by WRN Contributor | Aug 31, 2006
Business people delivered petitions to Senator Herb Kohl's Madison office on Thursday, asking for his vote to protect net neutrality. Sue Brown, owner of Satara, a Madison retailer, said net neutrality assures competition, consumer choice and fair pricing. Bruce...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 31, 2006
There's a race on for Wisconsin Secretary of State. Doug LaFollete, the veteran Democratic incumbent who's held the office since 1982, faces a primary challenge from Scott Ross. And Ross has an issue –returning oversight authority for state elections...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 31, 2006
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre is cutting back on his time with the media. Instead of holding weekly press conferences, Favre is sticking with the preseason format to meet with the media every other week. He said he'll probably speak after games, but...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 31, 2006
The Milwaukee Brewers ran their losing streak to 6-straight games, falling to the Houston Astros 1-0 in Houston on Wednesday night. Mike Lamb scored the games only run with two outs in the 9th inning. Aubrey Huff hit a grounder to first that was fielded by Jeff...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 31, 2006
The state Elections Board made the right decision Wednesday, according to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. The watchdog group, which originally urged the Elections Board to review Mark Green's transfer of Political Action Committee contributions from his...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 31, 2006
The Attorney General's office wants to open the secret John Doe transcripts that led to five convictions in the Capital Corruption Scandal. The Department of Justice won't talk about it now after being quoted in a newspaper article but officials did confirm...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 31, 2006
The head of the state Democratic Party says a decision from the State Elections Board confirms Congressman Mark Green violated Wisconsin law. Elections officials have ordered the Green campaign to divest about $468,000 in contributions that were transferred the...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 30, 2006
Let me know when Brett Favre is done feeling sorry for himself. Favre, who is the key figure in the Packers organization, has decided he doesn't want to talk with the media as often as in the past. He's tired of retirement questions, tired of...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 30, 2006
One outspoken lawmaker says Wednesday's vote by the State Elections Board is an “ex post facto, atrocious ruling and totally illegal.” The Wisconsin Elections Board orders Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Green to give back $468,000 in campaign...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 30, 2006
Officials with Congressman Mark Green's gubernatorial campaign say they'll abide by a decision from the State Elections Board, even if they don't agree. The Board is ordering Green's campaign to divest $468,000 they say was transferred illegally...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 30, 2006
Congressman Ron Kind proposes revisions to federal farm policy. The La Crosse Democrat unveiled his “Healthy Farms, Foods and Fuels Act.” Kind says it increases incentives for stewardship and provides consumers with more healthy food choices by promoting...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 30, 2006
The Grey Wolf population continues to grow in Wisconsin. That's good news for the wolves but bad news for farmers where new packs have been forming at the edge of the northern forest and closer to farm areas in Douglas and Bayfield Counties. According to the...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 30, 2006
Bowling Green University officials say they're expecting more then 30,000 fans for the Falcon's non-conference football game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The stadium's listed capacity is 73,200.It's the season opener...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 30, 2006
Baseball America announced Eau Claire Express pitcher Jordan Zimmermann as the best college prospect of the Northwoods League for the 2006 season. Zimmerman led all pitchers in the league with a 1.01 ERA and finished second with 92 strikeouts. In 80.0 innings of work,...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 30, 2006
Former Lawrence University basketball star Chris Braier is headed overseas. The 3-time All-American will play in the Danish Basketliga for BK Amager, which compiled a 16-4 record in the league a season ago. The league begins play in early October and the regular...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 30, 2006
Pinch hitter Jason Lane's grand slam was the big blow in Houston's 7-run 8th inning last night as the Astros rolled to a 10-3 win over Milwaukee, sending the Brewers to their 5th straight loss. Willy Taveras went 0 for 3, seeing his 30-game hitting streak...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 30, 2006
The Packers got to the NFL's mandatory 75 player roster limit by the 3pm deadline on Tuesday. They waived a total of 8 players and placed linebacker Kurt Campbell and safety Marviel Underwood on injured reserve. They also claimed free agent kicker E.J. Cochrane...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 29, 2006
Wisconsin's education standards are in need of revision — but not as bad as a new study indicates. The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, a conservative Washington D.C.- based think tank, gives Wisconsin's standards a C grade for English, a D for math and...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 29, 2006
The family of a Wisconsin soldier killed in Iraq responds to his death. In a statement, Shaun Novak's family indicates that the 21-year-old died Sunday as a result of a roadside bombing “during his service to freedom in Iraq.” Shaun's tour of...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 29, 2006
Badger quarterback John Stocco's status for this Saturday's season opener against Bowling Green is up in the air. Stocco is recovering from knee surgery less than three weeks ago. He remains number-1 on the Badgers depth chart heading into Saturday's...
