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The DATCP has announced the newest Alice in Dairyland.

Ashley Hagenow of Poynette will represent the state’s agriculture industry for the coming year.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation reminds drivers to keep an eye out for deer on the roads in the coming weeks to avoid potentially dangerous crashes.

Deer crash numbers typically increase in May and June as does look for places to give birth. This is also the time that young deer separate from their mothers.

The beautiful songs and plumage of birds are welcome signs of spring, yet many people are noticing that their feeders — and nearby fields and forests — have been growing silent as a 30-percent loss in North American birds hits home in Wisconsin.

A lot of the economic stats are very, very good. Record low unemployment. Unprecedented state budget surplus. Resilient consumer spending. Easing of pandemic-era shortages, inflation, housing speculation and high gasoline prices.

When Ken Koeppler first heard the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wanted to visit his property, he didn’t think he had anything to worry about.

While starkly different in most details, competing plans to overhaul Wisconsin’s income tax code offered by Gov. Tony Evers and State Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu share one common thread: They would sharply change how the state taxes its highest earners.

Severe weather conditions can damage homes and businesses, which often require urgent repairs.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the Department of Administration (DOA) are alerting Wisconsinites to a potential spoofing scam, through which criminals are using the Wisconsin State Capitol Police dispatch number and impersonating law enforcement.

Gov. Tony Evers has proclaimed April 17-21 as National Work Zone Awareness Week in Wisconsin. For more than 20 years, National Work Zone Awareness Week has marked the start of construction season across our country, promoting road worker safety and cautious driving in work zones.

A new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal would tighten limits on toxic “forever chemicals” in Wisconsin’s drinking water.

If finalized, the rule would establish the first national standard for PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in public water supplies, bringing uniformity to a jumble of state regulations.