by WRN Contributor | Dec 24, 2008
It might be hard to eat healthy during the holiday but a few tricks might make things easier. Cleaning our plate is often linked to our feeling of satisfaction so one thing you could try is a smaller plate. Therefore, Barbara Troy, Marquette University Clinical...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 24, 2008
Now that production of General Motors vehicles has stopped at the Janesville GM plant, state officials are hoping workers will take them up on offers to help find new jobs. Nearly 1,200 GM employees, along with about 800 workers from several support businesses, are...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 23, 2008
Milwaukee’s paid sick leave ordinance will face a legal challenge. The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce has made good on a promise to file a legal challenge to the Paid Sick Leave Mandate, which was approved by voters in November. MMAC President...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 23, 2008
A Marathon County judge has set separate trial dates for the parents charged in the death of a Weston girl. Dale and Leilani Neumann will be tried separately on reckless homicide charges in the Easter Sunday death of their 11-year-old daughter Madeline Kara ....
by WRN Contributor | Dec 23, 2008
Pride and hope were the watchwords at a ceremony today marking the end of production at Janesville's General Motors Assembly Plant. "I was on the phone at 6:00 AM this morning with the top leadership of the company," said Plant manager Gary Malkus....
by WRN Contributor | Dec 23, 2008
Despite cheaper travel costs, more people are staying home this holiday according to AAA. Gas is $1.22 less a gallon that the state wide average a year ago. Meanwhile, airline ticket prices are down 9% for the week of Christmas. Wisconsin AAA spokesman Larry Kamholz...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 23, 2008
It's been a snowy December for south central Wisconsin. “You know the old saying, if you're going to have a lot of snow, you might as well break a record along the way, and that's certainly true for Madison,” says Rusty Kapela, a...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 23, 2008
The Green Bay Packers once again appeared to dominate an opponent, then squandered a 14-3 halftime lead and fell to the Chicago Bears 20-17 in overtime. After the Packers had Mason Crosby's (pictured) 38-yard game winning attempt blocked, the...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 23, 2008
The state is making progress in an effort to get long term care patients out of long term care facilities. In 2008, Department of Health Services Secretary Karen Timberlake says the state was been able to relocate 895 seniors and people with disabilities out of long...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 23, 2008
Despite the ailing economy, state lawmakers are set to get a 5.3% pay increase. With the state facing economic difficulty, a budget deficit, and thousands of people losing their jobs and homes, a government watchdog says it's reasonable to expect that the state...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 22, 2008
Workers at the General Motors plant in Janesville are preparing for their last day on the job. The plant will finish production of Sport Utility Vehicles on Tuesday. Plant spokeswoman Mary Fanning-Penny says employees are signing a banner commemorating the end of...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 22, 2008
Fond du Lac County Sheriff's investigators hope getting the word out about a possible “Jane Doe” murder victim will help lead to her identity. During a press conference Monday, Sheriff Mick Fink gave a possible description of the body found in a...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 22, 2008
If you are getting in the car be prepared for the winter temperatures. Larry Kamholz, spokesman for AAA Wisconsin, says people need to ensure they have enough blankets and warm clothes in the car including hats, gloves or mittens. Kamholz also says "first aid...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 22, 2008
State health officials are warning about a recall for certain hot cocoa gift sets sold under the "G&J" brand. FDA testing of cocoa included in the gift sets found traces of melamine, an industrial chemical that can cause kidney damage. Donna Gilson with...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 22, 2008
A Dane County judge has rejected news media requests to release audio of a 911 call from a slain University of Wisconsin-Madison student, saying it still has value to the investigation into Brittany Zimmerman's murder. Media outlets sued the county under the...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 22, 2008
The cold has claimed a life. A 54 year old newspaper deliveryman was found outside his car which got stuck in a snow bank near Monticello early Sunday morning. Donald Blum died of hypothermia this morning. Authorities believe he attempted to walk for help, then...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 22, 2008
There's a new nationwide rating system for nursing homes, but not everyone's happy about it. Tom Moore, executive director of the Wisconsin Health Care Association , believes the Five Star Rating System from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 22, 2008
With Minnesota's loss to Atlanta yesterday, the Chicago Bears still have a postseason to play for when they host the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field tonight in Monday Night Football action. The Packers meanwhile are just playing out the string. This game...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 22, 2008
Year after year, the same factors keep turning up in snowmobile fatalities. DNR snowmobile administrator Gary Eddy says alcohol use is one of them. “We want people to go out and enjoy themselves and have a great time,” Eddy says. “But that should not...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 19, 2008
A Dane County judge has okayed state use of $200 million from Wisconsin’s medical malpractice fund. The Wisconsin Medical Society filed suit in October 2007 following enactment of legislation that took the $200 million from the Fund to help balance the state...
