Southeast Wisconsin was glowing and buzzing Tuesday night as the skies lit up across the Great Lakes region with fiery streaks. Some spectators thought it might be a performance by Mother Nature, like a meteor shower. But the truth is it was just a bunch of junk.

We’re working to learn more about an unusual sight in the sky that caught the attention of people across the state Tuesday evening.

MILWAUKEE — Microsoft bought 240 acres of land from Kenosha with goals for future data center development.

Microsoft paid a total of $34.8 million for approximately 240 acres in the city of Kenosha, where it plans a data center. It acquired six parcels across five separate transactions with different landowners.

Tech companies like Microsoft, Google, Meta, OpenAI, and Amazon are continuously building and expanding data centers, and it looks like Wisconsin is getting a big project from a tech giant.

Microsoft Corp. has been identified as the company planning a data center in Kenosha. The company plans to build 1 million square feet in data center space but hasn't submitted plans to the city.

Microsoft has acquired 240 acres in Kenosha for a data center, city officials said Monday. Few details were made public, but the project would be in addition to the $3.3 billion center the company has under construction in Mount Pleasant in Racine County.

Business and political leaders announced Monday Microsoft is buying a large piece of land with the intention of building a data center in Kenosha County.

The advisory is in effect for most counties 3 a.m. Sunday until noon Tuesday. It begins for several others, including Milwaukee, at 6 p.m. Sunday.

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Microsoft's presence in southeast Wisconsin is growing, as the company plans to build a data center in Kenosha.

Microsoft has purchased 240 acres of land in the City of Kenosha. The land is northwest of I-94 and State Highway 142.