by WRN Contributor | Jul 31, 2008
A judge has modified the bond for a Weston couple charged in the prayer death of their diabetic daughter. Marathon County Judge Vincent Howard ordered Dale and Leilani Neumann's three children get a health check up every other week. Howard also appointed a...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 31, 2008
A judge in Wood County has entered not guilty pleas for a Wisconsin Rapids man accused of abducting two men , chaining them inside his home, and sexually assaulting them. 46-year-old Edward Lanphear appeared in court today, where he acknowledged the felony charges...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 31, 2008
Various reports this afternoon say Brett Favre is either on his way to Green Bay or is scheduled to leave Hattiesburgh for Green Bay today. The Green Bay Packers have been unable to trade Favre so far. A report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today said the...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 31, 2008
The two victims in a bizarre bombing have reached an out-of-court settlement with the man convicted of the crime. 37-year-old Wayne Jensen detonated a homemade, remote-controlled pipe bomb in Thomas Dyer's vehicle back in July 2003. Dyer and his passenger, Tanya...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 31, 2008
Mike Hahn of Beloit is running for the 45th Assembly District, but he won't be around for the election in November. He's been called up by the Army to serve in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. But the Republican plans on continuing his campaign out...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 31, 2008
Republican John McCain spent the night in Wisconsin, as he gets ready to host a town hall meeting today in Racine. The presidential candidate flew into Milwaukee last night, waved to reporters at the airport, and left without saying anything. McCain will speak...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 31, 2008
Federal data shows disturbing information about jobs in Janesville. Numbers released Wednesday from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics name Janesville as having one of the nation's worst job reductions in the past year. State Secretary of Workforce...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 31, 2008
The Milwaukee Brewers dropped their 3rd straight game, 7-2 against the visiting Chicago Cubs at Miller Park last night. Ryan Dempster pitched 7 innings for his 12th win of the season and Ryan Theriot's 2-run triple in the fifth inning broke open what was a...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 31, 2008
The Green Bay Packers are trying so hard to get rid of Brett Favre that they could consider a trade within the division. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel cited sources that say the Packers may seek a deal with the Minnesota Vikings or Chicago Bears if backed into...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 31, 2008
Massive flooding in June caused five dams across Wisconsin to fail and seriously damaged 23 more. Still, Department of Natural Resources Dam Safety Chief Meg Galloway says the vast majority were able to weather the storms just fine. She says it's encouraging that...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 31, 2008
The Wisconsin State Fair opens its 157th season today, beginning its 11-day run in West Allis. Fair spokeswoman Patrice Harris says the event remains focused on family-friendly fun, with a variety of activities, rides, live music, and agriculture. The state's...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 31, 2008
Wisconsin's Governor testifies before Congress in support of the Great Lakes Compact. Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Governor Jim Doyle urges lawmakers to quickly approve the water protection agreement, which he calls "A once-in-a-lifetime...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 30, 2008
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell didn't rule on Brett Favre's reinstatement to the league today, wanting to give both sides more time to make decisions, including decisions impacting the team's roster and salary cap. A statement issued by the league...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 30, 2008
Madison police have arrested an elderly man alleged to have left a suspected explosive device near the state Capitol. David Floyd , who has no permanent address, was arrested outside the building that houses the Department of Justice on West Main Street. Two...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 30, 2008
Hundreds of workers at a Kimberly paper mill will lose their jobs later this summer as NewPage Corp. closes a plant there. Employees got the news Wednesday morning. NewPage Senior Vice President of Operations George Martin said 125 layoffs announced at the beginning...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 30, 2008
Three men killed in Tuesday's explosion at a paper plant in Tomahawk have been identified. The three, all employees at the Packaging Corporation of American mill, are 55-year-old Randy Hoegger of Tomahawk, 52 year old Steve Voermans of Harrison, and Donald Snyder...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 30, 2008
Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin) will be chairing the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday on the Great Lakes Compact. Business leaders, environmentalists, and even the President are backing the agreement. He says state lawmakers have been proactive in...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 30, 2008
Two loud booms echoed through downtown Madison Tuesday evening, as the Dane County Bomb Squad destroyed a backpack found across the street from the state Capitol. Madison Police Spokesman Joel DeSpain said investigators who arrived on the scene saw items in the...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 30, 2008
From massive flooding to record breaking winter storms, Wisconsin has seen its fair share of disasters in the past year. State Senator Bob Jauch (D-Poplar) says state and local officials have responded well so far and has built an excellent reputation because of it....
by WRN Contributor | Jul 30, 2008
Two words could describe the criminal justice system in Wisconsin: chronically underfunded. That's the critical view of State Bar of Wisconsin President Diane Diehl. Diehl says the numbers tell the story of a criminal justice system in Wisconsin in crisis,...
