by WRN Contributor | Jan 31, 2007
The Department of Natural Resources continues to track a mystery illness that afflicts some of the state's bald eagle population. A census conducted earlier this year around the Lower Wisconsin River found just under 500 bald eagles in the area for the winter...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 31, 2007
The governor's State of the State may be more notable for what wasn't mentioned last night. UW-La Crosse political scientist Joe Heim says the governor stuck with a somewhat positive agenda that most lawmakers can embrace. Health and education. But Heim...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 31, 2007
One lawmaker is upset with what he calls the governor's multi-billion dollar wish list. Great speech, says State Representative Frank Lasee (R-Green Bay), but who's going to pay for it? "I'm for all kinds of the things the governor talked about but...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 31, 2007
The 16th ranked Marquette women got bumped off on the road in Big East play last night, falling at #23 Rutgers 66-56. It's just the second Big East loss and third overall for Marquette. The 56 points for the Golden Eagles is their lowest output of the...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 31, 2007
The Milwaukee Bucks opened a three-game road trip with a 30-point loss at Miami, falling 110-80 on Tuesday night. Dwyane Wade poured in 28 points and Michael Doleac had 11 points and 11 rebounds, his first double-double of the season. Charlie Villanueva scored 17...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 31, 2007
The NCAA announced it's matchups for the upcoming BracketBuster event, February 17th. As I looked at some of the matchups, I couldn't help but think what a joke this has become. The event's original purpose was to take mid-major programs that...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 31, 2007
Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch (R-West Salem) likes what he heard in the governor's State-of-the-State address , but he says it's easy to tout the good things about our state because the state of the state is very strong. Governor Jim Doyle has a wish list...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 30, 2007
Health care and education were the highlights, of Governor Jim Doyle's State of the State address. There were applause lines aplenty, as when Doyle proposed an effort to make Wisconsin "America's health care leader," with BadgerCare Plus as the...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 30, 2007
The Senate Minority Leader says Governor Jim Doyle is living in a state of denial, not the state of Wisconsin. State Senator Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) says Wisconsin can't afford many of the programs outlined in the Governor's State of the State Address,...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 30, 2007
With unanimous approval in the State Senate and a 97-2 vote in the Assembly, the bill creating a Government Accountability Board passed the legislature on Tuesday. Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch (R-West Salem) says the bill will bring strong ethics reforms to the state...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 30, 2007
For the third time in five seasons, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay women's basketball team has found a home in the Associated Press top 25 poll. The Phoenix earned the No. 24 spot in the poll thanks to its 17-3 record and 14-game winning streak. The...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 30, 2007
UW-Milwaukee ended a 2-game losing streak with a 57-56 overtime win over Cleveland State at the The US Cellular Arena in Milwaukee. Avery Smith scored 17 points and Allan Hanson added 13 to lead the Panthers. The Vikings lost for the 10th straight time to the...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 30, 2007
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men's basketball team will travel to DeKalb, Illinois to face Northern Illinois on Feb. 17th in the ESPNU BracketBuster event. The two teams played against one another in the Mid-American Conference. The Huskies...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 30, 2007
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay freshman guard Troy Cotton has been named the Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Week. It's the first such honor for Cotton and the second for a Phoenix player this season after Mike Schachtner earned the...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 30, 2007
The chair of a special legislative committee believes some school funding formula changes will be included in the upcoming state budget. State Sen. Luther Olsen (R-Berlin) chaired the Special Committee on Review of State School Aid Formula. They wrapped up their work...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 30, 2007
Governor Jim Doyle has announced plans for a new state agency. Doyle's proposed Wisconsin Department of Children and Families would streamline services for child welfare, child care services, child support, and W-2. Great idea, says Milwaukee Democrat, state...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 30, 2007
Just two-days after a rare road win at UW-Milwaukee , the UW-Green Bay Phoenix stumbled at home in men's college basketball last night, losing 65-54 to Wright State at the Resch Center in Green Bay. The Phoenix moved from 3rd place to fifth place in the Horizon...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 30, 2007
Marquette University says it will retire Dwyane Wade's jersey #3 during a halftime ceremony of this Saturday's game against Providence at the Bradley Center. Wade played for the Golden Eagles from 2001 to 2003, helping them to a 53-13 record and two NCAA...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 30, 2007
A highly publicized center opened in Texas Monday but sometime this spring, UW-Milwaukee hopes to open its own high tech center to help wounded veterans return to their lives. The two and a half million dollar Mobility Challenged Veterans Center will be the first of...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 30, 2007
Rick Wiley is leaving his post at The Republican Party of Wisconsin to help out a 2008 presidential hopeful . After six years with the state party, Executive Director Rick Wiley is set to become the National Deputy Political Director for Rudy Giuliani 's...
