by WRN Contributor | Nov 20, 2008
A new report ranks the health of Wisconsin counties. The report from the UW Population Health Institute looked at the overall health of all 72 Wisconsin counties. Ozaukee County claimed the top spot, while Menominee County ranked last. Dr. Patrick Remington says there...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 20, 2008
Smokers across the nation are being urged today to kick the habit. Today marks the 32nd annual Great American Smokeout. Laurie Pagel with the American Cancer Society says it's an event aimed at giving smokers the push they need to quit. The event was started as a...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 19, 2008
Madison police are investigating a tragedy: a Middleton man shot and killed his 12 year old son Tuesday and then turned the gun on himself. He remains in extremely critical condition and is unable to give any information to police. There's a lot of speculation...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 19, 2008
With the deer hunting season fast approaching, license sales are up over a year ago. Greg Mathews of the DNR says they're up by two to three percent. They've been showing steady increases, since sales plummeted in 2002 after the discovery of Chronic Wasting...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 19, 2008
Milwaukee’s sick leave mandate will face a legal challenge. Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce president Tim Sheehy says the city’s new ordinance mandating paid sick leave oversteps the city’s authority and runs counter to some state...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 19, 2008
Big Three automakers plead their case, and a Wisconsin Democrat argues they should get help. On CNN this morning, Senator Russ Feingold says some of the $700 billion financial services bailout ought to go to Chrysler, Ford and GM. "Bailouts are no fun and they...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 19, 2008
As a Hatfield man gets set for his first court appearance in connection with the murder of his ex-wife, video of him in the days after the alleged homicide remains chilling. Authorities say Douglas Sidie admitted to the shooting of Alisha Sidie on Saturday and led...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 19, 2008
Backup Jon Leuer scored 19 points to lead No. 25 Wisconsin to an 88-58 win over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Tuesday night. Marcus Landry added 15 points and Jason Bohannon 14 for Wisconsin. The Badgers led...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 19, 2008
Linas Kleiza scored 25 points and Carmelo Anthony added 17 as the Denver Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-105 last night in Denver. The Nuggets got double digit scoring from all of their starters, as well as Kleiza and Renaldo Balkman. The Bucks got 25 from...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 19, 2008
A new feature on the state's Sex Offender Registry website will help residents see how close they are to any offenders. Department of Corrections Sex Offender Programs Director Melissa Roberts says a new mapping feature is being added to the online registry. It...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 19, 2008
Governor Doyle is under attack for leading a summit on global warming. The Governor is in California, where he's co-hosting a Global Climate Summit that's focused on saving state money and creating jobs. However, Republican state Representative Jim Ott...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 18, 2008
The City of Kenosha now has a ban on text messaging while driving. The Common Council voted 12-to-2 for the ordinance. Alderman David Bogdala called it a tough decision. "If you are dumb enough to be texting on the phone, and you get into an accident, you should...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 18, 2008
A business group is lining up to oppose an increase in Wisconsin's minimum wage. State Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker says a proposal to raise the minimum wage from $6.50 to $7.60 an hour, and index it for inflation, will be the first bill introduced in the...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 18, 2008
Pirates have seized a Saudi tanker with 100 million dollars worth of oil off the coast of Somalia. Michael Schatzberg, African Studies Professor at UW Madison, says its anarchy in the country. "Basically there is no government in Somalia and...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 18, 2008
A self-described judicial conservative plans to challenge the Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Randy Koschnick announced Monday that he plans to run against Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson. Koschnick says he wants to join the...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 18, 2008
Farmers in southern Wisconsin are hoping for some decent weather this week as they try to complete the fall harvest. UW Ag agent David Fischer says last week's rain didn't help efforts to bring in crops. He says corn is only about 70-80 percent harvested,...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 18, 2008
As injured Iraq and Afghanistan veterans come home, veterans of an earlier conflict are still suffering, and now a new study is recommending an increase in funding for research into Gulf War illness. Gulf War veteran Anthony Hardie of Madison says the just released...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 18, 2008
Prospects for political reform in Wisconsin may be looking up. That according to Jay Heck with Common Cause in Wisconsin. "We're very optimistic," says Heck, noting that state Rep. Mike Sheridan of Janesville, elected Speaker by Assembly Democrats has...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 17, 2008
The Green Bay Packers drew even with the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings atop the NFC North division with their convincing 37-3 thrashing of the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field on Sunday. With six games left in the regular season, all three teams are tied...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 17, 2008
Business and community leaders are focusing on northern Wisconsin this week. It's the second annual Northern Wisconsin Economic Development Summit. However you define it, northern Wisconsin has some unique challenges and opportunities, which will be discussed...
