Editor’s note: This story replaces an Associated Press story published Oct. 30 that incorrectly stated the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had approved energy company Enbridge’s plans to to build a protective tunnel to encase a Line 5 pipeline that runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac. ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin–Green Bay will receive $658,845 for projects that will increase high-impact research and training opportunities for high school and undergraduate students and will address Wisconsin’s biggest water challenges, including phosphorus transport and release, agricultural water management and creating information and resources about peatland plant communities. The funding is part of a statewide initiative, backed by the Wisconsin State Legislature and Gov. Tony Evers, to tackle Wisconsin’s Grand Water Challenges and support recruitment, ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' sweeping plan to overhaul Wisconsin's aging prison system, which includes closing a prison built in the 1800s, moved forward Tuesday with bipartisan support despite complaints from Republican lawmakers that their concerns weren't being ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Find a shady spot under a tree, take a breath of fresh air and call me in the morning. Health care providers have long suggested stressed-out patients spend time outdoors. Now hundreds of providers are going a step further and issuing formal prescriptions to get ...
DETROIT (AP) — The state of Michigan has acquired a life ring that washed ashore 50 years ago from the Edmund Fitzgerald, a rare artifact that strangely became part of a settlement in a lawsuit that had nothing to do with the famous shipwreck. Taxpayers are paying $600,000 to settle the ...
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input on the North Central Forest Draft Regional Master Plan and Environmental Analysis, which outlines proposed future resource management and public use and development of DNR-managed properties within the North Central Forest Ecological Landscape. The public may submit comments through a variety of opportunities, including in-person meetings. The North Central Forest Ecological Landscape encompasses 9,500 square miles in northern Wisconsin and includes all or portions of the following 20 counties: ...
