After record heat in the High Plains this week, an incoming cold front and low pressure system will work together to lower temperatures along with the potential for snow and rain across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes. Highs drop from near 60 in North Dakota (about 25° above average) to the 30s through the weekend. There is a discrepancy, as is often the case with the spring months, about how much snow we could see in the Upper Midwest and exactly where it will be. The Baron model is dropping a range of snow in SE Minnesota, northern Wisconsin…
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MADISON, Wis. — For decades, states in the South, the Great Plains and the Rockies implemented policies that prevented organized labor from forcing all workers to pay union dues or dues. But the industrial Midwest resisted.Those days are over. After a wave of Republican victories across the region in 2010, Indiana and then Michigan enacted so-called right-to-work laws that advocates said strengthened those states economically, but labor leaders left behind a trail of weakened unions.Now it's Wisconsin's turn. On Monday, Governor Scott Walker — who in 2011 succeeded in cutting collective bargaining rights for most public sector workers — signed…
Tribune Staff Report | South Bend TribuneELKHART — The exhibit “Nature: Forms & Forces, The Photographs of Algimantas Kezys” continues through March 6 at the Midwest Museum of American Art, 429 S. Main St.This exhibition highlights selected gelatin silver prints by Lithuanian photographer Algimantas Kezys (1928-2015).The museum has 70 black-and-white photographs by this ordained Jesuit priest, who, beginning in the early 1960s, pursued life as he saw it through the viewfinder of his 35mm camera.Other exhibits include the following:“Mary Amador: Embracing Family — A Spotlight Exhibit, through February 20: The exhibition consists of 12 mixed media works related to the…
Proceeds benefit the Cardinals Care Redbird Rookies Program and the PGA REACH Gateway Foundation in honor of Ozzie Smith Participants finish with a victory lap on the field at Busch ST. LOUIS, Mo., February 15, 2023– Registration is now open for the 2023 Cardinals 5K, presented by Bally Sports Midwest. The 5K will be held both in person and virtually, allowing Cardinals fans around the world the opportunity to run, jog or walk on their own. All participants will receive an exclusive long-sleeve t-shirt, a commemorative medal that pays tribute to National Baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith and the…
Location: Clinical Education and Research Centre, University Hospital Limerick, Dooradoyle, Limerick Join us for a truly exciting conference titled “The Power of Collaboration: Building an Academic Health Science System in the Midwest.” It will feature a range of experts from the Midwest who will be speaking on issues of population health, education and innovation and research impacting clinical practice alongside executive staff from UL Hospitals, University of Limerick, Midwest Community Healthcare, Department of Public Health and Shannon University of Technology. Through structured sessions and panel discussion, we will showcase the benefits of collaboration and explore how we can take this…
Reducing PFAS is a goal for the wastewater sector in states such as Michigan with its industrial treatment program and Minnesota, where the state aims to “End Avoidable Use of PFAS” until 2032.But banning biosolids is not a popular policy solution among most states. In addition to serving as a fertilizer, biosolids are an economical way to recycle waste.Fred Hageman, residue coordinator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, said a ban would be a “kneejerk reaction.” He said the alternatives to using biosolids would be to send them to a landfill or incinerator.”We don't have the best information available…
Students are back in the classroom — and school breakfast and lunch are now free in many states.Michigan, Minnesota and Colorado are among six states implementing free universal lunches this year, while several other Midwestern states are taking more gradual steps to expand food access to students. It's a change happening across the country as students, parents and school districts get used to free school lunches during the COVID pandemic.Carrie Link is the child nutrition supervisor for the Colorado Department of Education. He says when the federal waivers expired last June, participation plummeted.”During the 2021-22 school year, schools in Colorado…
A theme park with an estimated price tag of $2 billion is coming to the Midwest — and its location may surprise you.The 1,000-acre development, called American Heartland Theme Park and Resort, is scheduled to open in 2026 in the northeastern Oklahoma city of Vinita, according to a news Thursday from Missouri-based Mansion Entertainment Group, which is leading the project. The amusement park itself will cover 125 acres, which developers say is comparable in size to Florida's Magic Kingdom and California's Disneyland. Artist's rendering of the proposed theme park project. Mansion Entertainment Group It will have an Americana-themed environment with…
AU sports information | Ashland Times GazetteJuly 1 marked the Ashland University athletic department's first day of participation in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.”This marks a new chapter in Ashland University Athletics,” said Al King, Ashland Director of Athletics. “We are excited to be a part of the Great Midwest, and all of us at Ashland will do everything possible to contribute to the health of the convention. Over the past 10 years, GMAC has shown steady growth, and that is a credit to the convention bureau and the managers and coaches in the league.”We are proud to call GMAC…
Dr. Gozde, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, received an NSF grant to train the next-generation semiconductor workforce. Semiconductors are fundamental components of modern electronic devices — vehicles, computers, smartphones, video games and more. It's also big business — the global semiconductor market is expected to do so rise to $1.38 trillion in 2029. In order to achieve this prediction, a stronger workforce of manufacturers, engineers and fabricators is necessary to keep the supply chain intact, solve technological challenges and fuel US efforts for self-reliance in this industry. Dr. Gozde Tutuncuoglu A multi-institutional research team led by Gozde…