by WRN Contributor | Feb 20, 2007
As polling places across the state expect low voter turn-out for today's primary, a state lawmaker wants to give Wisconsinites the day off to vote in future elections. A proposal from State Representative Josh Zepnick (D-Milwaukee) would allow Wisconsin voters to...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 20, 2007
The St. Norbert College Green Knight hockey team is ranked #1 in the U.S. College Hockey Online Division III poll this week. The Green Knights have been ranked for 103 consecutive weeks, and has been rated in the top four for 97 of 98 weeks. This week is...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 20, 2007
Freshman forward Lazar Hayward scored a career high 18 points to help the Marquette Golden Eagles end a 3-game Big East losing streak, pulling out a 80-67 win over Villanova at the Bradley Center. Dominic James also added 18 points and Wesley...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 20, 2007
I'm already hearing people complaining about the fact that t-shirts are already on the market celebrating the fact that the Wisconsin Badgers are the number 1 ranked team in the country. My response is, lighten up! I never thought I'd see the Badger...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 20, 2007
A change in state law raises the question about schools properly conducting fire drills. Schools in the state are still required to hold a fire drill once a month. But the change in the law eliminated the requirement that schools file a report with both...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 20, 2007
A new healthcare cooperative launched by the state is getting a warm welcome from some Wisconsin farmers. Beginning in April, Wisconsin farmers will be able to join a health care cooperative that can give them access to affordable health insurance. Mosinee dairy...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 20, 2007
Are you voting today? If you are, you'll be in a minority. As Kyle Richmond with the state elections board notes, there's just not much political heat being generated, to offset the cold weather. ith that in mind, Richmond says, don't look for long...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 20, 2007
Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl said it's too bad that Republicans blocked debate on an Iraq war resolution. Senate Democrats had wanted weekend debate on the same resolution which passed the House Friday — indicating a lack of support for President Bush's...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 19, 2007
Wisconsin Farmers would be able to join a statewide health care cooperative , under a program unveiled Monday at the Capitol. Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives President Bill Oemichen says the plan is the first of its kind. It allows farmers, their families, and...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 19, 2007
State officials are looking for new ways to protect consumers from price gouging during an emergency. Under a state law passed last year, the Department of Ag, Trade, and Consumer Protection must develop guidelines to prevent retailers from charging excessive prices...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 19, 2007
Following Florida's loss this past weekend against unranked Vanderbilt, the Wisconsin Badgers moved into the top spot in college basketball. The Badgers, ranked 3rd last week, leap-frogged #2 Ohio State and moved into the top spot in the weekly Associated Press...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 19, 2007
Katie Gearlds scored a school record 41 points to lead 16th ranked Purdue to a 69-60 win over Wisconsin in women's Big Ten College basketball action at the Kohl Center in Madison on Sunday. Mariah Dunham led three Badgers in double figures with 16 points, but...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 19, 2007
The 12th ranked Marquette Golden Eagles face Villanova tonight at the Bradley Center in men's college basketball action. They'll be looking to end a 3-game losing streak. Marquette dropped its third in a row on Saturday night, 61-59 to...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 19, 2007
The 3rd ranked Wisconsin Badgers won their 26th game of the season on Saturday, rolling past Penn State 75-49 in Madison. Alando Tucker started slow, hitting just 1 of 6 from the field in the first half. But Tucker picked up the pace in the second half,...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 19, 2007
The DNR and agriculture experts are warning farmers that manure spreading can be risky right now. It's the weather according to Dennis Frame at the UW Extension's Discovery Farms in Pigeon Falls. In many places, especially in south central Wisconsin, there...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 19, 2007
A recent shortage in a widely used cancer treatment drug points to the importance of research going on at the UW-Madison Paul Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Dan Mulkerin is working on an oral form of chemotherapy. When you take it as a pill it gets converted...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 17, 2007
Health officials are trying to pinpoint the source of a Salmonella outbreak. Peanut butter is the most likely candidate. Stephanie Marquis, a Spokesperson with the Department of Health & Family Services says cases of Salmonella have cropped up in 39 states,...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 17, 2007
Bond has been set at $50,000 for 20-year-old Joshua Dyess, who is accused of sexually assaulting a six-year-old boy the Red Apple School in Racine earlier this week. After Dyess' initial appearence in court Friday, his grandfather, Bill Dyess, said...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 16, 2007
With the U.S. Senate poised to vote on the Iraq war, Wisconsin's Russ Feingold is again urging Congress to exercise the power of the purse to end U.S. involvement.Majority Leader, Senator Harry Reid, has scheduled a rare Saturday vote on the same non-binding...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 16, 2007
A couple state lawmakers are introducing legislation to put Wisconsin on the forefront of fighting global warming. Madison Democrat Spencer Black wants Wisconsin to follow in the footsteps of California to take the necessary steps to control global warming and climate...
