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Wisconsin News

Global Game Jam event returning to UW-Green Bay

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Spots are still available for the annual event that highlights creative thinking, collaboration and the tenacity of the participants. From 5 p.m. Jan. 30 to 5 p.m. Feb. 1, Green Bay will again host a site for the international Global Game Jam or GGJ. In this annual event, ...

Wisconsin bill would require 60 minutes of recess in K-6 schools

A recently introduced state bill would require kindergarten through sixth-grade students in Wisconsin to get at least 60 minutes of recess every day. Under current law, “no more than 30 minutes per day” can be counted towards the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s direct ...

Invasive lamprey declining as Great Lakes control resumes

The number of invasive sea lamprey in the Great Lakes has gone down after regular control and treatment efforts resumed. According to a report from the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, surveys of the lamprey show their numbers have returned to pre-pandemic levels. During the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Pulpwood aviation fuel plant proposed in Wisconsin

As Wisconsin legislation continues to move on $210 million in tax incentives for a new $1.5 billion pulpwood facility in Hayward, Synthec Fuels’ chief operating officer said the decision on whether to put the facility in Hayward or another state is not solely dependent on the state ...

Probation for man accused of stalking Wisconsin justice

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man accused of sending the state Supreme Court's chief justice intimidating emails has been sentenced to probation after prosecutors dropped a felony stalking charge. Ryan Thornton, 37, of Racine, was initially charged in October in Dane County with stalking ...

Milwaukee judge convicted of obstructing immigrant arrest resigns

Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor. The letter was sent Saturday. Republicans had been making plans to impeach her ever since her Dec. 19 ...