by WRN Contributor | Sep 29, 2007
It's the fall mating season or rut and deer are on the move this time of year. That raises the chances for more deer vehicle crashes. DOT safety expert Laura Andreasson says if you see one deer by the road there are usually more traveling with...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2007
Charges are filed against a police officer from Wausau. The Shawano County District Attorney has decided to file attempted homicide charges against a Wausau police officer alleged to have intentionally caused a crash that injured his wife. The...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2007
After five days of closed door discussions at the executive residence, Governor Jim Doyle says the budget talks have been going well. Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch (R-West Salem) and Senate Majority leader Judy Robson (D-Beloit) have been meeting with the Governor and...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2007
San Diego Chargers safety Marion McCree was fined $7,500 for his hit on Packers receiver Donald Driver on Sunday. McCree was penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness after his hit knocked off Drivers helmet. Injuries in the backfield could mean newcomer Ryan...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2007
The last time Brett Favre didn't throw a touchdown pass at Minnesota was all the way back in 1999. So it's a pretty safe bet that the Green Bay Packers quarterback will throw for at least one when the Packers hook up with the Vikings at the...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2007
The Milwaukee Brewers remained two games behind the National League Central Division leading Chicago Cubs with just three games remaining. After the Cubs lost earlier in the day, 6-4 to the Florida Marlins, the Brewers could have once again climbed to within 1-game...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2007
The state budget is now almost 12 weeks overdue. Some Republican lawmakers have been claiming the state doesn't really need a budget, and can wait until later this year to pass one. Governor Doyle says that's not true, and failing to pass a state budget...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2007
The man who shut down portions of the UW-Madison campus and the University Hospital Tuesday night is now in custody. 19-year old Jesse Miller was picked up this morning in San Diego and now UW-Madison police Sgt. Jason Whitney says that may be where he was making...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2007
Large-scale puppy mills currently face few regulations in Wisconsin. However, after reports of inhumane conditions at those types of facilities, State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) says it's time to impose guidelines. Darling is co-sponsoring...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 28, 2007
In their effort to toe the line on UW budget increases, Assembly republicans cut money from several primary care health clinics around the state. Robert Golden is the Dean of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. He says these clinics primarily serve rural...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 27, 2007
When the Milwaukee Brewers take the field tonight in the opener of a 4-game series with the San Diego Padres at Miller Park, they will know that a win will draw them to within 1-game of the Cubs in the National League Central. The Cubs were swept by the Florida...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 27, 2007
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Seth McClung has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch at Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals in the top of the 8th inning after warnings had been issued to both teams earlier...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 27, 2007
Looks like there will be no state budget breakthrough this week, as the deadlock continues. Dueling press conferences at the Capitol, with Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch putting the ball in the Senate Democrats' court. “It is imperative, that the Democratic...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 27, 2007
With a large portion of the Brewers fan base clamoring for Ned Yost's removal as the Milwaukee Brewers manager, the teams ownership now needs to listen. Brewers owner Mark Attanasio stated earlier this week that Yost's job was safe and that he'd...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 27, 2007
Senate Republicans want a Friday floor session on K-12 funding. As budget negotiations continue at the governor's mansion , Senate Minority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says that chamber needs to act now, on funding schools. "They're setting their budgets...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 27, 2007
Deadlines are looming. Property taxes may be going up. But to one government watchdog the political budget games are still being played. After weeks of public posturing, the overdue budget talks are now going on in private amid accusations of who's to blame for...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 27, 2007
Schools across Wisconsin could soon be required to provide information about the human papillomavirus and the availability of a vaccine. HPV is believed to be the leading cause of cervical cancer, and the CDC is advocating the use of a vaccine to help prevent its...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 27, 2007
The first one was so successful, the state treasury is having a second auction on ebay to unload their unclaimed property. They just don't have the space to store it all. That's what State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass says about the contents of safety deposit...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 27, 2007
A Wisconsin Iraq war vet returns his medals. Josh Gaines of Madison is a former Wisconsin Army Reserve member. He's mailing former Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld the National Defense and Global War on Terrorism medals he received for serving in Iraq: “I...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 26, 2007
As more details come out on the tentative UAW contract with GM the more Janesville union leaders seem to like it. First of all, UAW local 95 president Mike Sheridan says they're glad it's over so soon and members seem anxious and relieved to be going back to...
