by WRN Contributor | Sep 30, 2006
Rail shipping costs and service concerns by farmers were the subject of hearings this week. The hearings, Tuesday in Milwaukee and Thursday in La Crosse and Green Bay, drew representatives of the state's agriculture industry, including Jeff Lyon, Director of...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 29, 2006
Representative Steve Nass wants the legislature's Road to the Future Committee to come to a stop — or at least slown down. The Whitewater Republican says he was quite surprised in when, in August, the Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation Needs and...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 29, 2006
Residents of the Sauk County village of Cazenovia could not say why a 15-year-old ninth-grader shot his school?s principal. It happened around 8:00 a.m. Friday, as classes were starting at the Weston School. John Klang, the school's 49 year-old principal, was...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 29, 2006
Three-time defending WIAA Division 6 state football champion Stratford is one win away from tying Manitowoc's state record 48-game win streak. The Tigers win last week over Wausau Neuman in Marawood conference action was their 47th win in a row. They'll go...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 29, 2006
The Marquette Golden Eagles will honor former star Dwayne Wade by retiring his jersey later this season. The Miami Heat star will be in Milwaukee on Feb. 3 for the Golden Eagles Big East game against Providence at the Bradley Center. Wade's jersey #3 will be the...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 29, 2006
The St. Louis Cardinals lead in the NL Central is disappearing fast. The Cardinals fell to the Brewers 9-4 in St. Louis last night and saw their lead over Houston decrease to 1/2 game. The Brewers clobbered Cardinals starter Jason Marquis for 6-runs on 5 hits in his...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 29, 2006
It looks like hitting coach Butch Wynegar and first base coach Dave Nelson are the fall guys for the Brewers disappointing 2006 baseball season. The Brewers will finish well below last years .500 finish and in response, the organization announced that Wynegar and...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 29, 2006
Police in a southwest Wisconsin community say a student is in custody now, after the principal of a small high school was shot. Officials say 49-year-old John Klang was airlifted to a Madison hospital after being shot three times, at least once in the head. There has...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 29, 2006
The E. coli spinach scare has left many wondering just what produce is safe to eat. While the source of the current outbreak seems to be farms in California, and not local growers in Wisconsin, people are still asking questions about where their food is coming from....
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2006
An agreement reached between the state and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation will give researchers free access to stem cell lines maintained by WARF. The free license will be available for research being done in non-profit or academic settings. Wisconsin...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2006
A UW Milwaukee student learns how hard it can be, to get candidates face to face. Bradley Wooten started with a simple premise — get Jim Doyle and Mark Green on campus to talk with students from around the UW System on issues of concern to them. Wooten,...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2006
Wisconsin health officials have discovered two pieces to the national ecoli outbreak puzzle. State health officials isolated the actual ecoli bacteria in two bags of Dole Baby Spinach sold in the state. Eva Robelia with the health department says those two bags,...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2006
Marquette University women's basketball coach Terri Mitchell has received a contract extension through the 2012-2013 season, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today. Mitchell is entering her 12th season at Marquette and is the school's all-time...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2006
The Milwaukee Brewers fell 27-games under .500 on the road with a 3-2 loss to the Cubs in Chicago last night. The Cubs swept the 2-game series after winning the first night 14-6. Former Brewers catcher Henry Blanco, who had four hits and four rbi's in the Tuesday...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2006
For the first time in ten years, the Green Bay Packers could have a new starter at fullback for a reason other then injury. The Packers promoted fullback Brandon Miree from the practice squad to the 53 man roster on Tuesday and he said the coaching staff told him he...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2006
Wisconsin residents have many opportunities to get “money smart” next week. Secretary of the Department of Financial Institutions Lorrie Keating Heinemann, who was keynote speaker Manitowoc Money Smart Week Wisconsin kick-off breakfast this morning, said...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2006
What is “nature deficit disorder” and what can you do to protect your kids from it? Nature Deficit Disorder is not an official medical diagnosis, although Richard Louv thinks it should be. The spokesperson for National Public Lands Day says kids are...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2006
The majority of Wisconsin voters support the death penalty. According to a new poll by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, 54% of those surveyed favored the death penalty for first degree intentional homicide, as long as the conviction is supported by DNA...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2006
I really don't know how many Wisconsin high school athletic directors spend much time checking the age of their players, but if they didn't do it before, the ones that care at all, will make a point of it now. Top ranked Ashwaubenon in division 2, was...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 27, 2006
For the second time in recent months, authorities shut down a River Falls animal shelter. Jennifer Kamish, a Twin Cities woman who stepped forward to take over the “Cats Meow Dogs Bark” shelter, had promised none of the animals would be killed, but bodies...
