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    • WI Has 2nd Biggest Jump In Construction Jobs Last Month

      

      MADISON (WRN) - Not all the employment news in Wisconsin is bad. The building industry said Friday that Wisconsin had the nation’s 2nd largest percentage ... More

    • • Harley-Davidson May Not Move York Plant To Kentucky
      • Controversial Report On Stimulus Funds Disputed
      • Report: More Seniors Are Being Abused

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    • Kohl Bill Would Crack Down On Illegal Cigarette Sales
    • Dangerous Asian Carp Busted Into Lake Michigan
    • Wisconsin unemployment down slightly
    • Cranberry harvest still strong; down from last year
    • Most roadwork state-wide over, more lanes open for Thanksgiving travellers
    • Mortgage Delinquency Rate Up To 7.7%
    • Report: Major Revenue Hikes Needed For DOT Projects
    • Some WI Docs Won't Follow New Mammogram Guidelines
    • La Crosse Man Charged After Hostage Situation
    • Dairy Cows Produced More Milk Last Month
    • Survey: State Workers Can Expect Higher Health Costs
    • Is H1N1 leveling off in Wisconsin?
    • State Officials Warning About Holiday Shopping Scams
    • Feingold Spending, Raising Millions On 2010 Re-Election
    • Fewer prescription drug choices under Medicare Part D

• WI Has 2nd Biggest Jump In Construction Jobs Last Month Posted 31 minutes ago

  MADISON (WRN) - Not all the employment news in Wisconsin is bad. The building industry said Friday that Wisconsin had the nation’s 2nd largest percentage increase in construction jobs in October. The Associated General Contractors said 3,500 new construction jobs were created statewide last month, almost 3.5 percent ... More

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• Harley-Davidson May Not Move York Plant To Kentucky Posted 1 hour, 38 minutes ago

  MILWAUKEE (WRN) - It seems to be getting more likely that Harley-Davidson will not move its York Pennsylvania motorcycle plant to Kentucky. Under a tentative contract agreement, the Milwaukee firm promises to stop its effort to relocate its main assembly facility. The union there is scheduled to vote on the contract ... More

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• Controversial Report On Stimulus Funds Disputed Posted 4 hours, 30 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON D.C. (Midwest Communications) - Looks can be deceiving when it comes to mistakes in the distribution of federal stimulus dollars to Wisconsin. Six Wisconsin House districts that don't exist are listed as getting over $2 million from the federal stimulus package...according to the Franklin Center for Government ... More

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• Report: More Seniors Are Being Abused Posted 4 hours, 59 minutes ago

  MADISON (WRN) - More of Wisconsin’s senior citizens are being abused. Suspected cases of elder abuse rose by almost 3 percent last year, to around 4,900 statewide. 56 percent of those cases were substantiated. Lisa Rader, an advocate for elder abuse victims in Dane County, tells the Wisconsin State ... More

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• Kohl Bill Would Crack Down On Illegal Cigarette Sales Posted 5 hours, 5 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON D.C. (WRN) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has endorsed a bill proposed by Wisconsin Democrat Herb Kohl to crack down on the black market sales of cigarettes. When Kohl introduced the bill in May, he said the smuggling of cigarettes was especially lucrative for criminal and terrorist ... More

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• Dangerous Asian Carp Busted Into Lake Michigan Posted 5 hours, 32 minutes ago

  CHICAGO, Ill. (WRN) - The Army Corps of Engineers will hold a news conference Friday to explain how the dangerous Asian carp may have busted into Lake Michigan. New reports say the carp probably made it past a $9 million electronic barrier at the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. And a ... More

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• Wisconsin unemployment down slightly Posted 11 hours, 4 minutes ago

  MADISON (WRN) Wisconsin’s unemployment rate decreased in October – but not by much. The state’s unemployment rate is at its lowest point of the year, continuing a decline that began in June and remaining below the national rate. That’s the good news revealed in the October jobless rate ... More

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• Cranberry harvest still strong; down from last year Posted 11 hours, 10 minutes ago

  UNDATED (WSAU) It's harvest time in the cranberry bog. Wisconsin is the top cranberry producing state in the U.S. State ag officials say the cranberry harvest is meeting expectations, and that prices will be about the same as last year. Cooler temperatures during the summer have lowered the ... More

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• Most roadwork state-wide over, more lanes open for Thanksgiving travellers Posted 11 hours, 14 minutes ago

  UNDATED (WSAU) The road construction season is over in Wisconsin. The state D-O-T says most of its projects have wrapped up for the year, and that will mean fewer delays and lane closures for drivers who are traveling for Thanksgiving next week. The D-O-T says one of its biggest projects ... More

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• Mortgage Delinquency Rate Up To 7.7% Posted 1 day ago

  MADISON (WRN) - 7.7 percent of Wisconsin homeowners were delinquent on their mortgages at the end of September – and that does not include those in foreclosure. The Mortgage Bankers Association said the new delinquency rate is 0.8 percent higher than at the end of June, when 6.9 percent ... More

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