Amber Riskey News Today

everyone you are watching symone, we are following breaking news out of michigan. new details about a fourth object shot down by u.s. forces in just over a week. this happened a short while ago. we want to have a very live update for you this hour. also the death toll from that devastating earthquake in turkey and syria. now more than 30,000 people. its hard to even imagine rescue efforts are still underway in the ruins, as thousands forced from their home are in desperate need of aid....

The Biden administration is encouraging states to invest in registered apprenticeship programs to educate more skilled workers.

Milwaukee is one of two cities in the nation taking part in a pilot program to address the cost and availability of childcare, one of the biggest barries for women interested in entering the trades.

Use in our communities every day to get to and from work, our bridges, things like that. so i just really felt like i was cared about. the connection that we all had our whole union, all my brothers and sisters, the energy in that room was just amazing. >> you, know we often talk -- we cover these events, obviously, here, on msnbc and nbc news, it really makes a difference to hear from the people in the room. veronica puentes, amber riskey, and larry dupree, thank you all very much for your time...

Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), Thursday announced Wisconsin has surpassed 15,000 participants in the Registered Apprenticeship program—the highest participation rate in the program

Wisconsin is seeing the highest participation rate in its Registered Apprenticeship program in two decades, with more than 15,000 people taking part, the state's Department of Workforce Development and Gov. Tony Evers said Thursday.