Новости за 17.03.2022

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday added Bradford Island and surrounding waters of the Columbia River to its Superfund list of toxic waste sites, beginning the process for the eventual cleanup of the area.

MADISON — Brett McConkey is so good at what he does that his West Salem High School boys basketball teammates and coaches just expect it.

"He was alarmed, as anyone might be," a fire department official said. "He said he thought he hooked a hand or a foot."

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers lashed out Thursday at conservative members of the Department of Natural Resources policy board for refusing to set limits on a group of chemicals known as PFAS in Wisconsin's groundwater.

Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802-1877) was born on April 4, 1802, in Maine — and where she was born was just a happenstance. Her father was a minister who moved often to lead different congregations. At the age of 12, Dorothea…

Winona State University 2021 alum and former Warriors basketball player Alier Riak was killed in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday.

The Diocese of La Crosse is stating the content of its recent “Anti-LGBTQ+ Education” training was misrepresented by the Tribune in a report on Sunday, but did not refute the presentation occurred or the contents of the affiliated literature. In…

ROME (AP) — Italy, where the COVID-19 pandemic first erupted in the West in February 2020, is easing many restrictions over the coming weeks, including requirements for most workplace vaccination and mask-wearing.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The energy startup SPARKZ said Thursday it plans to build an electric battery factory in West Virginia in 2022 that will employ at least 350 people.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers said Thursday that he’s not picking favorites in the crowded Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, not even his running mate from 2018.

WASHINGTON — U.S. refugee officers have been sent to Europe to help screen Ukrainian refugees who might want to come to the U.S. But American officials expect the vast majority will want to return to their homeland.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Chipmaker Intel on Thursday outlined $150 million in educational funding aimed at growing the workforce for the semiconductor industry, as part of its $20 billion investment in a production hub in Ohio.

LONDON (AP) — Tech bosses face criminal prosecution if they fail to comply with proposed British rules aimed at ensuring people are safe online, the U.K. government said Thursday as it unveiled the draft legislation in Parliament.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette isn't ready to leave office quite yet. The 81-year-old Democrat announced Thursday that he will seek reelection to a 12th term this fall.

The state's budget surplus has grown to $9.25 billion. Gov. Walz's plan formalizes an idea he floated last month for expanding his proposed tax rebate checks to $500 for single filers and $1,000 for married couples.

Consumer advocates say the utilities failed to show the purchase would benefit ratepayers or properly assess the risks associated with battery storage, which has not been deployed at this scale in Wisconsin.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada man could face more than 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he groped a woman who had fallen asleep during a flight to Las Vegas.

Sen. Kathy Bernier says her Christian values led to her decision to break with Donald Trump and Republicans who say, without offering proof or evidence, that the 2020 presidential election was "stolen."

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s new tax on vaping is being cut even before it takes effect despite protests from anti-smoking advocates.

Holocaust survivor Peter Feigl will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 31, in the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre as part of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership’s spring lecture series. The event also will be…

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government said Thursday it is mobilizing more than 23,000 police to crack down on striking truck drivers blamed for attacks on colleagues who haven’t joined the open-ended walkout.

The Columbia County Board voted Wednesday to open most county highways to ATV/UTV traffic with a few segments remaining closed.

Now what? Just as we feel safe planning for spring and summer trips, gas prices reach record highs. And they may get higher despite crude oil prices dropping at the moment, AAA says.

Content by Larson Home Services. Pesky air leaks can be as easy to find as looking for gaps in older floorboards and around electrical outlets.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man is due in federal court Thursday on charges of assaulting law enforcement using a deadly or dangerous weapon during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.