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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is now accepting applications for projects that reduce diesel emissions and improve Wisconsin’s air quality and human health. In August, Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #38, calling on state agencies to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions and foster clean energy innovation. The DNR is expanding eligibility of the…

By John Roach, AccuWeather staff writer The uncertainty of the 2019 corn and soybean season – caused by rain and flooding early – is reflected in the latest figures released Thursday in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE). The WASDE’s estimated soybean yield fell to 3.550 billion bushels, “mainly…

Passing slower moving farm implements needs to be done with caution. Motorists are reminded that it is illegal to pass a farm implement or an agricultural commercial motor vehicle in a no passing zone; when passing in a passing zone, be sure there’s a safe passing distance; and look ahead for other vehicles and for…

MADISON, WIS. — A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictment on Friday, September 20.  You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. Aston Wood, 55, New Richmond, Wisconsin, is charged with…

MADISON, Wis. – Seeking to reverse an over 80 % decline in monarch butterfly populations over the last 20 years, Wisconsin conservation biologists are urging gardeners, farmers, and other landowners to use a new, free mobile application to record the number of milkweed and wildflower nectar plants in their backyard or farmyard habitat. The app,…

Milwaukee, WI – Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) welcomed Governor Evers and a delegation of Wisconsin business leaders to their state-of-the-art Gen 6 Fab in Japan. With vertical construction of Foxconn’s nearly 1 million square-foot Gen 6 Fab in Mount Pleasant underway, the company remains committed to bringing to Wisconsin Gen 6 advanced manufacturing technologies that…

MADISON, Wis. – So far, September has produced two top prizes of $350,000 for Wisconsin Lottery’s SuperCash! and the two lucky winners have now claimed their prizes. The winners are Michael Reilly of Milwaukee and Mark Schetski of Ogema. Reilly, a long-time lottery player, purchased his ticket at Sharma (6131 W. Bluemound Rd.) in Milwaukee…