Innovation

The Citizens Utility Board discusses a planned large We Energies solar farm and solar roofs.

Komatsu says it still has production workers at the facility it bought six years ago from P&H/Joy Global at the border of Milwaukee and West Milwaukee, near the Zablocki VA. But that older site will eventually be vacated and possibly sold for re-development. A watchdog group hopes mining for needed minerals won't repeat mistakes of past mining.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin seek to bring new products to market.

The Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood moves a step closer to reality, thanks to $15 million in federal funds.

A large planned solar energy farm favored by We Energies triggers considerable debate.

Billions more in federal money could be flowing into engineering, research and development at universities in Wisconsin and elsewhere.

The city of Racine will be the first in Southeastern Wisconsin to experiment with vehicles that can be operated without a driver.

The Olympic marathon competitions in Sapporo, Japan begin late Friday afternoon U.S. time with the women's race. The men's race will take place Saturday evening U.S. time. And, there are Wisconsin connections.

The visit by Vice President Kamala Harris to UW-Milwaukee on Tuesday highlighted some of the local science underway to improve use of cleaner forms of energy.

Cities like Milwaukee have been forced to change much of how space is used over the past year. Office cubicles sit empty, restaurants have had to close…