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A corn mill in Columbia County will pay the state of Wisconsin nearly a million dollars as part of a pollution settlement. Attorney General Josh Kaul announced yesterday that Didion Milling will pay 940-thousand dollars over the next four years to settle claims that the mill was polluting the air at both its mill, and the company’s ethanol plant. The settlement is not related to the explosion at the mill in 2017. Didion continues to fight the one-point-eight million-dollars in

It will likely be next year before a judge in Chippewa County decides if the teenager accused of killing 10-year-old Lily Peters will be tried as an adult. A hearing in the case ended yesterday, but the judge said a ruling isn’t likely to come until January. Lawyers for the now-15-year-old accused of killing Peters want the case moved to juvenile court. The wait for a ruling is just the latest delay. Peters was killed in April of last year.

Federal prosecutors say the mother of the Wisconsin sailor accused of selling secrets to the Chinese encouraged him to do it. The claim came during Tuesday’s hearing for Jinchao Wei from Delevan. He’s accused of selling China information about his ship, as well as other secrets about U.S. military capabilities in the Pacific. Prosecutors say Wei, who was born in China, offered to sell the secrets as a way to improve his application to become a U.S. citizen. Prosecutors also

Xcel Energy is eyeing northwestern Wisconsin’s largest green energy project ever. The company yesterday opened the door to a 650-megawatt solar-specific project that combines solar with energy storage. Xcel says the idea is to use the green energy plant to replace the old, coal-fired King plant in Minnesota. That plant is supposed to come off-line in 2028. Xcel says it wants to cut its carbon emissions by 85 percent by 2030, and eventually become carbon-free.

Culver’s is among those who are seeking a change to delivery rules. The company told lawmakers on Tuesday that they want to be able to opt-out of delivery apps like DoorDash and UberEats because they can’t guarantee what happens to their food. The problem, Culvers’ Steve Anderson said, is that when people order on the app, they’re not ordering from the store. The driver doesn’t work for the store either. That means if someone calls to complain about cold curds,

Republicans in Wisconsin and at the national level want to join the lawsuit over absentee ballots in the state. The state and national Republican parties this week asked to join the case which is being brought by a pair of liberal groups. The lawsuit looks to overturn Wisconsin’s rules for absentee ballots, ballot drop boxes, and same day ballot during. The lawsuit is filed against the Wisconsin Elections Commission, but the Republicans say they should be the ones handling the

Forbes has Milwaukee ranked as a Top-20 destination for young workers. The magazine came out with its rankings this week, and Milwaukee is 16th on the list. The city gets high marks for its low unemployment rate, median income, and median home price. The median price for a home in Milwaukee is a relatively affordable 339-thousand dollars according to Forbes. Madison is the only other Wisconsin city to make the list; they’re at 22. The Midwest nearly swept Forbes’ Top

The nation’s largest water slide is coming to The Dells next summer. Noah’s Ark yesterday announced plans for a 145-foot-tall water slide, to be called The Rise of Icarus. The slide is actually a tower with several slides of varying height. The plan is to start work on the new tower after Labor Day, and have it ready for brave riders next summer. The current tallest water slide is 125-feet tall, and in Orlando.

Wisconsin has the seventh-fewest underprivileged kids in America.  That’s according to WalletHub, which also puts Wisconsin in the top ten in three individual categories, socio-economic welfare, health, and education.  WalletHub says the state with the fewest underprivileged kids is New Jersey and the state with the most is Alaska.

ABOVE PHOTO: Dawson Flanders, 17, who will be a senior at Anthony Acres public charter school in Mondovi, was able to experience the kind of hands-on learning that excites him while he was supposed to be building and coding a drone at Chippewa Valley Technical College. Dawson Flanders wasn’t expecting much. The 17-year-old, who attends Anthony Acres public charter school in Mondovi, recently attended a two day STEM camp at Chippewa Valley Technical College – not because he was interested