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UW-Madison’s $62M cyclotron lab expansion will explore promising cancer treatments

22 October 2026 at 16:34

The cyclotron lab creates atoms called radionuclides that can help clinicians diagnose and treat different types of cancers as well as image different diseases

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Defense company to buy Wisconsin shipyard with plans to invest $350M

22 October 2026 at 10:00

Fraser Industries announced the sale Wednesday of its Superior shipyard to Wildcat Defense, part of Miami-based Wildcat Equity Partners, in a $350 million investment as part of plans to modernize the nation’s shipbuilding industry and industrial defense.

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UW-Milwaukee researcher: AI is something people can learn and adapt to

21 October 2026 at 10:00

Over the last year, Rina Ghose, a data science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has attempted to look across Wisconsin to find out how this disruption is affecting the state’s workforce.

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Wisconsin voters hate data centers, but they may not be an election priority

20 October 2026 at 10:00

In Wisconsin Rapids and other communities, data center debates are a local political priority. But researchers say they’re not a top issue.

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Wisconsin will examine environmental cost of data centers in lawsuit settlement

19 October 2026 at 15:14

Wisconsin regulators will conduct a full statewide review of the environmental impacts of data center development under a legal deal with environmental groups.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise to spend $75M to expand, add 75 jobs in Chippewa Falls

15 October 2026 at 15:59

Hewlett Packard Enterprise plans to spend $75 million over the next five years to expand operations in Chippewa Falls and bring 75 new jobs to the area, Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday.

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The Draconid meteor shower, a celestial event that respects bedtimes, will peak Oct. 8

8 October 2026 at 17:35

The Draconids occur annually, peaking in October. The meteors appear to be flying out of the head of the Draco the Dragon constellation — which is how they got their name. Chad Jocius, managing director of the Heide Observatory in Kenosha, said stargazers can still make their bedtimes while watching this meteor shower.

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Epic used AI to find potential security flaws that could expose patient health records

7 October 2026 at 21:18

Epic Systems revealed last month that it used an advanced artificial intelligence tool to find security weaknesses that could have allowed undetectable access to patient health data. Epic maintains health records for more than 325 million patients around the world.

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Oracle reaches deal with We Energies that’s slated to save utility customers $300M

6 October 2026 at 15:27

Oracle is planning to buy power that We Energies is purchasing from Wisconsin’s only active nuclear plant in a deal that the two say will save utility customers $300 million in fuel costs.

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UW-Madison professor who hunts mysterious particles in Antarctic ice wins Nobel Prize for physics

University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of physics Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for his efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos, tiny cosmic particles that researchers believe offer clues to how the universe evolved.

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Microsoft to ‘redirect’ data center incentive back to Mount Pleasant

29 September 2026 at 16:15

Mount Pleasant is getting back financial incentives that were originally set to go to Microsoft for its massive data center campus in the village.

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An email about anti-data center signs could cost a Wisconsin Rapids politician his job

28 September 2026 at 19:51

Wisconsin Rapids Alder Michael Timm will have to campaign to keep his job after residents forced a recall election over an email he sent a local business.

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Democrats hope data center opposition will help flip Assembly district held by GOP since 1970s

25 September 2026 at 19:15

Democrats trying to flip a Wisconsin Assembly seat long held by Republicans are hoping anti-data center sentiment will help them oust a GOP incumbent they call the "architect" of tax breaks spurring a data center building boom in Wisconsin.

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Could AI go rogue and ‘kill us all’? Two Wisconsin experts sort fact from science fiction

17 September 2026 at 22:00

A new wave of concerns over the rapid development of artificial intelligence has been sweeping the country after a former tech worker warned that AI could wipe out the human race within a decade.

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‘Community Conversation’ held on massive $15B data center campus in Port Washington 

11 September 2026 at 18:20

The event was titled a "Community Conversation." Residents were able to speak with representatives from the companies at different booths set up inside an event space.

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Municipalities in Waukesha County sued over use of Flock camera system 

10 September 2026 at 12:00

A lawsuit has been filed against municipalities in Waukesha County over their use of Flock Safety's license plate reader camera system.

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More than a dozen Wisconsin cities disable Flock cameras, cancel contracts

9 September 2026 at 21:40

Law enforcement and city officials around the state are breaking ties with Flock Safety, citing an erosion of trust in how their traffic data is being used.

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