by WRN Contributor | Oct 24, 2006
Jeffrey Skilling's sentencing sends a message: regulators are playing for keeps. It's a chilling message for any business executive who might be tempted to play fast and loose with company finances. Professor Thomas Bausch teaches business strategy and...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 24, 2006
It looks like a 5-year, 5-game series between Marquette and UW-Milwaukee is back on again after looking like it was dead in the water a week ago. Last week, UWM officials said they were rejecting an offer from Marquette because it was $20,000 short of what they...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 24, 2006
After 9-weeks, the field of high school football teams in Wisconsin has been cut roughly in half and it's time for the WIAA playoffs. The field of 224 teams and 112 games will be cut by half heading to round two on Saturday. It's time to put the...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 24, 2006
“Stay the course” is history, and a former Republican strategist explains what that means. Tim Robey of Madison says the White House decision to stop using that phrase in reference to Iraq is a matter of President Bush's principles — he...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 24, 2006
Stopping repeat drunk drivers requires a “multifaceted, comprehensive approach, ” according the executive director of MADD in Wisconsin . Kerri Kinnard commented after a man with seven drunk driving convictions allegedly fled the scene of a head on crash...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 24, 2006
The Republican candidate for governor says the state needs a new approach to move Milwaukee forward. Congressman Mark Green says high unemployment, failing workforce development efforts, and a racially-driven student achievement gap are signs of a struggling...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2006
The Green Bay Packers placed wide receiver Robert Ferguson on injured reserve today and claimed wide receiver Shaun Bodiford on waivers from the Detroit Lions. Bodiford, a 5'11, 186-pound rookie out of Portland State, made his NFLdebut at St. Louis Oct....
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2006
The first woman to earn a spot on the Pro Bowlers Association Tour, Kelly Kulick, makes her debut in Wauwatosa this week in the USBC Masters, one of the four major tournaments on the men's tour. A total of ten women are entered, but Kulick is the only woman...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2006
The Wisconsin Badgers climbed four spots from #21 to #17 in this weeks Associated Press Top 25 College Football Poll. The Badgers improved to 7-1 after beating Purdue 24-3 on Saturday in West Lafayette. Wisconsin returns to Camp Randall Stadium this...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2006
Cambridge, Wisconsin native Matt Kenseth is the new leader in NASCAR's Chase for the Championship. Kenseth finished 11th yesterday in the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway, but that was enough to move him into the points lead. Jimmy Johnson won the...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2006
At least one Republican group in Wisconsin opposes the Defense of Marriage amendment. David Huibregtse, president of the Log Cabin Republicans of Wisconsin — representing gays and lesbians whose political affiliations are with the GOP — believes support...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2006
UW River Falls thinks it's in the best position to carry out the Doyle Administration's goal of using renewable energy in 5 years. Chancellor Don Betz says his campus already uses less energy than most of the System schools but he wants UW River Falls to be...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2006
With the current extension for Wisconsin's SeniorCare program set to expire in June of next year, Governor Jim Doyle is sending a formal request to federal officials to allow it to continue. Doyle says he will not rest until the Bush administration understands...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2006
Charles Woodson had a hard time even practicing last week because of injuryies, but he got himself ready to play Sunday against the Dolphins and responded with his best game of the season. Woodson overcame thigh and rib injuries that limited him to one day of...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2006
Help is available for Wisconsinites who still don't have their heat reconnected. With colder weather setting in across much of the state, Linda Barth with the Public Service Commission says residents who had their heat disconnected because of unpaid bills should...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2006
State Representative Barb Gronemus (D-Whitehall) says a zero-based budget is the best way to clean up wasteful spending and to avoid the structural deficits that come up each biennium. She wants the legislature to consider such a plan when it takes up the budget...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2006
Property tax bills coming out in December will get some help from Wisconsin Lottery players. Mike Birkley with Wisconsin Property Taxpayers, Incorporated says this year's lottery tax credit is expected to be about $99, compared to $82 last year. Birkley says...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 22, 2006
Every day there seems to be unsettling reminders that keeping students safe in school is a full time job. Administrators in the Madison school district, for example, hope for a better week after dealing with a lock down, threats of gun violence and numerous fights....
by WRN Contributor | Oct 22, 2006
The Wisconsin Badger men's hockey team (3-1-2, 2-1-1 WCHA ) bounced back from Friday night's tie to beat Minnesota-Duluth 5-2 at the Kohl Center on Saturday night. Badger freshmen Ben Grotting and Jamie McBain both scored their first career goals as...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 22, 2006
First-year player Meghan Duggan scored a pair of goals to lead the top-ranked Wisconsin Badger women's hockey team to a 3-1 win over Minnesota. The Badgers move to 5-0-0 in the WCHA and 7-0-0 overall, and ran their nation's best win streak to...
