by WRN Contributor | May 27, 2008
Madison Memorial junior Jeronne Maymon verbally committed to play for Marquette University on Tuesday morning. The 6'7, 238 pound forward averaged 21 points and 12 rebounds during his junior season at Memorial. He became a househould name at this past...
by WRN Contributor | May 27, 2008
With more than 3,000 National Guard members from northwestern Wisconsin being told to be prepared for possible deployment to Iraq in 2009, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve is holding meetings throughout the 32nd Brigade's home area, to inform soldiers of...
by WRN Contributor | May 27, 2008
News reports lately have talked about three recent unsolved murders in Madison with ties to the area around the University of Wisconsin, but a decades-old murder of a student on campus is still unsolved. Christine Rothschild was found stabbed to death 40 years ago...
by WRN Contributor | May 27, 2008
UW Madison's biggest building boom in forty years is in full stride, and that means it's going to be a busy summer and early fall on the sprawling, 935 acre campus. “We'll be starting and finishing about eight or ten new projects on campus,”...
by WRN Contributor | May 27, 2008
Aerial spraying this week in Richland County is the latest place the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is targeting the Gypsy Moth. In the early morning hours, typically 5 am, the agriculture department sends out yellow planes that fly...
by WRN Contributor | May 27, 2008
Brewers worked overtime on Memorial Day. Gabe Kapler's pinch hit RBI single in the 11 th inning scored Prince Fielder and gave the Brewers the 4-3 win. Carlos Villanueva struck out 5 in two innigs of work to notch the win. Solomon Toroes pitched...
by WRN Contributor | May 27, 2008
Johns Hopkins University ended UW-Whitewater's baseball season one win away from the championship round of the NCAA DIII World Series Championship Round with a 12-11 win on Monday Night at Appleton's Fox Cities Stadium. The Warhawks stayed alive on Monday by...
by WRN Contributor | May 27, 2008
After their weeklong Memorial Day holiday, members of Congress will duke out the details of the enhanced federal GI bill. Wisconsin's GI Bill already offers some of the best benefits in the nation, and because of that, University of Wisconsin System spokesman...
by WRN Contributor | May 26, 2008
Madison Alderwoman Marsha Rummel is crying 'fowl' over the city's four year old chicken raising ordinance. Currently, the law allows people living in single-family homes to have chickens. Rummel wants to allow people living in flats and apartment...
by WRN Contributor | May 26, 2008
Do you have enough hot dogs and beer for this holiday weekend? State Representative Terry Musser says he hopes you do, but also that you don't forget what the holiday is all about. Musser, who's not seeking reelection, has tried unsuccessfully for years to...
by WRN Contributor | May 26, 2008
The Brewers were stuck with a hard-luck 7-6 loss to the Washington Nationals on Sunday. After falling behind 6-0, Milwaukee rallied with a 6-run sixth inning to tie the game at 6. Corey Hart's two-run homer was the big blow in the inning. That...
by WRN Contributor | May 26, 2008
There are not many starting position open for the Green Bay Packers as they head into the 2008 season. One position that does have competition is at linebacker were Brady Poppinga will try and fend off free agent signee Brandon Chillar. Chillar signed a free...
by WRN Contributor | May 26, 2008
UW-Whitewater defeated Chapman 7-4 on Sunday to stay alive in the NCAA Division III College World Series being played at Appleton's Fox Cities Stadium. Whitewater's Jeff Donovan belted a three-run homer in the fourth to put the Warhawks ahead of the #1...
by WRN Contributor | May 26, 2008
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee cleared a version of the Climate Security Act late last week. The bill addresses the issue of global warming, a historic move by the federal government, according to an environmental advocate. Dan Kohler, Executive...
by WRN Contributor | May 26, 2008
On this Memorial Day , don't forget to take a break from your yard work, put down that beer and remember our veterans. It's a day of national observation and remembrance for those men and women in the military who never came back home – those soldiers...
by WRN Contributor | May 26, 2008
A Wisconsin company is in the running, for a contract to produce the next generation of light military vehicles. Economic benefits could be enormous, for the firm that builds what the Defense Department calls the JLTV. Ken Juergens is the project director at Oshkosh...
by WRN Contributor | May 24, 2008
A Department of Natural Resources game warden in Columbia County says he hopes the public isoutraged by the poaching activities of two men, who allegedly shot and killedhundreds of animals – including several protected species – and left thecarcasses of most to rot....
by WRN Contributor | May 23, 2008
If you plan on seeing the Body Worlds exhibit, you better do it now because time is running out. People from all corners of the Badger state, as well as from our neighboring states, are pouring-in to see the display of real human bodies. In the final weeks of the Body...
by WRN Contributor | May 23, 2008
Higher gas prices may impact the decision on whether or not to volunteer as a driver, bringing meals to the homebound or taking them to doctor appointments. Noreen Kuroski is Director of the La Crosse County Aging Unit , which relies on volunteer drivers to transport...
by WRN Contributor | May 23, 2008
The Dodge County Medical Examiner's office has determined from toxicology results that Jesse Drews of Waupun died from acute ethanol or alcohol poisoning, after a night of heavy drinking to celebrate his 21st birthday. Waupun Police Chief Dale Heeringa says Drews...
