Biden rips Trump, touts Microsoft project in Racine visit
STURTEVANT, Wis. (WRN) — President Joe Biden touts Microsoft’s $3.3 billion investment to build an AI data center on the Pleasant Prairie campus of the failed Foxconn project. And as…
Wisconsin Republicans launch audit of state government diversity efforts
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature’s audit committee have voted to launch a probe of diversity initiatives across state government. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos called for…
Rothman says UW System will cooperate with DEI audit
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — With the audit of diversity, equity and inclusion practices at state agencies and state university system, UW System President Jay Rothman on Tuesday told the Legislature’s…
JFC takes a pass on releasing PFAs funds
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) At the Capitol, the legislature’s budget committee met on Tuesday. But the committee’s Republican majority did not take up “forever chemicals” or health care funding for western…
Wisconsin wedding barns sue over state’s new liquor law requiring licensing
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A pair of wedding barns sued the state of Wisconsin on Tuesday seeking to block enactment of a new law requiring them to get liquor licenses…
Biden in Racine Wednesday, Harris to Milwaukee next week
STURTEVANT, Wis. (WRN) — President Joe Biden returns to Wisconsin today. Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks at Gateway Technical College in Sturtevant at noon. He’s expected to highlight the…
Downtown Main Street sidewalk replacement delayed to May 9
RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — Work to replace defective sections of newly laid sidewalk pavement in downtown Rice Lake, has been postponed. Main Street Project Engineer Michael Van Guilder said…
Judge tosses challenge to WI wolf management plan
MADISON, Wis. (AP/WRN) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by animal welfare advocates seeking to invalidate Wisconsin’s new wolf management plan. Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke threw…
Emerald Ash Borer now in all but one Wisconsin county
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — There is now only one county in Wisconsin free of the emerald ash borer beetle. WJFW-TV reports that the beetle has been found in Washburn and…
Barron gets a new stop-and-go light near Kwik Trip
BARRON, Wis. (WJMC) — New traffic signal lights have been installed on Highway 8, in Barron, at the intersection of East La Salle Avenue, near the new Kwik Trip. The…