Art of the Everyday: A recap of March in photos from Wisconsin State Journal photographers
Chancellor Jim Henderson's resignation is the latest in a string of leadership shake-ups at UW-Whitewater. The past two chancellors also abruptly resigned.
With noncompetitive races and the defeat of conservative challengers, incoming supervisors are poised to accelerate recent reforms to county government.Â
Jim Henderson said he left because of "a lack of support from UW System leadership."
Greg Nemet, a professor at UW-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs, was one of the lead authors of a report on ways to slow climate change released Monday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Kelsey Musgrove, 30, died from traumatic injuries she suffered during a fall down a riverbank while hiking alone in northern Wisconsin, authorities said.Â
"The extra time will enable us to answer fully and accurately the avalanche of questions arising and lay the groundwork for a successful survey," said the director of the center that is funding the survey.
Koshkonong is the twelfth and largest solar project approved by the commission but the first of its size in Dane County. It includes the largest battery storage component yet approved in Wisconsin.
A faulty chemical mixture at the Fond du Lac plant caused a yellow fog to dissipate from the building, forcing some neighbors to evacuate.Â
The vote is another step in the commission’s process to shape the 23-year-old program’s direction over the next four years, when most of the state’s remaining coal-fired power plants will be replaced with wind, solar and battery power.
The highly contagious bird flu that is spreading throughout Wisconsin was found in a poultry flock in Racine County, prompting the euthanizing of that flock, authorities said.Â
The highly contagious bird flu that has resulted in the euthanizing of millions of chickens across the state has now spread to a commercial flock in northern Wisconsin.Â
A group of UW-Madison students have equipped a Little Free Library in a Downtown park with a solar-powered battery that people can use to charge their phones and other electronic devices.
Bail was set at $1 million for the alleged getaway driver in a Downtown shooting death.
The invoices span an eight-month period between July and February when Huebsch fended off efforts to question him and inspect his cell phone for messages, a fight that eventually landed in the state Supreme Court.
Infected flocks were found in Columbia, Polk and Sheboygan counties. More than 20,000 birds will need to be euthanized to prevent the spread of bird flu, authorities spread.Â
A criminal complaint states the shooting was between members of rival gang factions.
Among the animal welfare accusations: a penguin that had been "decapitated" by a racoon, a hornbill eaten by meerkats and a capybara that died after jumping into an empty pool.
Evers billed the plan as a way to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and keep some of the roughly $14 billion a year spent on imported energy, protecting both natural resources and residents’ pocketbooks.
In an order issued Tuesday, the utilities board said opponents did not address the legal factors for a stay nor seek a judicial review of the board’s order authorizing the line.
Board presidents are elected to one-year terms but typically serve for two years, making Manydeeds' decision to serve for one year slightly unusual.
The UW-Madison alumnus has decades of administrative experience within the UW System and at the state Department of Administration.
Evers said the Office of Environmental Justice will facilitate collaboration across state agencies in an effort to help under-resourced communities adapt to climate change.
The Earth Day protestors' demands included UW divesting from oil and gas companies, an end to the Line 5 pipeline project and the declaration of a climate emergency in Wisconsin.
The Chippewa Falls community is rallying together to show support for a 10-year-old girl who was found dead Monday afternoon.Â
The Public Service Commission voted unanimously Thursday to authorize Alliant to buy or build six solar farms at a cost of about $620 million.
WEC says its subsidiaries need the added revenue to cover added expenses, primarily investments of more than $1.1 billion in renewable energy that the company says will save customers millions of dollars in years to come.
The student-led team is among the finalists in a four-year, $100 million XPRIZE competition designed to spur development of carbon removal technologies.
The suit claims the defendants knew since the early 1980s that the chemicals could damage the liver, kidneys and nervous system among other negative health effects.
