US mortgage rates rise to 3-month high

October 24, 2019 11:34 am Leave a comment

In this Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, photo, a sign stands outside a home for sale in southeast Denver. On Thursday, Oct. 24, Freddie Mac reports on this week’s average U.S. mortgage rates. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose slightly this week to their highest point in 12 weeks, though they remain far below their levels from a year ago.

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Wisconsin-Iowa ferry service closes for the season

October 24, 2019 11:20 am Leave a comment

A Mississippi River ferry service connecting northeast Iowa with southwest Wisconsin has closed for the season

Pence pushes trade deal in Wisconsin, denounces Democrats

October 24, 2019 11:07 am Leave a comment

Vice President Mike Pence says during a stop in Wisconsin that pressure should be put on Democrats to pass a new trade deal.

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Little movement on Foxconn ‘innovation centers’ in Wisconsin (UPDATE)

October 23, 2019 3:32 pm Leave a comment

Work continues on Foxconn's main, 1 million-square-foot manufacturing plant in Mount Pleasant. (Photo by Kevin Harnack)

Foxconn Technology Group promised to make a splash in Wisconsin beyond the sprawling manufacturing facility it is building in the southeast of the state, but there's little evidence that plans to build the so-called "innovation centers" are moving forward.

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Wisconsin voters narrowly divided over Trump impeachment

October 23, 2019 1:44 pm Leave a comment

President Donald Trump talks on the phone with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, in the Oval Office on Monday. Trump is announcing a trade "understanding" with Mexico that could lead to an overhaul of the North American Free Trade Agreement. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Wisconsin voters are narrowly divided over whether to hold impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump, with a slim majority against removing him from office, a new statewide poll released Wednesday showed.

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Slowing spending by builders drags on Caterpillar earnings

October 23, 2019 11:00 am Leave a comment

A Puckett Machinery Co. technician walks past a new heavy duty Caterpillar excavator that awaits modification in Flowood, Mississippi. Caterpillar Inc. reports financial earns on Wednesday, Oct. 23. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

A slowing global economy is taking a toll on Caterpillar, which cut its outlook for the year Wednesday after profits and revenue slid in the third quarter.

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DNR board approves e. coli water regulations

October 23, 2019 10:19 am Leave a comment

The state Department of Natural Resources board has approved new regulations that change how the department measures bacterial contamination in water bodies.

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Subcontractor electrocuted in Greenfield

October 23, 2019 9:43 am Leave a comment

Officials say a cable company subcontractor died when he was electrocuted while working in the Milwaukee suburb of Greenfield.

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US highway deaths fall in 2018 for second straight year

October 22, 2019 2:27 pm Leave a comment

Traffic travels on Interstate 41 through De Pere on July 17. The U.S. government's road safety agency says traffic deaths fell by a small amount for the second straight year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration attributed the 2.4% drop partially to technology in newer vehicles that can prevent crashes. The agency says the downward trend is continuing into 2019. First-half estimates show fatalities down 3.4%. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

The U.S. government's road-safety agency says traffic deaths have fallen for the second straight year.

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Minnesota to spend nearly $1.7M on network for electric-vehicle charging

October 22, 2019 12:40 pm Leave a comment

Minnesota will spend nearly $1.7 million in the next two years from its share of the Volkswagen emissions-cheating settlement to provide charging systems for electric vehicles along the state's major highways.

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