by WRN Contributor | Dec 21, 2006
A woman in western Wisconsin has the holiday spirit — and a pair of strong arms. With Salvation Army kettle campaign donations lagging in St. Croix and Polk counties, volunteer Helen Mccumbee had an idea: she'd stand with a red kettle outside a...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 21, 2006
A "pay-per-view" football future? Congressman Ron Kind goes to bat for angry Packer fans. Tonight's game at Lambeau will not be available to TV viewers across most of the state. The La Crosse Democrat and former college quarterback acknowledges that his...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 21, 2006
The blizzard in Colorado and other states to our west will have an effect on holiday air travel here. Denver is not only a popular holiday destination but a connection point to and from Milwaukee. But two feet of snow has the Denver airport backed up so people trying...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 21, 2006
Mo Williams had his first career triple-double, leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a 121-95 win over the Miami Heat at the Bradley Center on Wednesday. Williams tallied 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and Michael Redd scored 28 points as the Bucks extended their...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 21, 2006
2006 Big Ten Coach of the year, Bret Bielema, has been named one of five finalists for the Paul "Bear" Bryant College Football Coach of the Year Award. The other four finalists are Michigan's Lloyd Carr, Boise State's Chris Peterson,...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 21, 2006
Jeff Jagodzinski met his new players at Boston College on Wednesday. He pledged to bring a "very dynamic offense" as the successor to Tom O'Brien as football coach. Jagodzinski got a five year deal in Boston. He'll stay on the job...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 21, 2006
Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio and club officials reportedly met Tuesday in Los Angeles with the agent for free agent pitcher Jeff Suppan. ESPN.com reported that Suppan has two four-year offers on the table, one from the Brewers and another from an...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 21, 2006
Major League Baseball salaries continue to soar skyward. The average salary shot up 9% this year to $2.69-million according to figures released by the Major League Players Association. The increase is the highest since a 12.8% rise in 2001 and makes it...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 21, 2006
Right tackle Mark Tauscher is healthy and ready to tonight when the Green Bay Packers face the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field tonight. Tauscher suffered a severe groin injury in early November at Minnesota. After five weeks of rehabbing the injury,...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 21, 2006
Wisconsin's governor and his wife celebrate 40 years of marital bliss today, but they just might have to do it without the Packers . What could be more exciting … the Green Bay Packers take on their arch-enemies — the Minnesota Vikings . Add to that,...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 20, 2006
A Wisconsin doctor says we have all the proof we need — cell phones and driving really don't mix. Dr. William Scheckler with the Wisconsin Medical Society 's Council on the Public Health says it's fair to call cell phone use while driving a public...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 20, 2006
Some lawmakers say the idea of raising the cigarette tax is nothing but a money grab from taxpayers. One doctor says it's more important than that. Dr. Michael Fiore of the UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention says tobacco related health care affects...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 20, 2006
He fought against affirmative action in Michigan and now the head of the American Civil Rights Institute brings his message to a Wisconsin legislative committee. Make no mistake about it. Ward Connerly is not against affirmative action when it comes to the...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 20, 2006
Courtesy: Matt Lehman WSAU An outbreak of the highly contagious Norovirus has caused owners of a Wausau banquet facility to temporarily close down. Forty people have contracted the virus. The first cases of which appeared late Friday night. By Monday morning, owners...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 20, 2006
Wisconsin's top teacher wants our kids to speak Arabic and Chinese. Wisconsin schools have national prominence in teaching world languages, and state superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster says we need to get better in this new millennium. "Over 50% of our...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 19, 2006
Two Green Bay Packers were named to the NFC Pro Bowl team on Tuesday, wide receiver Donald Driver and defensive end Aaron Kampman . Driver was chosen as an alternate to the Pro Bowl in 2002. This is Kampman's first time on the team. Driver is tied for third...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 19, 2006
One county sheriff's answer to jail overcrowding is let some people go. Sheriff Dan Trawicki of Waukesha County says he has no choice. After the first of the year he will start releasing 50-60 work-release inmates from the county's Huber Center, putting them...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 19, 2006
The Coast Guard has withdrawn a proposal to conduct live ammunition gunship training at 34 sites on Lake Michigan, but officials say they will look at others ways to complete that training. Capt. Bruce Jones is the commander of the Great Lakes Sector. He says the...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 19, 2006
A state lawmaker is blasting new plans to increase Wisconsin's cigarette tax. A proposed one dollar increase in Wisconsin's cigarette tax is a "money grab," according to state Senator Mike Ellis. The Neenah Republican says people already know...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 19, 2006
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay sophomore forward Mike Schachtner has been named the Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Week. It is the first such honor for Schachtner in his career and the first by a Phoenix player this season. The Somerset,...
