A mining company plans to expand exploratory drilling for copper, gold and other metals in northern Wisconsin next month. In December, mining company GreenLight Wisconsin submitted plans to drill up to 20 holes across 15 sites within a 40-acre parcel of the Bend deposit in Taylor County near ...
MARINETTE, Wis. — A bat in Marinette County has tested positive for rabies, county health officials announced Wednesday. The animal was submitted for testing after a potential human exposure, and laboratory results confirmed the presence of the rabies virus, Marinette County Public Health ...
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, developers and enthusiasts of all skill levels collaborate to make original games over 48 hours. Currently, Green Bay is the second-largest site in the United States, behind New York University, with more than 30 registered participants. Organizing his eighth GGJ event, E-Line Media Principal ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 funds. The plant would take pulpwood and turn it into aviation fuel in what is called sustainable aviation fuel made from CORSIA wood mass operated by a German company working with Wisconsin-based Johnson Timber. A bill dubbed the Forestry Revitalization Act would provide $60 million in enterprise tax ...
