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Ceremony Marks Start of Foxconn Vertical Construction in Mt. Pleasant

(WGTD)---The walls are going up on Foxconn’s first permanent building in Mt. Pleasant. And that fact was noted in an on-site event Thursday that featured the lifting-in-place of a pre-cast panel that had attached to it a large American flag and a state flag. 

In A Reversal, Wisconsin To Cover State Workers' Transgender Treatments

(KHN via NPR)---In a surprising reversal, a Wisconsin board has voted to again offer insurance coverage to transgender state employees seeking hormone therapy and gender confirmation surgery.

Packers Trade QB Hundley To Seattle

The Green Bay Packers are trading quarterback Brett Hundley to the Seattle Seahawks for a 2019 sixth-round draft pick, according to multiple reports. The trade was first reported by ESPN's Robert Demovsky and Adam Schefter on Wednesday morning, and NFL Network's Ian

Foxconn, Wisconsin Companies Creating $100M Fund To Aid Tech Startups

4 Companies With Operations In Wisconsin Contributing $25M Each To Wisconn Valley Venture Fund

(WPR/AP)---Foxconn Technology Group plans to partner with three Midwestern companies to create a $100 million fund to help technology startups around

Barca Named Kenosha Labor Person of the Year

(WGTD)---A Kenosha legislator who lost a party leadership post in part because of his support for the state’s Foxconn incentive package has been chosen as the city’s Labor Person of the Year.

Democrat Peter Barca will be honored at Kenosha’s Labor Fest on Monday

Immigration Enforcement Dispute Between 'Voces' and Racine Sheriff

(WGTD)---Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling is being accused by an immigrant rights group of kowtowing to the Trump administration by honoring ICE detainer requests.

Foxconn, UW-Madison Sign $100M Agreement To Invest In Engineering, Innovation

(WPR)---Foxconn Technology Group will invest $100 million in engineering and innovation research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The deal announced Monday is one of the largest gifts in the university's history and comes as the Taiwan-based electronics

Grand Opening Of Milwaukee Bucks New Arena Attracts Thousands

(WPR)---The Milwaukee Bucks have a brand-new home. The $524-million arena, called the Fiserv Forum, opened on Sunday with thousands of people stopping by for an hours-long celebration and tour of the venue. 

At 21, 'Veteran' Videographer Pauses For Senior Year at Carthage College

With a recent internship at CNN and other experiences under his belt, Carthage College student Isaac Leif is well on his way to a successful career in videography even before he begins his senior year.

Kenosha County John Doe Investigation is Still Active After 25 Years

(WGTD)---An attempt to identify the remains of a man found along some railroad tracks in Pleasant Prairie a-quarter century ago is still moving forward after all of these years.

A photographer found the decomposed body while out walking. The discovery was made