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New biotech $49 million hub could generate thousands of jobs, provide mobile cancer screening
More details have been revealed about a new biohealth technology hub that is projected to generate around 141,000 jobs over 10 years — with most of those positions likely to be in supply-chain and service industries, even restaurants, that benefit from economic growth. Eighteen public and private entities, including Medical College of Wisconsin and Milwaukee Area Technical College, are slated to share $49 million in federal funding for the biohealth hub centered on personalized medicine, an...
Wisconsin athletes, fans gear up for 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
Van Rear is the co-owner of Borland’s Tavern, a small bar and restaurant next to Lake Belle View in Belleville. At 5 a.m. Saturday, he’s opening up shop to welcome the village of 2,591 to come watch hometown girl Lauren O’Connor compete in rowing for Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
NOD TO THE PAST, AN EYE TO THE FUTURE: Northern States Power-Wisconsin Celebrates 100 Years of Service
While locals recognize Xcel Energy's operatin company, Northern States Power-Wisconsin, for reliably providing the energy to power our lives and keep our community chugging along, they may not realize its deep roots in the area date back to the turn of the century – from harnessing the power of water for log driving to illuminating gas streetlights. And this year, NSP-Wisconsin celebrates its 100th anniversary, with a nod to its past and an eye toward the future.
Commercials coming to make case for Wisconsin August amendments
(The Center Square) – Voters in Wisconsin are going to hear a lot more about the coming vote on a pair of constitutional amendments. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, along with the Institute for Reforming Government, on Thursday announced an ad campaign aimed at making sure voters know what they’ll be seeing on their Aug. 13 ballot. “Going to be engaging in an educational program to inform the...
MCDONALD'S SWNEWS4U GAME OF THE WEEK (Football): WFCA 8-Player All-Star Game
OSHKOSH — This year’s Wisconsin Football Coaches Association 8-Player All-Star Game wasn’t decided until the final minute. It was a back-and-forth contest the entire 48 minutes, with seven lead changes, the final one coming with just 30 seconds remaining when Thorp’s Denzel Sutton caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from Almond Bancroft’s T.J. Lamb to secure a 36–34 win for the North squad over the South.
Track and Field: Lodi's Skellenger overcame wrist injury to pole vault at state
How much pain is too much to handle? Ben Skellenger, a 2024 Lodi High School graduate, can take just about a full house of pain. As a sophomore he pole vaulted through a grade four stress fracture in his shin. But that’s not the only instance of him jumping through an injury. During gym class he tore two ligaments dunking a basketball on a left wrist he’d banged up playing...
Relay For Life of Dane and Rock Counties planning meeting is July 30
Relay For Life of Dane and Rock Counties welcomes anyone interested in learning more about the American Cancer Society or Relay For Life to attend our team planning meetings. We ask that each team try to have representation at the Team Meetings as we plan and discuss our 2024 event.
Spinning The State: Kenosha, Madison, Eagle, Milwaukee
Stories you might have missed from across Wisconsin. Kenosha: Florida based recovery center coming to Madison. More help for people with drug and alcohol addiction problems is coming to Kenosha. Three floors of Froedtert South’s former downtown Kenosha hospital is going to be leased by a for-profit drug and alcohol addiction treatment center. The center plans on hiring more than 70 people. The arrangement with Guardian Recovery from Delray Beach Florida is designed to address a service gap in Kenosha County. Froedtert South doesn’t run its own program for drug and alcohol treatment. In a press release, Guardian said it plans to open the Kenosha addiction treatment center in summer 2025. It will offer evidence-based detox and residential care for adults. Full Story.
Wisconsin football surprised naysayers in 2016. Can the 2024 Badgers make a similar run?
MADISON – As Paul Chryst was preparing for his second season as Wisconsin’s head coach in the summer of 2016, many of the questions he and his players faced involved a schedule that appeared treacherous. UW, coming off a 10-3 season but unranked, was set to face five...
Madison watershed studies seek answers to prevent future flooding
Janet Schmidt, city of Madison stormwater section manager: 'I’ve been with the city not quite 30 years — we've had some floods, but this is by far the most rain and flooding that we've been seeing for probably the last 10 years.'. In the summer of 2018, disaster...
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