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Out-of-Control Semi Pushes Barricades Into Oncoming Traffic on I-94

A sudden burst of snow and freezing rain coated area roads with ice early Saturday morning and prompted a four-hour-long closure of I-94 in Racine County, according to a news release from the Racine County Sheriff's Dept. 

"Smart Cities-Smart Futures" Round Two Winners Include Pair from Gateway

Sturtevant---Two entries from Gateway were among the 30 winners in the second round of Foxconn’s “Smart Cities-Smart Futures” competition. The awards were announced Wednesday at the SC Johnson iMET Center in Sturtevant.

What Would Wisconsin Look Like If It Produced All Of Its Energy Needs?

New Study Finds Economic, Environmental Benefits With A Move Away From Fossil Fuels

(WPR)---A new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center on Wisconsin Strategy — or COWS — has concluded Wisconsin could generate jobs and improve

Milwaukee To Host 2020 Democratic National Convention

Updated 11:30a

(AP/WPR)---Democrats have chosen Milwaukee to host their 2020 national convention.

The Democratic National Committee's decision will take the party to the heart of the working-class upper Midwest that delivered President Donald Trump

Kenosha Bar Fight Requires Help From Outside Agencies

Updated at 10:15p to question bar's status; 3-10 to indicate that a message was left for the bar's agent.  

(WGTD)---Extra hands had to be called in early Saturday morning to quell a disturbance at a new bar in Kenosha's uptown neighborhood.

Parkside Computer Science Prof Wins UW System Award

(WGTD)---A UW-Parkside computer science instructor and a project partner at UW-Stout have received a prestigious award. 

Evers' Budget Includes Rail Service Expansion Between Milwaukee, Chicago

Money Would Be Leveraged For Federal Transportation Grants

(WPR)---Gov. Tony Evers included $45 million in his state budget proposal to expand rail service between Milwaukee and Chicago on the busy Amtrak Hiawatha line.  

German Company Identified as the First Tenant of New Corporate Park

(WGTD)---A German health care company has been identified as the first tenant of a new industrial park that's to be located south of Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets.

Top Evers Aide Says Foxconn Air, Water Permits Deemed 'Appropriate'

Gov. Tony Evers Ordered A Review Of The Permits After Taking Office

(WPR)---A top aide to Gov. Tony Evers said Thursday he believes that all of the state permits issued to tech giant Foxconn have been reviewed by the state Department of Natural

UGHS Student Accused of Stalking and Harrassing Female Classmates

(WGTD)---A 16 year-old student at Union Grove High School is facing multiple charges for allegedly stalking a former girlfriend and trying to get other female classmates to send him nude photos of themselves.

Although the boy has been charged in adult court, WGTD