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Drone business brings new technology to area farms
CADOTT — John Goodman showed off his two massive drones at Wisconsin Farm Technology Days, showing how new equipment can improve farming. Goodman said the large drones weigh about 300 pounds when the 40-liter tanks are fully loaded. “We can spray herbicide, fungicide and cover crops,” Goodman said. “We do inter-seeding into standing corn. You don’t transmit disease, and you don’t trample crops. It’s a form of technology that really...
Labor secretary touts ‘ripple effect’ of Microsoft project during mine visit
Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su touted the ripple effect of Microsoft’s planned $3.3 billion Wisconsin AI datacenter while visiting a mine that will supply materials for its construction. She spoke yesterday at the Payne & Dolan mine in Franklin after taking a tour of the facilities. It conducts...
PBS Wisconsin: The cost of child care has Wisconsinites seeking solutions
Before the 2024 election, WPRis asking people through the America Amplified initiative about what elected officials could do to improve their communities. Paula M. Drew from Madison reached out with a suggestion about state funding for child care. PBS Wisconsin’s “Here & Now” is collaborating with WPR to help respond to these questions.
Wisconsin GOP primary voters could be disenfranchised due to confusion caused by new maps
Voters in a small Wisconsin town were not able to vote in the Republican primary for one of their local races due to an error on the ballot. After new legislative maps were enacted in the state, the town of Summit, Wisconsin, moved from the 73rd Assembly District to the 74th Assembly District, but election […]
Smith: Wisconsin coalition forms to support tougher state rules on wake-enhanced boating
A coalition is forming in Wisconsin to support tougher rules on wake-enhanced boating and recommend a framework for statewide legislation on the activity. "Our goal is to be proactive on this very important issue," said Cody Kamrowski, executive director of the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation. "Hopefully we can see a law passed in the...
Big Lots Closing Stores Nationwide, Including Minnesota And Wisconsin Locations
Another one bites the dust! A ton of big businesses have announced closures lately, or at the very least, the scaling back of some of their locations. A recent example of this is Italian chain Buca di Beppo, which abruptly closed thirteen locations across the country over the summer. Another...
Wisconsin election deniers Janel Brandtjen and Tim Ramthun lose in GOP primaries
MADISON — Two of Wisconsin’s most prominent purveyors of election conspiracy theories lost their primary races on Tuesday. In the Republican primary for the 20th Senate District, Sen. Dan Feyen, R-Fond du Lac, prevailed over Tim Ramthun, a Republican from Campbellsport who served in the Assembly from 2019-23 and competed in the 2022...
After merger of Wisconsin hospital systems, CEO sees ‘best of all worlds’
Imran Andrabi, MD, president and CEO of Froedtert ThedaCare Health, talks about the integration of the systems, expanding access to care and the desire to innovate. It’s now been a little over seven months since the formation of Froedtert ThedaCare Health in Wisconsin, and Imran Andrabi is encouraged by the success of the integration of the two hospital systems.
Jefferson County Livestock Judging teams excel at state competition
The Jefferson County Senior Livestock Judging teams placed first and fifth and the Junior Livestock judging team placed fourth in the State 4-H Livestock judging contest. The event was held July 22 at the UW-Madison Arlington Research Station. The first-place senior judging team members were Megan Doherty, Keilah Reu, Olivia Dolph, and Hanna Brattlie. They are the first senior team from Jefferson County to win the senior division at the State 4-H livestock judging contest. The first-place senior team placed first in beef, sheep judging...
Longtime Milwaukee radio host Ian McCain dies at 54
Longtime Milwaukee radio host Ian McCain died Monday after a brief illness. He was 54. McCain, whose legal name is Justin Cooper, worked for the Milwaukee Radio Alliance for 11 years. He was a digital program director for the MRA's stations, WLUM-FM, WLDB-FM and WZTI-FM. He also was an on-air host at WLUM-FM,...
Bucks Brought in Double-Digit Scorer for Workout
The Milwaukee Bucks added some quality depth to their roster, and they may try to add more. HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto reported on his X account that they brought in Terence Davis for a workout. “The Milwaukee Bucks brought in Terence Davis for a workout, league sources told (HoopsHype). The...
Milwaukee workers return to North Teutonia home to find more information on dead animals
Milwaukee city staff returned to a home being investigated for the death of over 30 dead animals on Tuesday in an effort to find animal microchips. Staff returned to the North Teutonia Avenue home one week after workers found numerous dead animals and remains during a routine tax foreclosure investigation. The home has...
New addiction treatment center on Milwaukee's north side expected to help 56 men a year
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- There's a new resource available for men battling addiction. Serenity Inn's new treatment center is expected to help 56 men each year on Milwaukee's north side. Former Milwaukee Buck Marques Johnson is part of the organization. Johnson, who struggled with addiction himself, says this foundation could...
A $35 million, 40-bed rehabilitation hospital is coming to Oak Creek
A $35 million, 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital is planned near IKEA in Oak Creek. Highgate, LLC is proposing the construction of Lifepoint Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital at 7869 S. 13th St. on the northwestern corner of 13th Street and Drexel Avenue. ...
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