State

Wed
18
Nov

Energy is among least expensive ingredients in Thanksgiving meal

It doesn’t cost as much as one might expect to cook that Turkey Day meal.

Heating costs are relatively low, according to Alliant Energy.

The average cost to cook a Thanksgiving dinner is $1.56 with electricity and 37 cents for gas appliances.

Thu
12
Nov

Slow down, move over when driving near an accident

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation reminds motorists to be mindful around accidents and other roadside incidents during National Traffic Incident Response Week.

Every year, an average 145,000 crashes occur in Wisconsin, and many of these require an emergency response due to property damage and injuries.

Wed
04
Nov

Election is over. Now what?

Wisconsin had 2,408 active polling places on Nov. 3, following extended periods of both mail-in voting and in-person absentee voting at local municipal buildings.

Wed
04
Nov

Wisconsin voter registrations increased nearly 8 percent in last year

Over the past year, nearly twice as many new voter registrations have been added in the 60 Wisconsin counties Donald Trump won in 2016 compared to the dozen where Hillary Clinton was victorious, a WisPolitics.com review shows.

Wed
04
Nov

Be careful with natural gas heating

With temperatures dropping, more people are firing up their furnaces.

Alliant Energy has advice for households that use natural gas to stay warm.

Wed
04
Nov

Naturally Speaking: Frugivorous robins ready to migrate

How does a migrant ready itself for a long journey to Bermuda or Guatemala when the normal standby food is unavailable?

American robins switch their diet, just as those few who put up with Wisconsin’s winter do. Earthworms and most insects are unavailable.

Wed
04
Nov

Charlie’s Checkpoint: C Troop dominates at Army’s new rifle course


SPC Greg Bell takes aim during a recent practice. He scored 38 out of 40 on the new rifle course at Fort McCoy. (Submitted photo)

A surge in COVID cases once again derailed C Troop’s training plan this past weekend, but as you’d expect, we still managed to pull off a win.

Wed
28
Oct

Most polling sites in Wisconsin will be open Nov. 3 but few gaps remain

After a chaotic April primary in which just five voting places were open in Milwaukee, and voters waited for hours in long lines, the city is operating nearly all of its available locations for the upcoming presidential election, mirroring an increase in polling sites statewide.

Wed
28
Oct

State holds unclaimed property auction

An online auction is underway for unclaimed property.

It is running through Nov. 9. Items up for bidding include coins, currency, stamps, jewelry and other goods.

Contents came from safe deposit boxes that were held for the required statutory time.

Wed
28
Oct

South Central announces top cows through August

South Central DHI has released its list of best-performing animals through August.

The top Holstein by cheese yield was O-2365 of Bells Udder Farm in Camp Douglas. She produced 38,870 pounds of milk that tested at four percent and 4183 cheese yield.

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