Wisconsin has only six dams considered a risk to human safety that are in poor condition, according to data compiled by the Associated Press, but last year alone eight dams failed across the state amid record-setting rainfalls.
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The 86-year-old dam fell into disrepair during decades of private ownership, but after a close call in 2017 it is under public control and undergoing mandated renovation.
Wisconsin has only six dams considered a risk to human safety that are in poor condition, according to data compiled by the Associated Press, but last year alone eight dams failed across the state amid record-setting rainfalls.
UW-Madison placed eighth in annual research spending — the lowest the university has ever ranked on the survey since it began in 1972.Â
The DATCP board will discuss the farm siting rules during its meeting Thursday, but it is not expected to hold a vote before the proposal's statement of scope expires in February.
The incident appears to be accidental, McCarthy said, and is being investigated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Fitchburg police and the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office, along with representatives from Sub-Zero.
Arrowhead — based in Pasadena, California — has 110 of its 150 employees at University Research Park on Madison’s West Side.
Madison Police Sgt. Chad Crose said "there is something in the woods" that could be an explosive, or "something totally benign."Â
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