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The Wisconsin Beef Council has opened submissions for its second Annual Wisconsin’s Best Burger Contest.

The goal is to recognize 100-percent beef burgers made at Wisconsin restaurants, bars and grills.

Nominations will be accepted through March 21.

Eastern bluebirds sometimes remain during winter is some parts of southern Wisconsin. Most fly south for the winter and return to nest in boxes and tree cavities. The best place to locate wintering bluebirds is visit small, natural spring or where heated bird baths are maintained.

CentralStar Cooperative will expand its services following a unanimous vote by Heart of America members to merge.

The merger will allow CentralStar to do more with Dairy Herd Information (DHI) and milk analysis.

Heart of America is based out of Lincoln, Nebraska, and the merger will take effect March 3.

Radon is an invisible, odorless, naturally occurring, radioactive gas that can seep through the ground and the foundation of buildings. It can be deadly at high levels. In Wisconsin, one in 10 homes has elevated levels.

The morning is gray and drab and nothing outside my window seems inspiring at the moment. After too many minutes of doom scrolling on social media, I realize that is not the answer.

Maple syrup, boiled down from maple tree sap, is so common most believe it is the only tree that gives up sap from the tree’s wood when tapped in spring.

This article is the first in a two-part series on Wisconsin’s Lemon Law. In Part 1, we’ll cover the basics of the law, what it is, and how it protects consumers from defective vehicles. In Part 2, we’ll dive deeper into the practical steps for filing a claim and tips for ensuring a successful outcome.

Normal winters provide snow for animals, such as birds, to obtain and use for metabolism. 

Bald Eagle Watching Days returned to Sauk Prairie on Jan. 18 with a full slate of activities as the recent bitter cold rushed into the area.

Cold weather makes for ideal eagle watching as the birds stay around open water below the Prairie du Sac Dam to feed.

As consumers turn more heavily to online purchases, cardboard recycling has more than doubled in Wisconsin since 2013, while other paper recycling has dropped by 36 percent.