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Evers, DNR propose new set of PFAS drinking water standards
Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) introduced a proposed new set of standards for the allowable amount of PFAS in the state’s drinking water on Monday. The action brings Wisconsin’s standards in line with the federal government’s. PFAS, also known as “forever...
Wisconsin 4H clubs invited to take part in ice cream flavor contest
WISCONSIN – The Wisconsin 4H Foundation and Cedar Crest Ice Cream have once again teamed up for their annual ice cream flavor contest. All Wisconsin 4H clubs are invited to take part in the Cedar Crest Ice Cream 4-H Flavor Creation Contest. Clubs are eligible to submit their idea for a new ice cream flavor, along with a flavor description and interesting flavor name, between Sunday, Sept. 1 and Friday, Nov. 15.
2024 Athens Bluejays Volleyball Schedule
Invitational 08-27-24 1:00PM Medford Area Middle Away vs. Medford Area Middle, Columbus Catholic Schools, Gilman, Mellen, Stanley-Boyd Medford Area Middle School. Invitational 08-30-24 8:30AM Menomonie Away vs. Menomonie, Chippewa Falls High School, Baldwin-Woodville Area School District, New Richmond, Eau Claire Memorial High School, Osceola, Ellsworth, Rice Lake, Hudson WI, River Falls School District, Somerset School District, Superior, Oshkosh West, Cochrane-Fountain City, Stanley-Boyd, Bloomer, McDonell Central Catholic, Barron Area Schools, Luck, Cameron, Clear Lake WI, Turtle Lake, Edgar, Grantsburg, Cadott, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser, Clayton, Elk Mound, River Valley, St Croix Central, St. Croix Falls, Prairie Farm, Spooner Area School District, Medford Area Middle, Unity, Lakeland Union, Merrill, Columbus Catholic Schools, Elmwood/Plum City, Eau Claire North UW STOUT.
Power outages surge again with latest storm and dangerous heat
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - More than 18,000 people (new figure) in Northeast Wisconsin lost power late Tuesday morning, especially in the Fox Valley, as another storm tore through Northeast Wisconsin. At 11:45 a.m., We Energies reported almost 6,600 homes and businesses without electricity in Outagamie County, including 4,250 in...
AT&T to pay $950,000 to resolve investigation into 911 outage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T has agreed to pay $950,000 after a Federal Communications Commission investigation found the company failed to deliver 911 calls to emergency call centers and did not notify officials during an August 2023 outage, the agency said on Monday.
Wisconsin Vietnam veteran honored at DC ceremony for fallen heroes
When Bruce Wagner returned safely from Vietnam in June 1973, his family celebrated his safe return, not knowing that the danger he faced was still very much a reality. Years later, Wagner’s family mourned his death from a cancer that doctors confirmed was connected to his exposure to Agent Orange. Like hundreds of thousands of other service members who lost their lives after coming home, he was unaware the herbicide he sprayed while fighting in the jungle was a deadly poison. He died in 2010.
There are sinkholes in Lake Michigan. Yes, really
I'm Steve Martinez and this is the Daily Briefing newsletter by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sign up here to get it sent to your inbox each morning. It'll be another hot one Tuesday. If skies remain clear, heat indices could climb to 110 degrees again. Most of southern Wisconsin is under an excessive heat watch, could turn into a heat advisory or excessive heat warning. The heat is expected to break Wednesday with a possible thunderstorm. ...
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