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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Alex Groth |Teagan King
Ridership of Amtrak's Borealis line with service from the Twin Cities to Milwaukee and Chicago climbed to more than 200,000 passengers in its first year of operation, the agency reported May 21. Operated daily, Borealis ridership for the 11 months ending April 30 was more than 205,800 people. Total ridership for the new St. Paul to Chicago corridor, including both the Borealis and the Amtrak Empire Builder, was more than 293,000, up 227% compared to the previous year, according to Amtrak.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Maia Pandey |Cailey Gleeson |Alex Groth |Mike De Sisti
More than a hundred people swarmed Milwaukee’s lakefront. A stretch of North Lincoln Memorial Drive was completely closed. A helicopter whirred overhead. You’d think someone important was in town. But no. It wasn’t someone, but rather something — Milwaukee’s iconic abandoned boat. Starting at 7 a.m. on May 6, crew members kicked off a sixth attempt to remove the boat, “Deep Thought,” from the shoreline between Bradford Beach and McKinly Marina.
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1 month ago | 
wausaudailyherald.com | Maia Pandey |Cailey Gleeson |Alex Groth |Mike De Sisti
Maia Pandey Cailey Gleeson Alex Groth Mike De SistiMilwaukee Journal SentinelMore than a hundred people swarmed Milwaukee’s lakefront. A stretch of North Lincoln Memorial Drive was completely closed. A helicopter whirred overhead. You’d think someone important was in town. But no. It wasn’t someone, but rather something — Milwaukee’s iconic abandoned boat.
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1 month ago | 
jsonline.com | Steven Martinez |Maia Pandey |Cailey Gleeson |Alex Groth
8:40 am CTCrew members salvage pontoon boatMaia PandeySalvage efforts were underway by 8:30 a.m., as crew members used a crane to fish out the mangled remnants of the pontoon boat next to "Deep Thought." A small portion of the pontoon remained in the water. The second boat washed up on the shoreline in late April in a previous, failed rescue attempt.
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Alex Groth |Kendra Meinert
Fans are arriving in Green Bay as the NFL Draft kicks off on Thursday. Events are scheduled throughout the day, including prospects walking the red carpet on Lambeau Field. If you're not in Green Bay, you can still watch the NFL Draft, which will be televised across multiple platforms. Here's what you need to know about Thursday's opening day schedule.
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2 months ago | 
fdlreporter.com | Richard Ryman |Kendra Meinert |Vivian Barrett |Jeff Bollier |Rashad Alexander |Christopher Clough | +12 more
5:43 pm CTSuper fans show up in all their gear for NFL draft festivitiesHope KarnoppNear the back of the crowd gathered near the draft theater, fans took pictures with Jeff Kahlow, also known as Frozen Tundra Man. The weather isn’t quite as wintry as his icicle-lined hat. The temperature feels like 50 degrees and the rain is still holding off an hour and a half before the draft picks start. Elsewhere, super fans repping other teams lined up to get their prime spots in the theater.
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2 months ago | 
greenbaypressgazette.com | Richard Ryman |Kendra Meinert |Vivian Barrett |Jeff Bollier |Rashad Alexander |Christopher Clough | +10 more
3:55 pm CTNo line for downtown draft shuttle, but riders filtering inNadia ScharfAs of 3:45 p.m., there's no line for downtown Green Bay's shuttle bus to the draft. Around ten riders had been on their way to the stop, and they ran to the bus, hopping on before it closed. Within two minutes, another shuttle drove by. With no line, it didn't even stop. A minute later, a third shuttle came by, this one picking up eight passengers that had come up just behind bus two.
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2 months ago | 
postcrescent.com | Vivian Barrett |Rashad Alexander |Christopher Clough |Chris Mueller |Claire Reid |Alex Groth
11:00 am CTTakeaways from Wednesday's 'The Dan Patrick Show' featuring Packers coach Matt LaFleurAlex GrothOpening the show, host Dan Patrick remarked on how welcoming Green Bay and Wisconsin residents were to him and his crew. "We had people who got in line at 3 a.m. in the morning. It's an extremely polite crowd today, but they haven't had their first beer yet," Patrick said.
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2 months ago | 
wisconsinrapidstribune.com | Vivian Barrett |Rashad Alexander |Christopher Clough |Chris Mueller |Claire Reid |Alex Groth
11:00 am CTTakeaways from Wednesday's 'The Dan Patrick Show' featuring Packers coach Matt LaFleurAlex GrothOpening the show, host Dan Patrick remarked on how welcoming Green Bay and Wisconsin residents were to him and his crew. "We had people who got in line at 3 a.m. in the morning. It's an extremely polite crowd today, but they haven't had their first beer yet," Patrick said.
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2 months ago | 
jsonline.com | Alex Groth |Eva Wen
Among U.S. public transit organizations, Milwaukee's streetcar had the highest rate of derailments last year when factoring in its shorter mileage, according to a Journal Sentinel analysis of U.S. Department of Transportation data. The Hop, a fixed-transit network stretching across a 2.1-mile loop, derailed five times last year, confirmed DPW spokesperson Tiffany Shepherd.
