by WRN Contributor | Jun 30, 2008
The new Department of Children and Families will help government provide better services to its youngest citizens. It brings together over 30 of the services currently administered by other state agencies. Governor Jim Doyle says it's a new way to...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 30, 2008
The price of crude oil is going to skyrocket thru the end of the year, according to the President of OPEC and Oil Minister for Algeria Chakid Khelil. He told Bloomberg.com a barrel of crude may hit $170 by the end of December. Congressman Paul Ryan's...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 30, 2008
The Milwaukee Brewers reached the end of the first half of the Major League Baseball season with yesterday's 5-0 shutout loss to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday at the Metrodome. Ben Sheets suffered just his second loss (9-2) of the season, giving up all five runs...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 30, 2008
A Wausau company says they're right on track with new technology that could save lives in combat. "You could put a lot of armament on a Bradley Fighting Vehicles of an MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle) but if the tires get shot out, you're...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 30, 2008
Eric Gagne was taken off the Brewers disabled list this past weekend and will be in uniform when the Brewers open a 4-game series in Arizona against the Diamondbacks tonight. Gagne will head back to the bullpen, but not as the teams closer. That job now belongs...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 30, 2008
The Packers don't appear to be in great need of running back help, but if you can improve your team, why not. That's why the Packers were one of four NFL teams (Detroit, Pittsburgh & Miami) to attend a workout Saturday in Michigan for former Lions...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 30, 2008
I spent the last week camping at Penninsula State Park in Fish Creek, one of the largest State Parks in Wisconsin . I decided to dive head first into the pop-up camper market a year ago after years of tent camping. Like many camper owners from pop-ups on up, I...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 30, 2008
State health officials are offering some advice to help take a bite out of mosquito season. Flood waters earlier this month have lead to a large population of mosquitoes in many parts of the state. DHFS epidemiologist Diep Johnson says the good news is the risk of...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 30, 2008
It's been nearly two years since the skeletal remains of Terrance Boushon were recovered in rural Taylor County, but it's still unclear what happened to the Owen man. In fact, there's still no death certificate on record. Boushon was last seen in Withee...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2008
Wisconsin reaches a record low for adult smoking rates. That's according to the results of a statewide survey from DHFS shows an adult smoking rate in Wisconsin of just 19.6-percent. The findings put Wisconsin just below the national average of 20-percent for the...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2008
The Minnesota man suspected in the murder of a Madison resident has been identified. Adam Peterson was sophomore at UW-Madison until he dropped out last October, according to his father Melvin Peterson. Peterson says his son appeared "troubled" when he moved...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2008
A new report from the largest public employees' union says Wisconsin is one of 28 states that will face a budget shortfall next year. John Noonan with AFSCME International says Congress can pass at least two measures that would help fill some of the gap. One...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2008
Two and a half million dollars could go to Milwaukee to fund a high tech crime fighting initiative if a federal appropriations bill is approved. The Milwaukee County District Attorney is applauding Senator Herb Kohl for helping the funding clear the Commerce, Justice...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2008
The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided Thursday that clergy members cannot escape old sex abuse allegations by leaving Wisconsin before the statute of limitations expires. Ted Thompson, President of the National Association to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Children, says the...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2008
With the 8th pick in Thursday night's NBA Draft, the Milwaukee Bucks took West Virginia's Joe Alexander. The 6'8, 230 pound forward is the guy many experts had the Bucks taking. He averaged 17 points and 6 rebounds last season for the...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2008
The Milwaukee Bucks made a draft day deal on Thursday. GM John Hammond sends forwards Bobby Simmons and Yi Jianlian to the New Jersey Nets for veteran forward Richard Jefferson. The Bucks give up last year's 6th overall pick and clear Simmons contract...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2008
The Brewers open up a three game Interleague series at the Metrodome with the Minnesota Twins tonight. The Twins took two of three from the Brewers a couple of weeks ago at Miller Park. The Brewers will send Seth McClung to the hill tonight while Minnesota will...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2008
The Wisconsin Department of Tourism is hoping to boost an industry hit hard by flooding. The draining of Lake Delton , closed roads , and other damage to attractions have raised concerns that Wisconsin's $13 billion tourism industry could take a hit this summer....
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2008
Officials with the state Division of Public Health are urging the public to get tested for HIV. An estimated 40-thousand Americans have HIV, and a quarter of them don't even know it. Similar figures exist in Wisconsin, with about 8,000 people believed to be...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 26, 2008
Madison police have made an arrest in a high profile homicide. According to a press release from the Madison Police Department, they have arrested a Minnesota man and are awaiting extradition paperwork to be completed. The suspect has not been formally charged in this...
