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This Is When Illinois And Wisconsin Will Get The First Frost This Year
Fall is right on our doorstep. Kids are heading back to school, Spirit Halloween stores are opening for the season, and we're less than a month away from Labor Day. The yearly August argument is strong on social media right now. Some hang on to pool season and embrace the Dog Days of Summer. Others jump right into Spooky Season and all things pumpkin.
Beware of Scam in Illinois Involving Amazon and Temu Package Shipments
Thieves are working around the clock trying to come up with new ways to trick you using all the latest technology and techniques to steal your identity and money. Illinois and Wisconsin residents who order products online that are being shipped to their homes need to know about this latest scam that uses fake text messages about package deliveries.
SW Wisconsin residents rally to stop wind farm
As a major wind turbine project in southwest Wisconsin comes closer to fruition, some local residents are rallying in an attempt to stop it. Uplands Wind is comprised of two 300-megawatt wind projects designed by Pattern Energy, a California-based company. Tentatively, construction is slated for 2025 with operations starting in 2027. About 200 people, mostly residents of Grant, Lafayette and Iowa counties, attended a meeting Thursday evening at Belmont Convention Center to hear from speakers opposing the Uplands project. Presenters discussed issues such as land value, alleged health defects caused by wind turbines, as well as preserving the natural beauty of the Driftless Area and its wildlife species. There are not yet any official project maps, said Matt Dallas, communications and media relations representative with Pattern Energy. However, the company’s filings with the Federal Aviation Administration show 181 potential turbine locations across the three counties. Generally, these are clustered around Belmont, Mifflin Township, southeast of Mineral Point and both west and east of Dodgeville.
Prestige Auto donates $10,000 to area veterans’ programs
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Area veterans’ groups are receiving a gift thanks to a local business. Since 2014, Prestige Auto has held an annual fundraiser for over 15 organizations and programs that support veterans. For every car sold in July, Prestige adds $100 to the fund. This year...
Sharp-tail grouse hunt remains closed in 2024
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that although the spring population survey results indicate a slight increase, the sharp-tailed grouse hunting season remains closed for 2024. Permits and applications will not be available or accepted this year. Each year, the sharp-tailed grouse advisory committee, consisting of interested conservation groups and DNR wildlife biologists, uses spring dancing ground surveys to evaluate the population’s size and recommend a hunting season. Based on the review of spring population data, lek distribution and scientific...
Wisconsin delegate prepares for DNC
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin delegates are preparing to head to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention (DNC) next week. Korbey White, who lives in Verona, is one of them. He’s a first-time delegate but has always been active in politics. “It feels incredible,” White said. “I’m so excited.”...
Advancing Green Schoolyards: Equity Leadership and Project Based Learning
Download Whitepaper (.pdf) Justin Hougham, Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee, School of Education, Education Administration; UW-Madison, Division of Extension. Introduction – Milwaukee as an Educational Context. The inequities that persist in the State of Wisconsin continue to disproportionately impact marginalized communities. According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Milwaukee has the...
Turnout in Wisconsin election tops 26%, highest in 60 years for fall primary in presidential year
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Turnout in Wisconsin's election Tuesday was the highest in 60 years for a presidential year partisan primary, with over 26% of the state's voting-age population casting ballots, based on unofficial results. The election was marked by voters rejecting two constitutional amendments that sought to limit the governor's power to spend money and deciding a pair of hotly contested congressional primaries. The election was also the first under newly drawn legislative maps, creating dozens of competitive races in addition to other hot...
Did You Know That Railroad Police Exist In Minnesota + Wisconsin?
I was driving to the Nemadji Golf Course in Superior, Wisconsin yesterday and I was running late for my tee time. I noticed in the distance what looked to be a squad car, but it wasn't the normal city's squad car color. Instead, it was a white SUV. I tapped...
Surprising stat points to the Brewers as MLB's most consistent team in 2024
Don't look now (actually, you can look), but these Milwaukee Brewers are just continuing to roll. The club managed to split their most recent series against the NL West juggernaut Dodgers and entered this weekend's showdown with the Guardians 7-3 over their last 10 games (spoiler alert: they won again Friday night).
Walz's 'Minnesota nice' image resonates with some voters in Midwestern battleground state
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin (Reuters) -David Mattison, a retired postal worker, had spent nearly all of his life in this remote corner of Wisconsin, watching family farms fail and small businesses go under with the hollowing out of the rural economy.
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