by WRN Contributor | Apr 26, 2007
After four and a half hours of deliberation, the jury in Manitowoc County found 17 year old Brendan Dassey guilty in the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach. Deciding that Dassey did help his uncle Steven Avery kill Halbach, the jury convicted the teen on all...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 26, 2007
There could be some stiff fines for violating Wisconsin's telemarketing No Call Law, under a proposal before state lawmakers. The bill before the State Senate's Consumer Protection Committee would increase those fines from $100 to a maximum of $10,000 per...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 26, 2007
A legislative committee takes public testimony on the Compassionate Care for Rape Victims Bill . The proposal from State Senator Judy Robson (D-Beloit) would require hospitals to tell rape victims about emergency contraceptives and make the morning after pill...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 25, 2007
The Farm Bureau is asking the state for help with the wolf delisting lawsuit. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had removed the gray wolf from the Federal Endangered Species List, but animal rights groups are suing to put the wolf back on the list. Now, Paul Ketring...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 25, 2007
The report from the conservative Wisconsin Policy Research Institute doesn't dispute the revenue the big oil tax would generate. It just doesn't think it's possible to make it a crime to pass the tax on to consumers. George Lightbourn, who co-authored...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 25, 2007
There's another Powerball drawing tonight worth fifty- seven million dollars. But that might not be enough. Andrew Bohage with the Wisconsin Lottery says a forty or fifty million dollar jackpot used to be a big deal for driving ticket sales. But now it seems...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 25, 2007
The Milwaukee Admirals are in a major hole after last night's 3-2 loss to the Chicago Wolves in the AHL's Western Conference semi-finals at the Bradley Center. The Admirals find themselves in a 3-0 hole in the opening round best of 7 series. They...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 25, 2007
Prince Fielder homered for the 3rd time in the last two games, helping to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night. Fielder's 2-run shot in the 4th ended a 19-inning scoreless streak for Cubs starter...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 25, 2007
Milwaukee Bucks General Manager Larry Harris is hoping this season was just a bump in the road and that the Bucks can return to the level of play they expected to be at to start the season, before the injuries hit. The Bucks had expected to make the playoffs this...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 25, 2007
The governor's budget is designed to cap tuition increases at four percent over the next two years. But that's still too much, according to Lilia Williams of the United Council. She says students want a freeze this year because tuition has increased over 70...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 25, 2007
The State Assembly approves legislation that gives lawmakers a say in where tribal casinos are located. The bill would require any off-reservation casino project to be approved by the legislature, a decision currently left in the hands of the...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 25, 2007
Tough regulations on traveling sales crews have passed the state Senate. The new rules would be the toughest in the nation. Senator Glenn Grothman (R-West Bend) argued for an amendment that would have exempted Nashville-based Southwestern Company , which hires college...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 25, 2007
Issue ads, McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform and free speech arguments will be heard by the US Supreme Court today, all in one Wisconsin case. During the 2004 elections.. Wisconsin Right to Life tried to run some ads. At the time, the US Senate was blocking...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 24, 2007
Democrats in the Wisconsin Senate have delayed action on a cable competition bill. With one observer calling it ” greased ,” the heavily lobbied legislation appeared to be on the fast track in the Senate and the Assembly. The bill would allow providers to...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 24, 2007
Federal funding for Wisconsin's SeniorCare prescription drug program is currently set to expire in June and officials have denied a request to extend the program to 2009. So, US Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) is taking a different approach by adding language to...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 24, 2007
Wisconsin manufacturers are meeting this week at the 10th annual Manufacturing Matters! conference in Milwaukee. The event focuses on innovation and expanding the role Wisconsin businesses can play in the global market. Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 24, 2007
State lawmakers are set to start voting on Governor Doyle's budget, including a controversial new tax on "Big Oil." The proposal would impose a $1.50 tax on each barrel of oil sold in Wisconsin. The tax would raise money for the financially strapped...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 24, 2007
A second Clark County pig herd has tested positive for pseudo-rabies. The second farm is outside the five mile radius from the first infected herd but the pigs had direct contact with an infected boar. The Agriculture Department found eleven infected animals. The...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 24, 2007
One Madison family's experience shows the challenges of staying connected with health care. Just a over a year ago, Brian Rossi was late with a payment to BadgerCare, the state health insurance plan for low income residents. He racked up thousands in medical...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 24, 2007
Sixteen year old Eric Hainstock will face murder charges as an adult. A Sauk County judge ruled Monday the teen's defense only met one of three criteria necessary to move the case to juvenile court. Hainstock is charged with killing his Weston High School...
