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CABLE, WI – The 2025 Fat Bike Birkie, the premier fat tire bike race in the Midwest, delivered another high-energy, adrenaline-packed event on Saturday. Riders from across the region and (number of states) tackled the legendary Birkie Trail, pushing their limits on snow-packed terrain in the Big Fat (47K), Half Fat (21K), and Fun Fat (10K) races....

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Madison, WI - One City Schools boys’ basketball saw success on the hardwood over the weekend, as the 8th grade team won the Madison Area Independent Sports League (MAISL) Basketball Tournament. The 7th grade team took an early loss in the tournament Friday but then roared back to win the rest of its games, culminating in a consolation championship game...

MADISON, Wis. – To meet the growing demand for care, American Family Children’s Hospital is expanding the pediatric intensive care unit, or PICU, and adding a cardiac intensive care unit, or CICU.  The plan is to build 24 pediatric and cardiac intensive care beds on the vacant sixth floor of the children’s hospital. There...

(WAUKESHA, WI) – Bridges Library System is proud to announce the expansion of hearing loop technology to 20 public libraries in Jefferson and Waukesha counties, making it easier for users with hearing loss to engage with library services and programs. A hearing loop is an assistive listening system that transmits sound directly to hearing devices equipped with a...

Milwaukee, Wis. – Debt collection scams can be one of the most frightening and persistent scam types. Victims often report that scammers harass them or their family members for weeks or even months, both at home and at work, trying to get them to pay a debt they don’t even owe. BBB receives numerous reports of con artists changing...

MENOMONIE, Wis. -- Nonprofit organizations in Dunn and Pepin counties have been added to a major fundraising effort by the United Way of the St. Croix and Red Cedar Valleys: Give Big Valleys, which takes place Tuesday, April 29.  Steve McCarthy, Executive Director of the United Way of the St. Croix and Red Cedar Valleys, said Give...

Gov. Tony Evers, who has focused on renewable energy for much of his time in office, is making a push in his latest state budget to look at expanding nuclear power. That includes calling for $1 million to study siting a new plant and expanding an existing research credit to cover nuclear power.

-- Gov. Tony Evers, who has focused on renewable energy for much of his time in office, is making a push in his latest state budget to look at expanding nuclear power. That includes calling for $1 million to study siting a new plant and expanding an existing research credit to cover nuclear power.

Contact: Eric Dent | FMG Director of Communications | 202-488-4783 | eric.dent@us.fincantieri.com    MARINETTE, WISCONSIN – Last week Fincantieri Marinette Marine’s Board of Directors approved Jan Allman to assume the duties as FMM’s CEO beginning this week.  Current FMM CEO Mark Vandroff is returning to Fincantieri Marine Group in a new role as the Senior Vice President...

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GREEN BAY | MADISON | MILWAUKEE | MINNEAPOLIS – DeWitt LLP today announced attorney Michael G. May has joined the law firm as a partner and will be leading its new office in Mequon expanding upon its footprint in Brookfield, Green Bay, Madison, and Minneapolis. May’s practice is focused on family wealth transfers, business succession, retirement distribution planning,...

MADISON, Wis.—From lifestyle recommendations that will help fight off Alzheimer’s disease symptoms to job creation to economic growth, Universities of Wisconsin, UW–Madison, and UW-Milwaukee leaders and faculty today discussed the importance of federal research funding on the people and communities of Wisconsin. The remarks came at a news conference Thursday in the wake of...

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Prof. Jim Cook, co-founder of the Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery at UW-Milwaukee.  The podcast is focused on a drug that Cook helped discover, which is now being developed by a Canadian business called Damona Pharmaceuticals. The company is exploring its applications for treating...