Clearing snow and ice off Wisconsin roads can be costly in both materials and manpower. In a state where snowplows stay on municipal trucks well into March, liquid brine is essential in reducing salt ...

As part of an initiative to find environmentally-friendly ways to solve the problem of icy roads, the city of Milwaukee, WI has turned to its most abundant natural byproduct: the town now slathers its ...

As large parts of the eastern United States get smacked with snowstorm after snowstorm, some states are turning to bizarre alternatives to help deal with dwindling supplies of salt to clear icy roads.

MONROE, Wis. (WKOW) — Cheese is one of the first things people tend to associate with the state of Wisconsin. From all the delicious flavors and varieties produced in the Dairy State, who could blame ...

MONROE, Wis. -- Green County is approaching snow and ice removal the Wisconsin way, using cheese to treat the wintry roads. "You see those white lines on the road? Yeah, here, it's cheese brine," said ...

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee has literally been down this road before. What could the city’s Department of Public Works mix with rock salt to deice its streets in the winter? Rock salt is plentiful and ...