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Walker Urging Farmers To Document, Report Losses After April Snowstorm

April 25, 2018 - 3:05pm

Gov. Scott Walker and other officials are urging farmers to document and report losses after a mid-April snowstorm dropped 2 feet of snow across much of northern and northeastern Wisconsin.

Work Underway To Remove Debris After Hallway Roof Collapses At Brown County Arena

April 24, 2018 - 1:00pm

Nature got a head start on the planned demolition of the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena in Ashwaubenon last Friday.

Appleton Coated Paper Mill Back In Action Under New Name: Midwest Paper Group

April 23, 2018 - 1:55pm

What was Appleton Coated is now operating under the name Midwest Paper Group.

Petroleum Imports To Port Of Green Bay Up Significantly

April 23, 2018 - 5:15am

Shipments of gas and diesel fuel into the Port of Green Bay rose by 124 percent in 2017 compared to 2016.

Freshwater Mussels Are Dying Off In Wisconsin

April 19, 2018 - 3:25pm

Jesse Weinzinger, a conservation biologist with the state DNR, said Wisconsin has at least 51 species of freshwater mussels, 24 of which are listed by the state as either endangered, threatened or of special concern.

Lawrence University To Pay Tuition For Students Who Can't

April 17, 2018 - 6:15am

Lawrence University in Appleton is joining the ranks of Ivy League schools across the nation in at least one respect: by paying tuition for students who can't.

Spring Snowstorm Brings Records To Wisconsin

April 16, 2018 - 9:15am

The weekend storm set snowfall records in Green Bay, Appleton and Wausau. In Wisconsin, the storm ranks as the all-time second largest snowstorm in Green Bay at 23.5 inches and a record April total of more than 35 inches there, according to the National Weather Service.

Wisconsin’s Cold Spring Is Altering Plans

April 13, 2018 - 2:55pm

Much of the state will be under a mid-April winter storm watch this weekend, with temperatures roughly 20 degrees below average.

DNR Removal Of Potawatomi State Park Tower Garners Criticism

April 12, 2018 - 4:00pm

The DNR's decision to close an observation tower has garnered criticism from one state lawmaker.

DNR Removal Of Potawatomi State Park Tower Garners Criticism

April 12, 2018 - 4:00pm

The DNR's decision to close an observation tower has garnered criticism from one state lawmaker.

Green Bay To Extend School Days By 3 Minutes For Remainder Of Year

April 11, 2018 - 2:15pm

Starting next week, public school students in Green Bay will spend an extra three minutes in class every day for the rest of the school year. That's because the district exceeded its two designated snow days for the year, leaving schools to make up instruction time before summer vacation starts...

Lac Du Flambeau Tribe Files Federal Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturers And Distributors

April 6, 2018 - 3:10pm

The Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is the latest Wisconsin tribe to file a lawsuit against the makers and distributors of opioid prescription drugs.

Green Bay Putting The 'Beach' Back Into Bay Beach

April 6, 2018 - 2:15pm

In late March the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved a permit for the city of Green Bay to build a 2.9-acre sand beach at Bay Beach Amusement Park.

Longtime Green Bay Alderman Guy Zima Voted Out

April 4, 2018 - 9:40am

Guy Zima, a local politician elected to represent residents of Green Bay for 40 years, has been voted out of office.

UW-Oshkosh Foundation Scandal Prompts Proposed Changes On Other Campuses

April 4, 2018 - 6:00am

The recent bankruptcy and scandal surrounding the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Foundation is prompting university and state officials to look at similar institutions throughout the UW System.

UW-Green Bay Offering State's Only Doctorate Program In Native Studies

April 3, 2018 - 6:00am

Wisconsin's only doctorate program in native studies will begin this fall at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. It's the first public campus in Wisconsin to do so.

'It's Really Hard To Tell Where The Loudest Voices Are Coming From'

April 2, 2018 - 8:00am

For Eric Blumreich of Green Bay, campaign finance and human trafficking will loom large this election season.

'I Don't Think Our Voices Are Always Heard'

April 2, 2018 - 8:00am

Cindy Wilsey , a Marinette mother is unsure if she’s going to vote in the 2018 election because she doesn't feel like her voice is heard.

Wisconsin Sea Grant Awards $2.8M For Great Lakes Research, Outreach Projects

April 2, 2018 - 5:25am

The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute is awarding $2.8 million to Great Lakes research and education projects. Congress recently restored $76.5 million in Sea Grant funding nationwide. The Trump administration had proposed eliminating the program.

Green Bay Peregrine Falcons Will Soon Need New Home

March 30, 2018 - 2:20pm

Since 1996, WPS, a subsidiary of the WEC Energy Group Inc., has had nest boxes for Peregrine falcons at the Pulliam Power Plant in Green Bay and at the Weston Plant in Rothschild. But the Pulliam Power Plant is scheduled to be decommissioned in the fall of 2018.

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Walker Urging Farmers To Document, Report Losses After April Snowstorm

Work Underway To Remove Debris After Hallway Roof Collapses At Brown County Arena

Appleton Coated Paper Mill Back In Action Under New Name: Midwest Paper Group

Petroleum Imports To Port Of Green Bay Up Significantly

Freshwater Mussels Are Dying Off In Wisconsin

Lawrence University To Pay Tuition For Students Who Can't

Spring Snowstorm Brings Records To Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s Cold Spring Is Altering Plans

DNR Removal Of Potawatomi State Park Tower Garners Criticism

DNR Removal Of Potawatomi State Park Tower Garners Criticism

Green Bay To Extend School Days By 3 Minutes For Remainder Of Year

Lac Du Flambeau Tribe Files Federal Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturers And Distributors

Green Bay Putting The 'Beach' Back Into Bay Beach

Longtime Green Bay Alderman Guy Zima Voted Out

UW-Oshkosh Foundation Scandal Prompts Proposed Changes On Other Campuses

UW-Green Bay Offering State's Only Doctorate Program In Native Studies

'It's Really Hard To Tell Where The Loudest Voices Are Coming From'

'I Don't Think Our Voices Are Always Heard'

Wisconsin Sea Grant Awards $2.8M For Great Lakes Research, Outreach Projects

Green Bay Peregrine Falcons Will Soon Need New Home

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