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High speed chase ends on Highway 29
BONDUEL, Wis. (WTAQ) – Shawano County sheriff’s deputies stopped a high-speed chase that began in Green Bay early this morning. Police say it all started ... More
Harley, union begin meetings to discuss contract Posted September 7, 2010
WAUKESHA, Wis. (WSAU) – Employees at Harley-Davidson were getting their first look today at the contract concessions they’ll be asked to take. Union members at the Milwaukee area Harley motorcycle plants met with their leadership at the Waukesha Expo Center. A similar meeting was scheduled for Harley employees in Tomahawk ...More
Judge will not block new high-power transmission line Posted September 7, 2010
UNDATED (WSAU) A judge has refused to stop plans for a new electric transmission line from Hampton Minnesota to La Crosse. Administrative Law Judge Kathleen Sheehy of Minnesota turned down a recent request to suspend planning for the “Cap-X-2020” project. The utilities behind the project have delayed a segment from ...More
Many companies slowly restoring pay cuts Posted September 7, 2010
UNDATED (WSAU) Many Wisconsin companies are slowly restoring the employee pay-and-benefit cuts they imposed during the recession. The employers’ group of M-R-A said 84-percent of the 500 companies it surveyed in Wisconsin, Iowa, and northern Illinois planned to give pay raises next year. That’s after 65-percent granted raises this ...More
Wild rice harvest down Posted September 7, 2010
UNDATED (WRN) A disappointing harvest for one of fall’s traditional favorites. Northern Wisconsin’s wild rice harvesters are facing poor prospects gathering that traditional food this year. Peter David with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission says the problem is the same one that’s affected a ...More
Obama kicks off campaign with $50 billion jobs plan Posted September 6, 2010
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, scrambling to jump-start job creation in a sluggish economy, proposed on Monday a six-year, $50 billion plan to rebuild aging roads, railways and airport runways. "We are going to rebuild 150,000 miles of our roads -- that's enough to circle the world six ...More
Harley & Union Near Deal Posted September 4, 2010
Milwaukee, Wi (WSAU) Harley-Davidson union workers still have to ratify the deal, but an agreement has been reached which could keep hundreds of jobs in Wisconsin. Workers are expected to vote on the contract a week from Monday. Harley had said labor costs at it's manufacturing operations in Milwaukee ...More
Appeals court reinstates gasoline minimum mark-up law Posted September 3, 2010
MADISON (WSAU) A federal appeals court has reinstated Wisconsin’s minimum mark-up rule for gasoline. The law had required that gasoline be priced above cost. It’s designed to prevent larger gas station chains from under-pricing gas to force smaller mom-and-pop competitors out of business. Last year a federal judge ...More