“Because of the dysfunction at the federal level, we do not know when we are going to be able to provide all of you the updated data," said DWD Secretary Amy Pechacek.

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The U.S. Department of Energy is reportedly considering terminating more than 600 Biden-era funding awards across the country that total almost $24 billion.

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Several solar energy projects across Wisconsin are facing community pushback, including two large projects being opposed by local governments.

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This harvest season, the trade war with China has added to the farm economy’s woes, as producers deal with lower crop prices and high costs.

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Microsoft will not move forward with a data center development in a Racine County community and will look to find a new site for the project.

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Terror on the Fox is a haunted house in Ashwaubenon that’s open several nights a week through Nov. 2. This year marks the attraction’s 29th season.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expecting a strong corn and soybean harvest this year. But low crop prices, high input costs and international trade uncertainty could hurt farmers.

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Some community and faith leaders in Manitowoc County are calling for more transparency from the federal government after more than 20 people were arrested by federal immigration and law enforcement officials last week.

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Wisconsin manufacturers are more confident about the economy than they’ve been since 2021, despite nearly three-quarters saying they’ve been affected by tariffs.

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State utility regulators approved a pair of renewable energy projects last week, including Wisconsin's first large-scale wind farm in more than a decade.

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After Darren Bush, owner of Rutabaga Paddlesports, had a “widowmaker” heart attack about three years ago that could have killed him, he took a step back and reevaluated his future.

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A city administrator and his sister are facing criminal charges in northwestern Wisconsin related to an alleged attempt to record a closed session county board meeting last month.

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Modine Manufacturing is expanding in southeast Wisconsin with plans to hire about 300 workers at a new manufacturing facility in Franklin by early next year.

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A former Green Bay school board member is facing felony election fraud charges for allegedly using a false home address in campaign filings ahead of the April 2024 election.

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A health insurance provider will stop offering individual and family coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace in 11 Wisconsin counties next year, meaning about 24,000 people will have to find a new insurer.

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Robert Cherone, a 45-year-old from Elkhorn, was crushed by a robotic machine at the company’s facility.

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The Green Bay Area Public School District is searching middle and high schoolers’ backpacks when they come to school after a 16-year-old was arrested last week for bringing a loaded gun to school.

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A Missouri-based grocery chain is purchasing Wisconsin-based Festival Foods, which has long branded itself as family and employee-owned.

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The developer hopes to begin construction in mid-2027 and complete the project by 2030. 

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Customers from some of Wisconsin's largest electric utilities this week asked state regulators to block the utilities from increasing electric rates in each of the next two years.

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