Wisconsin
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Feds alleges Watertown insurance agent ran $10M Ponzi schemeJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE (AP) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is alleging a Watertown insurance agent ran a $10 million Ponzi scheme out of his agency. The SEC filed a se...
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UW president orders cost-saving tactics ahead of budget cutsJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The University of Wisconsin System president fired back Thursday against Gov. Scott Walker's suggestion that faculty teach more classes as a way to ...
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Dean Foods Sheboygan plant closingJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) - Dean Foods says it will close its dairy plant in Sheboygan. The plant has been in operation for more than 100 years. Dean Foods says it's consolid...
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Manitowoc says it will split into 2 companies in 2016Jan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Crane-maker and food service company Manitowoc said Thursday it will split itself in two, a move encouraged by activist investors. Manitowoc said it plan...
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Xcel Energy, railroads settle Ashland contamination lawsuitJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - ASHLAND, Wis. (AP) - Xcel Energy and two railroads have settled a lawsuit over contamination at the lakefront in Ashland. Xcel says the Soo Line and Wisconsin Central ha...
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Advocates for Kenosha casino renew plea to WalkerJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Members of the Menominee Tribe, southeastern Wisconsin union workers and a bipartisan group of state lawmakers came together Thursday to urge Gov. S...
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Pedestrian struck, killed in western WisconsinJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - TURTLE LAKE, Wis. (AP) - Authorities in western Wisconsin are trying to find the vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian on a highway. The crash was reported just be...
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Black breast-feeding gatherings battle troubling health gapsJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Once a month, baby-toting young women gather in a YMCA conference room to share tips, talk about and demonstrate breast-feeding - an age-old yet sometim...
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Dubuque man gets 50 years for Platteville cab driver murderJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - LANCASTER, Wis. (AP) - A Dubuque man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison and 18 years of supervised release for robbing, kidnapping and killing a Platteville taxi d...
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Harley-Davidson 4Q earnings fall but edge profit forecastsJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Harley-Davidson's fourth-quarter earnings slipped as a stronger U.S. dollar hurt the motorcycle maker's bottom line, which still topped analyst expectat...