Conservation groups have filed another challenge to a federal land swap needed to complete a 102-mile transmission line that promises to connect more than 160 renewable energy projects in the Upper Midwest.The land swap approved by the Interior Department last month violates the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act and the Administrative Procedure Act, the groups wrote in a treatment was filed late Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. The line, planned to run from Dubuque, Iowa, southwest …
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Pigs poke their snouts through a fence on a farm in Buckhart, Ill. on June 28, 2012. There is extensive evidence that pigs are as intelligent and social as dogs. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) Midwest Farms, which operates a large hog operation in Colorado, is facing a lawsuit from federal officials over allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation against female employees. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the Burlington-based business after allegations that a male manager entered the women's dressing room at least three times without knocking. People who work closely with animals must follow a biosecurity plan…
Get a daily roundup of the top stories in Urban Milwaukee Photo courtesy of Midwest Gaming Classic. It's already been a busy week with elections and the Milwaukee Brewers home opener, but the week isn't over yet and there's still plenty to do and see this weekend. The Midwest Gaming Classic brings over 200 gaming-themed vendors to the Baird Center and Broken Bat Brewing celebrates its seventh anniversary. WMSE's popular Rockabilly Chili event will pit dozens of Milwaukee restaurants against each other for the title of “Best Chili,” and a new beer festival aims to raise money for Milwaukee County…
History links This story has been edited to reflect a change in broadcast schedule. The Billikens game on Feb. 2 WILL NOT be televised on Bally Sports Midwest as previously announced.ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis University and Bally Sports Midwest announced today that nine Billiken men's basketball games will be carried on the network during the 2021-22 season. The package includes eight home games and an Atlantic 10 Conference road tilt. Dan McLaughlin, who for more than 20 seasons has called St. Louis Cardinals for Bally Sports Midwest, will serve as the primary play-by-play voice for the…
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High school wrestling: Falcons roll in 3A Midwest Regional Posted at 3:19 am Sunday, February 11, 2024 West's Kevin O'Brien, photo by Wayne Hinshaw. for the Salisbury Post Staff report WELCOME — The West Rowan wrestling team had five champions at Saturday's 3A West Midwest Regional at North Davidson and easily won the team championship with 245.5 points. The top four finishers advanced to the upcoming state tournament in Greensboro. West, coached by John Brown, also had two regional runners-up and three third-place finishes and will send 10 grapplers to the state tournament. West regional champions were Jathan Roby (113),…
The Midwest received some much-needed moisture this week after a particularly warm and dry winter that hampered outdoor recreation and sparked an early spring wildfire season in many states. Parts of the Midwest saw up to 24 inches of snow and rain by Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. The powerful storm, moving west from New England, caused chaos on the streets and temporary power outage for hundreds of thousands of people. But the rain is unlikely to break the drought that has gripped much of the Midwest, officials say, with some states already battling hundreds of wildfires…
A private ambulance company that the city of Milwaukee says isn't keeping up with 911 calls on Milwaukee's northwest side has given notice that it plans to stop working with the city. The notice from Midwest Medical Transport Co. it comes as the Milwaukee Fire Department, which handles the most critical calls, is under increasing pressure to respond to lower-level medical incidents that the city's system says should be handled by private ambulance providers.”I run the last line of defense for Milwaukeeans when something is beyond their control, that's what we do here,” said Deputy Fire Chief Aaron Lipski. “And…
Shame on UMN Vice President Croson for meeting with Israel's Consul General in the Midwest!From the staff March 12, 2024 Fight Back News is releasing the following statement from the University of Minnesota Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). SDS and Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) have just been informed that Israeli Consul General Yinam Cohen is reportedly meeting with University of Minnesota Vice President Croson along with a group of Zionist community leaders. Considering several factors: the climate of suppression of pro-Palestinian activism on campus, the genocide perpetrated by the illegal Israeli occupation, and an ongoing Department of…
The Trump The administration is taking action to boost U.S. demand for corn-based ethanol and soybean-based biodiesel as the president tries to ease criticism from Midwest farmers and politicians ahead of next year's election.The US Environmental Protection Agency and Agriculture Department on Friday he outlined several steps to boost those renewable fuels, pledging to boost annual biofuel blending quotas to offset exemptions that exempt some small refiners from the mandates. The shift, which was outlined by the agencies on Friday but has yet to be formally proposed and codified, would effectively force larger, non-exempt refiners to pick up the slack.