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When a disaster or emergency strikes, timely communication is crucial in response efforts. Earlier this month, representatives from all levels of government and amateur radio operators worked together to test the ability to communicate across different platforms during Wisconsin’s State Interoperable Mobile Communication (SIMCOM) exercise.  “This exercise enables organizations to seamlessly communicate in a...

MILWAUKEE – The City of Milwaukee Arts Board (MAB) is announcing the 2023 Mildred L. Harpole Artists of the Year and 2023 Friends of the Arts award recipients. These honorees recognize and celebrate excellence and exceptional service in Milwaukee’s arts community. Artists Ben Tyjeski and Paul Druecke were named the 2023 Artists of the Year, while Jenelle...

WEST ALLIS, Wis. – The Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation today announced it has awarded $61,724 ingrants to 10 charitable oral care programs to support the dental needs of Badger State residents. The Wisconsin nonprofits that received WDA Foundation grants for 2023 are: Affordable Dental Care, Inc. (Dane County) – $7,500 Bread of Healing Clinic (Milwaukee County) – $4,500 Chippewa...

MINNEAPOLIS (May 8, 2023) – Xcel Energy is proposing to add an additional 250-megawatt solar project near the existing Sherco plant site in Becker, Minnesota, which will soon be home to the Upper Midwest’s largest solar development and represents an important piece of the company’s clean energy future. Today, Xcel Energy is asking the Minnesota...

Menomonie, Wis. – Three University of Wisconsin-Stout students recently were awarded first place and a $3,000 scholarship for a packaging design they developed in just 48 hours. The 14th annual 48HR REPACK Student Design Competition, created by the Institute of Packaging Professionals, challenges students from across the country to design and develop creative packaging solutions...

MADISON, WIS. – As the 56th World Dairy Expo approaches, Expo is searching for college students who are passionate about the dairy industry to be part of the 2023 media team. Five students will be able to experience WDE as media interns, giving them an intimate look at the storied event. Under the direction of...

MENOMONIE -- An innovative approach to making Dunn County’s criminal justice system as effective as possible celebrates its 15-year anniversary in May.  “The approach we took is evidenced-based decision making,” said Sara Benedict, Dunn County criminal justice director, about the underpinning of the Dunn County Criminal Justice Collaborating Council, which was created by the...

De Pere, Wis.: St. Norbert College philosophy professor Ben Chan returns to the national TV game show “Jeopardy!” on Monday, May 15, at 6 p.m. (CST). The show airs in northeast Wisconsin and Upper Michigan on WLUK-TV Fox 11. Check your local listings for a time and station in your area.  Chan, who has...

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) debuts a new license plate for qualified fleet operators that is stylish, embossed with "FLEET” and does not need annual registration stickers. To qualify for the new plate, customers with ten or more standard or light-truck vehicles must be enrolled in DMV’s eMV Fleet...

MADISON, Wis. – Growing up in Madison, twin sisters Jenna Shinstine and Paula Pope learned at an early age their mom, Denise Cheramy, had an important job.  “As kids, we would have a snow day from school, but my mom still had to go into the hospital to take care of patients, so we...

Milwaukee, Wis. – National Public Radio (NPR) recently interviewed multiple car buyers who experienced the “yo-yo” – when a car buyer signs papers and takes the car off the lot, only to have the dealership announce later that the financing fell through, the deal is invalid, and the car must be returned or refinanced at a different rate. By this point,...

-- As hospitals in Wisconsin grapple with a tight labor market and rising costs, mergers offer a chance to improve care coordination and bring together complementary skills.  The latest in a series of recent high-profile hospital mergers was announced last month between Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health and ThedaCare, which is based in Neenah. The two...

-- As hospitals in Wisconsin grapple with a tight labor market and rising costs, mergers offer a chance to improve care coordination and bring together complementary skills.  The latest in a series of recent high-profile hospital mergers was announced last month between Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health and ThedaCare, which is based in Neenah. The two...