Once the home of Wisconsin’s largest paper mill, an empty lot’s future is at the heart of the local debate over data centers. The mill, which opened in 1894, was Wisconsin Rapids’ largest employer and its identity for more than a century. It closed amid the pandemic in 2020 after years ...
GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 72-year-old Wisconsin man has died after a motorcycle crash Friday evening on U.S. 41 in Keweenaw County. Deputies were called to U.S. 41 one mile south of Washington Mine Road in Grant Township about 7:40 p.m. Friday, according to a news release from the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office. A preliminary investigation determined the motorcycle operator, from Cumberland, Wis., lost control of the vehicle, went off the road and was thrown after crashing into a tree. The man was transported by Mercy EMS to a local medical facility, then transferred to UP Health ...
A few northern Wisconsin counties are experiencing “severe drought” conditions, and it is only expected to get worse. “I’m pretty concerned about the Northwoods,” Devin Biggs, morning meteorologist at Newswatch 12 in Rhinelander, told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.” “There ...
Cold water rushes over gravel and stones as the river winds through forests and wetlands before joining the vast waters of the Great Lakes. Beneath the rippling surface, an ancient predator begins its yearly search for a mate in the spring. The sea lamprey, a leech-like parasite, slinks ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Absentee voting in Wisconsin discriminates against disabled voters, a judge ruled Tuesday, siding with groups that are seeking to force election officials to allow for electronic casting of ballots. But Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell stopped short of ...
The Michigan Department of Transportation plans construction of a roundabout at the intersection of U.S. 141 and Breitung Cutoff Road in Breitung Township. The traffic safety work is tentatively scheduled for 2029, according to MDOT’s draft 2027-2031 Five-Year Transportation Program. ...
