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Artistic Director Heather Renken announced Encore’s 2025-2026 season will be a combination of live plays, filmed works, a variety show with a narrative and an Encore Classic! Join us in the Martin Street Theatre, our brand-new performance space, and celebrate 25 years with Encore Studio for the Performing Arts!  ABOUT ENCORE STUDIO FOR THE...

(Green Bay, Wis.) – During July, 214,573 tons of cargo passed through the Port of Green Bay, 76,826 tons more than last month. Tonnage totals are currently down 36% compared to the same time period last season. At this time last month, totals were down 47% year over year. “July brought a welcome uptick in traffic...

Milwaukee, Wis. – From 2022 to mid-2025, Better Business Bureau® received nearly 200 scam reports and over 10,000 complaints related to online gambling and gaming. Some scam reports involved outright theft, while complaints showed a pattern of unclear terms and consumer misunderstandings. In some cases, people lost tens of thousands of dollars. What you’ll learn:

A Madison-based startup called Strudel has won this year’s Pressure Chamber pitch competition with its AI-based tech support platform.  The contest was held yesterday afternoon at The Sylvee music venue in Madison as part of Forward Fest, an annual event series focused on entrepreneurship and technology.  Strudel’s co-founder and CEO, Kristin...

-- A Madison-based startup called Strudel has won this year’s Pressure Chamber pitch competition with its AI-based tech support platform.  The contest was held yesterday afternoon at The Sylvee music venue in Madison as part of Forward Fest, an annual event series focused on entrepreneurship and technology.  Strudel’s co-founder and CEO,...

DHS sharing public locations, asking residents to watch for symptoms and check their vaccine status  The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), in coordination with the St. Croix County Public Health Department and Rock County Public Health, is working to identify and notify people who may have been exposed to measles from an out-of-state traveler who visited Wisconsin. These exposures to measles...

Protect Our Care Releases New Report and Interactive Map on Nationwide Hospital Closures Resulting from the GOP Budget Bill Watch the Full Event Here.Read the Report Here.View Hospital Crisis Watch Here.  Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and the American Mobilization Project joined Protect Our...

Tastefully Childish Encourages Attendees To Explore The Museum Exhibits While Enjoying Childhood Food & Drink Favorites With A Mature Twist With Stations Hosted By Local Culinarians SHEBOYGAN, Wis. Adults unleash their inner child to celebrate play at the 9th annual Tastefully Childish Fundraiser in support of Above & Beyond Children’s Museum on Friday, September 12....

Madison, WI (August 19, 2025) – When a 1960s-era Big Joe walkie stacker was discovered still in use at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Engineering, the team at Big Joe Forklifts knew they had to do something special. In honor of the decades-old workhorse still serving the university’s engineering department, Big Joe donated a brand new...

ROTHSCHILD, Wis. – Executives and employees of Domtar Paper Company, LLC (“Domtar”) joined state and local leaders Tuesday to break ground on a project that will modernize a section of the 113-year-old Rothschild Dam on Lake Wausau. The upgrade to the 276-foot Timber Crib Spillway section will help the dam continue to serve surrounding...

Knutson becomes McCarty Law’s first female managing partner   APPLETON, Wis. — McCarty Law LLP, a top law firm in Northeast Wisconsin, is proud to announce that attorney Sarah Knutson has been named managing partner. Her appointment marks a milestone as the first woman in the firm’s 75-year history to hold the role. Knutson will serve alongside current managing partner, Scott Barr, combining their expertise to drive the firm’s...

$42 million secured in 2025-27 Biennial Budget to support modernization of Rothschild Dam, enhancing economic development, public safety, flood control, and more ROTHSCHILD — Gov. Tony Evers today joined representatives from Domtar Paper Company LLC, as well as local elected leaders and stakeholders, in Rothschild for the groundbreaking of a project that will modernize a section of the 113-year-old Rothschild Dam on Lake Wausau. Last month, Gov. Evers...