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Severe thunderstorms down trees, knock out power across Wisconsin
Severe storms hit the Midwest with tornadoes, softball-size hail, and 76 mph winds, leaving thousands in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan without power.
Utilities work to reconnect power after Wisconsin storms
Freezing rain brought down trees and power lines in Michigan and Wisconsin, cutting electricity for thousands of people Sunday in the upper Great Lakes region.
US sets record for expensive weather disasters in a year — with four months yet to go
The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia's watery storm surge helped push the United States to a record for the number of weather disasters that cost $1 billion or more.
As Wisconsin bakes in the heat, OSHA works on new standards to protect workers
With heat waves spreading across the western United States, President Joe Biden has unveiled new steps to protect workers, improve weather forecasts and make drinking water more accessible, the White House says.
Wisconsin braces for a blizzard
A monster winter storm took aim at the Upper Midwest on Tuesday, threatening to bring blizzard conditions, bitterly cold temperatures and 2 feet of snow in a three-day onslaught that could affect more than 40 million Americans.
It’s going to be a hot one — be prepared
The weather in the Midwest is expected to get into the low to mid-90s this week, with heat indices even higher.
At least 5 dead as Midwest rocked by hurricane-force winds (UPDATE)
One person has died as a powerful storm system swept across the Great Plains and Midwest, authorities said, closing highways and spawning reported tornadoes in Nebraska and Iowa.
Delay, disruption and acceleration: untangling the tangled web
Delay, disruption and acceleration of construction projects are nothing new and most seasoned contractors have experienced one or all of them. However, the pandemic and environmental events, such as this summer’s heat wave, might point to a future in which contractors may be affected more frequently.
Travel difficult as storm bears down on southeast Wisconsin
A Midwestern winter storm is making travel treacherous as wind-whipped snow piles up in Wisconsin on Tuesday.
Much of Wisconsin to see frigid temps for Christmas holiday
Much of Wisconsin will see frigid temperatures this week, as wind chills fall well below zero by Friday morning.
CLEARING THE WAY: Driving a snowplow draining, unpredictable job
David Gotlibson remembers his first day plowing snow for Eau Claire County. A winter storm had dumped 14 inches of fresh powder, and the newcomer had his hands full.
Evers requests FEMA storm damage assessments in SE Wisconsin
Gov. Tony Evers is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to do a preliminary estimate of damage caused by severe winter storms and lakeshore flooding that struck southeastern Wisconsin earlier this month.
Today’s News
- Steve Curry of Knutson Construction dies at 74
- Key Milwaukee approval opens new home construction
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | Aug. 3
- Michigan Supreme Court blocks approval of Line 5 tunnel project
- Medical College of Wisconsin breaks ground on $70M student housing complex
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of Aug. 3, 2026
- Irgens starts apartment construction at Milwaukee County Research Park
- ABC of Wisconsin hits membership milestone
- More construction unions get behind Crowley
- Appeals Court restores Act 10 collective bargaining law
- Land use, zoning changes approved for Rockwell Automation in New Berlin
- $61M corporate headquarters planned in Brookfield
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)