A blast of polar air enveloped much of the Midwest on Wednesday, cracking train rails, breaking water pipes and straining electrical systems. But in Wisconsin’s two largest cities, city officials were saying the cold snap hadn’t caused as much damage to infrastructure as had the previous deep freeze five years ago.
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Read More »A global biotechnology company plans to add more than 100 new jobs at its facility in southern Wisconsin.
Read More »A proposed ordinance would penalize business owners in Madison who leave their doors and windows open too long while running air conditioners.
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Read More »Madison water utility officials say they will increase testing for toxic chemicals that are spreading from contaminated soil and groundwater at Truax Air National Guard Base on the city's north side.
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Read More »The global life-sciences company Eurofins Scientific plans to buy land in a Madison business park and build a $35 million laboratory and office building that could house nearly 500 employees.
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Scott Novotny's nickname – Mr. Salty – was truly fitting. Every fall would find the owner of the Quality True Value Hardware Store in Madison, a business Novotny bought from his parents in 2006, bringing in loads of ice melt in preparation for the inevitable slick sidewalks and driveways that are part and parcel of Wisconsin winters. The 50-pound bags would be stacked in front of the store, lying in heaps along its sidewalk, and around the building's south side, into its small parking lot.
Read More »Madison Mayor Paul Soglin has changed his mind and will run for another term.
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Read More »Showers and thunderstorms continue to increase already swollen rivers and make travel around flooded areas difficult in southern Wisconsin.
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A man who was stranded in his vehicle is missing and presumed dead after gushing floodwaters wrenched him from a would-be rescuer's arms after a deluge of heavy rain in southern Wisconsin, fire officials said Tuesday.
Read More »Madison Mayor Paul Soglin says he will not seek re-election to that post next year, but he's staying in the race for governor.
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