Wisconsin
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Poverty rates up in most Wisconsin countiesDec 19, 2010 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — Poverty rates in the majority of Wisconsin counties have risen by more than 10 percent in the last decade. That's according to a new report from the Universi...
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Kohler union approves labor contractDec 18, 2010 10:00 pm - SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Union workers at Kohler Co. have approved a new contract against the recommendation of their leaders. The contract passed with 62 percent of the vote. ...
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Bank of Montreal buys Wis.-based bankDec 16, 2010 10:00 pm - TORONTO -- The Bank of Montreal is buying a Milwaukee-based bank, the latest example of Canadian banks using their muscle to snap up U.S. financial institutions battered...
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Stadium board approves Lambeau Field improvementsDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Lambeau Field experience in Green Bay is about to get even better. The Stadium District Board has approved up to $14 million in improvements, inclu...
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Marcus returns to profitability in its 2nd quarterDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — Marcus Corp. returned to profitability in its fiscal second quarter, as the prior-year period included some hefty charges. The lodging and movie theater oper...
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Wis. gov.: 'I'm not going away'Dec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - MAPLE BLUFF, Wis. -- Outgoing Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle told The Associated Press on Thursday that he hopes to land a private sector job in Madison when he leaves office...
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Milwaukee cops search for 'dangerous' teenDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police say they're searching for a teenager they consider armed and dangerous. Authorities say the 17-year-old is wanted for "multiple firearms of...
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Victims identified in highway pileup in WisconsinDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - ALLENTON, Wis. — Authorities say the two people killed in a pileup on an eastern Wisconsin highway were local residents. Two Fond du Lac men, ages 57 and 58, died when a...
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DNR studies pollution levels in Wisconsin RiverDec 14, 2010 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — The state Department of Natural Resources has launched a study to evaluate phosphorus levels in the Wisconsin River. DNR officials say massive phosphorus...
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Dems: Walker's train refusal could cost taxpayersDec 14, 2010 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Two Democratic state lawmakers are asking Gov.-elect Scott Walker to explain how he'll pay for certain train-related expenses after the Republican refuse...