Drinking water hasn’t been a huge issue in the race for governor, but it’s everything for people in Kewaunee County. The county has become the poster child for water quality concerns in Wisconsin. Federal, state and local leaders have been working with researchers to address contamination. P…
The Public Service Commission held a public hearing on Tuesday about a Superior utility’s request to raise electric, water and gas rates. The utility is seeking an increase to pay for improvements and a projected loss of income from the Husky Energy fires in April.
High winds and waves have caused damage and flooding along the Lake Superior shoreline this week with the greatest impacts seen in the Twin Ports. Joe Moore, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Duluth, said they received a report from the freighter Algowood of wind gusts as hi…
Frac sand mines in Wisconsin are idling operations and laying people off despite a year of record demand for sand used to drill for oil and natural gas.
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration, or OSHA, has fined a Superior refining company $83,150 for worker safety violations after a series fires and an explosion at a refinery in April. The agency cited the refinery for eight serious violations of safety management procedures.OSHA…
Local officials in Wisconsin say a Federal Communications Commission order aimed at helping build the next generation of high-speed, wireless internet is a giveaway to telecommunication companies that strips government of local control.
