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MILWAUKEE — The Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade welcomed a new commander during a Dec. 5 ceremony. Col. Eric J. Leckel assumed command of the 157th — known as the “Iron Brigade” — from outgoing commander Col. Matthew Beilfuss in a ceremony at Richards Street Armory in Milwaukee.

MADISON, WI, December 6, 2021 – Across Wisconsin, 47 nonprofit organizations including libraries, civic and cultural groups, and historical societies, were awarded Wisconsin Humanities Recovery Grants to help the state prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the pandemic.  The awards represent the final round of grants made by Wisconsin Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the...

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined Governor Tony Evers, legislators, law enforcement, victim service providers, and survivors for the signing of legislation designed to prevent a future backlog of untested sexual assault kits. The Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Response Team (AG SART) played a key role in developing this legislation, which seeks to ensure...

A UW-Madison researcher who's been nominated for the 2021 WARF Innovation Awards is developing a paneling system to reduce and control sounds within a variety of spaces. Chu Ma is an assistant professor in the university's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Her work is one of six projects nominated this year. Through the...

(MILWAUKEE, WI) - This afternoon, Mayor Barrett announced he would veto the maps approved by the Common Council on November 23rd that included only two Latinx “influence districts” with a 25.6% and 28.1% Latinx population each. The veto came shortly after Voces de la Frontera, Forward Latino, and other Latinx leaders held a press conference at City Hall this...

A University of Wisconsin-Stout senior discovered the Lakebank Nature Trail near downtown Menomonie in 2018 at his first-year orientation when he was walking that summer day and decided a trek along Lake Menomin would be cooler. Rex Meikle fell in love with the trail, and it has become the topic of his senior capstone...

Groups representing farmers and dairy producers in the state are applauding Gov. Tony Evers for signing into law a bill that aims to expand exports of Wisconsin agriculture products. Under 2021 Wisconsin Act 92, the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection will be working with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. to create a...

Health officials have identified the first known case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in Wisconsin. This strain of the virus was first identified last month in South Africa, and has since spread to dozens of countries. The CDC has classified it as a "variant of concern," as it displays mutations associated with increased...

Shop small. Think big. That's been our mantra from day one since Main Street Alliance expanded to Wisconsin. And we're just getting started.  Over the past year since expanding to the Badger State we've gone from 0 to 120+ member small businesses, have been featured in 415 news stories in Wisconsin and have advocated...

Milwaukee, Wis. – This holiday season, supply chain problems, shipping delays, and inflation are making it even tougher to create and stick to a budget. However, these uncertainties mean that planning ahead and knowing your spending limits are more important than ever.   How can you build a holiday budget that will cover buying for everyone on...

-- Health officials have identified the first known case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in Wisconsin.  This strain of the virus was first identified last month in South Africa, and has since spread to dozens of countries. The CDC has classified it as a “variant of concern,” as it displays mutations associated with...