearly 50 percent increase.
Wisconsin town of Eureka sued over large farm regulations
After notifying a northwest Wisconsin town last October of their intent to challenge a local ordinance that regulates livestock farming, two residents last week made good on their promise. Ben and Jenny Binversie, represented by the legal arm of the state’s largest business and manufacturing lobby, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, are asking a circuit court judge to strike down the rules in the Polk County town of Eureka. A ruling...
The Hottest City in Wisconsin Is…
Even though summer is winding down here in the Midwest, that doesn't mean that we aren't expected to see some more incredibly hot days. The summer of 2024 has been one of the hottest summers on record for around a hundred cities across the country, according to a report from CNN.
Battleground: Choices are now set for Fox Valley voters ahead of the Nov. 5 election
APPLETON — The lines are drawn and the choices are set for the Nov. 5 election after Tuesday's primary. In Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District, De Pere Democrat Kristin Lyerly, an OB-GYN physician, will battle De Pere Republican Tony Wied, a former gas station owner, in what surely will be a lively three-month campaign period. In...
After Wisconsin dams failed in a massive storm, 23 could be decommissioned. What to know.
VIROQUA - Local officials in a flood-prone pocket of Wisconsin's Driftless region are weighing whether to take 23 flood control dams out of service. In August 2018, five of the dams failed during a massive rainstorm, sending a deluge of water gushing through the valleys. A study of other dams in the...
As school nears, Wisconsin health agencies seek to boost vaccine rates
With the start of the school year approaching, parents will have more opportunities to get their children vaccinated as the local public health agency seeks to boost school immunization rates through more vaccine clinics. Morgan Finke, spokeswoman for Public Health Madison & Dane County, said the agency increased the total...
Wisconsin Weather Alert: Dangerous Lake Michigan Beach Conditions and Small Craft Advisory
Green Bay, WI – The National Weather Service has issued a Beach Hazards Statement and a Small Craft Advisory for Lake Michigan and Green Bay, warning of dangerous conditions from Thursday morning through Friday morning. High wave action and strong currents are expected to create perilous swimming conditions along Lake Michigan beaches, while hazardous conditions for small craft are anticipated on both Lake Michigan and Green Bay.
Did you hear that?! What is shaking homes in Central Wisconsin
The National Gaurd is hosting a training event with some of the world's most advanced aircraft in Wisconsin. Many, including neighbors in Redgranite, are describing 'booms' that shake the house.
Wisconsinites celebrate clean energy on Inflation Reduction Act anniversary
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Wisconsinites gathered in Madison on Wednesday to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act and its impact on the state. Since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed by President Biden in 2022, the federal law has supported $920 million in climate and clean energy projects in Wisconsin, organizers highlighted.
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