by WRN Contributor | Oct 24, 2008
The dismissal of a lawsuit against the Government Accountability Board means Election Day can proceed as normal. A Dane County judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit that would have required the GAB to verify voter registrations dating back to January of 2006, rather...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 24, 2008
With pressure growing on the Legislature to adopt tougher laws on drunk driving, the effectiveness of the Tavern League could be put to a test in the coming year. State Senate President Fred Risser (D-Madison) says the group has been quite influential because it...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2008
The BBB is warning of more scammers trying to take your money. The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau wants you to be careful not to fall victim to a grant scam that uses counterfeit checks to steal your funds. Susan Bach of the BBB says they've received several...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2008
A semi driver acquited in a crash involving a Wisconsin high school marching band is facing new, federal charges. Federal prosecutors say 25 year-old Michael Kozlowski illegally falsified his driver's log, indicating that he had slept as required by law, when in...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2008
The attacks are heating up in the race for Wisconsin's 69th Assembly District. On live TV Wednesday on "WEAU 13 News Today" in Eau Claire, Democratic challenger Tim Swiggum of Owen accused Republican Scott Suder's campaign of spreading false rumors...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2008
The Attorney General and Republican Party of Wisconsin have no grounds to force the Government Accountability Board to conduct voter registration checks, according to a ruling issued Thursday morning by Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi. The judge dismissed a lawsuit...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2008
It's the Democrats turn. A flock of robocalls supporting Barack Obama has been unleashed in Wisconsin. The Dems are using the robocall to attack a recent Republican robocall campaign. The pro-Obama call is from a woman who claims to have been a...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2008
Just two days before the ceremony for his formal investiture, a three judge panel was named Wednesday to hear a misconduct complaint against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman. Hours later, the order for the panel was withdrawn without comment. The panel...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2008
Barack Obama holds significant leads over John McCain in eight crucial Midwest states, according to a poll conducted by the University of Wiscosin and seven other universities in the Big Ten Conference. Those states were key battlegrounds in the 2004 election, and...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2008
Giant wind turbines harnessed the energy of the wind as officials gathered in Brownville to dedicate a $250 million wind farm Wednesday. Appropriately enough it was a windy day, which provided a practical demonstration for those attending the dedication of the Forward...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2008
Fond du Lac has joined a handful of communities in the state with a citywide smoking ban. It covers all working places including bars and restaurants. Prior to the City Council's 4-3 vote Wednesday night the Council was treated to some impassioned pleas on both...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2008
John and Marge Jacoby have lived in the same house in Madison for 40 years. But when they checked their voter registration status, they learned that John was taken off the voter rolls because he was dead. And his wife was needed to give their city clerk's office...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2008
Hundreds of absentee ballots mailed to voters in Racine have turned up missing. City Clerk Janice Johnson-Martin said 1100 ballots were mailed in four containers on October ninth. Three of the containers were returned, but the fourth disappeared and officials didn’t...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2008
The Attorney General's lawsuit against the Government Accountability Board heads back into court today. A Dane County judge could rule the lawsuit calling on the GAB to verify voter registrations dating back to 2006. The Attorney General argues checks are needed...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2008
The governor and first lady promote this year’s ‘Tribute to Our Troops’ holiday tree. Governor Jim Doyle invites family members of Wisconsin’s service men and women to send a holiday ornament dedicated to their loved one. The Executive...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2008
Healthy Wisconsin never got a hearing in the Assembly and it was removed from the state budget after, but if you listen to political advertising airing across Wisconsin, it's the biggest threat to the state's business growth. Michigan-based All Children...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 22, 2008
The Seattle Mariners announced today that Jack Zduriencik has been named the Mariners new Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations. The 57 year old Zduriencik becomes the 8th full time General Manager in Mariners history. He spent...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 22, 2008
A show of support for the McCain-Palin ticket in Fitchburg today. The national "Stop Obama" tour made a stop at McKee Farms County Park. Speakers included Deborah Johns, a Marine mom from California, who says Obama is no leader. "He continually takes...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 22, 2008
State legislators are expected to revive debate over sobriety checkpoints to catch drunk drivers. There appears to be a growing bipartisan consensus at the Capitol that tougher OWI laws are needed, especially following a recent series of newspaper articles examining...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 22, 2008
A new addition to the Green Bay Packers family entered the world today. Coach Mike McCarthy and his wife Jessica gave birth to a baby girl this morning. Gabrielle Kathleen McCarthy is the newest member of the Packers family. Mother and daughter are...
