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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.
Wisconsin pro-Palestinian activists heading to Chicago to join Gaza war protests at DNC
Pro-Palestinian protesters from Wisconsin will be among the potentially thousands of marchers taking to the streets next week in Chicago as the city hosts the Democratic National Convention. At least two buses, one starting in northeast Wisconsin and another departing from Milwaukee, are planning to take close to 100 people to a massive march Monday in Chicago. The marchers are calling for the U.S. to stop weapons shipments to Israel and to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. ...
Wausau area restaurant inspections for July 2024
Monthly, Wausau Pilot publishes the results of health inspections at local bars and restaurants. When interpreting these results, it is important to note that there is a wide range of severity in health regulations. Many, if not most, violations are minor, ranging from cracked floor tiles to boxes improperly stored in a kitchen area. These types of violations are noted, but they clearly do not pose an immediate health risk to consumers. Others are core violations that are more consequential. Repeated violations are also noted. Though all violations are listed on the Marathon County Health Department’s reports, readers are urged to consider violations on a case-by-case basis.
70-foot-long soil pit dug by Wisconsin scientists teaches lessons of conservation
In Chippewa County, the annual Wisconsin Farm Technology Days is wrapping up, and a 70 foot-long soil pit is creating an immersive experience in conservation. “You get the earthworm’s view of the different soil layers,” said Tim Miland on WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.”. Miland is one of...
CVTC hosts SoyFoam demonstration event
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Thanks to a partnership between CVTC and Cross Plains Solutions, on Friday people got the chance to witness and use a new soy-based fire-dousing foam, known as SoyFoam. “We’re giving the folks here a chance to see foam put through a fire truck into a...
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