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 ... More
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
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
MILWAUKEE (WSAU) The largest road-building project in Wisconsin history is only two years old – and already, there are cracks in it. An on-ramp at Milwaukee’s Marquette freeway interchange was shut down last night, after cracks were found in a vertical support column. State Transportation Secretary Frank Busalacchi said the ...More
UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin had a 50-percent increase in federal funds last year, because of the stimulus program. And the Census Bureau said the Wisconsin increase was much higher than the national spending hike of 16-percent. The Badger State received the 21st-highest amount of federal funds per person in 2009. The ...More
MILWAUKEE (WRN) A growing number of UW-Madison students have the Internet right in the palm of their hand. The results of a campus survey done by the UW’s Division of Information Technology shows nearly 45-percent of students now have smart phones or similar handheld devices that connect directly to ...More
UNDATED (WSAU) West Nile Virus is making a comeback in Wisconsin. State officials say the first mosquitoes have tested positive. State officials are sounding the warning because many people will be outside during the Labor Day weekend, and the state's mosquito population is bigger than usual this year because ...More
MILWAUKEE (WSAU) - When President Obama comes to Milwaukee on Labor Day, one of the state’s most prominent Democrats will not be with him. The Journal Sentinel says U.S. Senator Russ Feingold will attend a pre-parade event on Monday morning at Milwaukee’s Laborfest. But he won’t be ...More
