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Reviewing some of Michigan’s top climate, environmental issues in 2024

From continued strides in transitioning to clean energy, threats of environmental contamination and continued efforts to address health concerns stemming from pollution, 2024 brought a bevy of environmental stories within the state. With many of the events of this year set to echo into ...

Evers names new Wisconsin DNR secretary

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has finally picked a new leader for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The governor announced Monday that he has appointed Karen Hyun as the agency’s secretary. Hyun has worked as chief of staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration since 2021. She worked as the National Audubon Society’s director of water and coastal policy before becoming vice president of coastal conservation in 2018. She also served as deputy assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks at the Department of the Interior in ...

Funerals set for teacher, student killed in Wisconsin shooting

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Funerals have been set for the student and teacher who were shot and killed by a 15-year-old at a religious school in Wisconsin, while police on Thursday pursued their investigation into the motive. Abundant Life Christian School student Rubi Patricia Vergara, 14, of ...

Wisconsin school shooter had 2 handguns, used 1

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin brought two guns to the school and was in contact with a man in California whom authorities say was planning to attack a government building, according to authorities and court documents ...

Wisconsin updates road forecasts

Winter drivers in Wisconsin are getting an update to their road forecasts. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced changes to the state’s 511 website, specifically a new set of road condition categories. “We continually look for ways to enhance our 511 Wisconsin traveler information service,” WisDOT Secretary Kristina Boardman said. Those new categories are: — Normal; — Partially Covered; — Completely Covered; — Travel Not Advised. There is also a “no report” category. WisDOT says the idea is to simplify the information ...

Police chief says motive for school shooting a ‘combination of factors’

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The motive for a shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded others at a Wisconsin school appears to be a "combination of factors," a police chief said Tuesday as he appealed to the public to share what they might know about the 15-year-old girl who attacked ...