State regulators approve 2 southern Wisconsin natural gas plants
State utility regulators have signed off on an energy developer’s proposal to build a pair of new natural gas power plants in southern Wisconsin tied to rapidly growing electricity demand from data centers. The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin on Thursday unanimously approved Chicago-based Invenergy’s applications for the Foundry...
Farm ordered to pay $245,000 over faulty manure management
The companies, people and issues shaping business in Madison and the Capital Region. Nekoosa-based Central Sands Dairy has been ordered to pay $245,000 in a settlement with the state of Wisconsin for discharging manure into groundwater in violation of Wisconsin law, according to an Oct. 17 report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Can a Powerful El Niño Winter Still Bury Minnesota and Wisconsin in Snow?
Forecasters say this winter could be mild thanks to a powerful, even record-setting El Niño. However, a deeper dig into past El Niño winters provides details on the potential for big snowstorms impacting people in both states.
New Berlin neighbors fed up with dangerous 10-foot hole left sitting
Neighbors say work on a deep hole in their road appears to have stopped, moving a school bus stop and leaving barrels and fencing knocked over.
Green Bay man’s cross-state run for cancer families reaches Michigan
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A run fueled by a personal mission has crossed into Michigan. Cody DeLorenzo left Green Bay on Friday, carrying a game ball to Detroit to raise money for families affected by cancer. DeLorenzo is now just outside Grand Rapids, Michigan, with 178 miles left to...
The IRS gives four Wisconsin counties hit by July storms until February 1 to...
The IRS has moved the tax calendar to February 1, 2027 for people and businesses in four Wisconsin counties. Forest, Outagamie, Vilas and Winnebago counties were hit by severe storms and tornadoes that began July 27. The extra time covers filing and paying, and affected taxpayers do not have to apply for it. Is the […] The post The IRS gives four Wisconsin counties hit by July storms until February 1 to file and pay appeared first on The Money Overview .
Complaint reveals new details in alleged Newton murder-for-hire plot
A criminal complaint reveals new details in an alleged Newton murder-for-hire plot, including alibi planning and a sheriff's office informant.
Driver in Appleton crash that killed couple ruled not competent to stand trial
APPLETON (WLUK) -- The teenage driver charged in a drunken driving crash that killed a couple is not competent to stand trial, and psychiatric treatment will continue. Giovanni Cadavid, 18, faces six counts, including two of homicide by intoxicated use a motor vehicle, for the April 9 crash at Wisconsin Avenue and Meade Street. Cadavid allegedly had a blood alcohol content of .195, according to the criminal complaint. Alan, 67, and Margaret, 72, Hopfensperger were killed.
Medicare scam calls flood Wisconsin: One Oak Creek man fights back
A Wisconsin man gets up to 15 Medicare scam calls a day. Here's what the BBB and Medicare say you can do to report and stop them.
Pianos found in storage lockers, customers seek missing instruments
WEST ALLIS, Wis. - Eight customers of a piano repair shop called West Allis police after more than two dozen pianos were discovered in storage units in February. None of their missing pianos were inside the lockers. A police report obtained by Contact 6 says police learned of the units...
