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Kids Caused Fond du Lac Fire, Police Say
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police in Fond du Lac say two young boys playing with matches started the fire which spread from an attached ... More
Harley-Davidson Workers Get First Look at Contract Offer Posted September 7, 2010
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Employees at Harley-Davidson were getting their first look Tuesday 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
Muskego 6th Grader Dies Over the Weekend Posted September 7, 2010
MUSKEGO, Wis. (WTAQ) - Grief counselors are at a suburban Milwaukee middle school today to help classmates deal with the death of a 6th-grader. Evan Coubal of Muskego died on Sunday. According to family members, he suffered a concussion during a youth football game early last week. Then on Friday, Evan ...More
4th Annual State Female Vets Gathering Set For Oct. Posted September 7, 2010
SPARTA, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s female veterans will get together this fall. The 4th annual Wisconsin Women Veterans’ Conference is set for October 22nd through 24th at Fort McCoy. The women will attend programs on combat trauma, sexual trauma in the military, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide prevention, changes in women ...More
Judge Won't Stop Plans For New Electric Transmission Line Posted September 7, 2010
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WTAQ) - 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 ...More
Officials: Too Early to Tell if Tougher OWI Laws Work Posted September 7, 2010
Woman Hospitalized After Hay Wagon Accident Posted September 7, 2010
TREMPEALEAU COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 23-year-old woman was in fair condition at last word, after she fell off a hay wagon in western Wisconsin and it rolled over her. Ashley Thompson of rural Blair is recovering at a La Crosse hospital. The accident occurred late Sunday afternoon in the Trempealeau ...More
Survey: Nearly 15% of Regional Employers Plan to Add Jobs Posted September 7, 2010
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - About 15 percent of Midwest employers plan to add workers from October through December. That’s according to a quarterly survey by Milwaukee’s Manpower Incorporated. It says 10 percent of companies expect to lay people off – and 72 percent expect no change. In Metro Milwaukee, Manpower ...More
