by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2009
A Marathon County judge has appointed an attorney at taxpayer expense to represent one of the Weston prayer death parents. Leilani Neumann will keep the attorney she has now, but he'll be paid $70 an hour by the county, less than what he currently makes. The...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2009
Cold cases and unsolved murders are making the news these days, but today marks the anniversary of one Madison's more bizarre cases. March 31st, 2004, five years ago this afternoon, a UW co-ed's story of abduction hadn't yet started to unravel. Audrey...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2009
A state lawmaker says the UW-Madison is trying to "soak" students with a proposed tuition surcharge. State Representative Scott Suder says the plan to charge students an extra $250 a year, if their family makes more than $80,000 a year, amounts to a tax on...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2009
DNA evidence from blood found in a bathroom sink has linked a 51-year-old man to the murder of Marilyn McIntyre nearly 30 years ago. The husband of the victim, Lane McIntrye, found her beaten and strangled in their home in 1980. On Monday when the Columbia County...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2009
The state's new electronic campaign finance reporting system isn't working very well. That's according to Mike McCabe with the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign , who's documented some of the system's shortcomings. McCabe brought his case to the...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2009
The pay of assistant district attorneys in Wisconsin needs to be increased to keep the justice system in the ball game. During Monday's Joint Finance Committee hearing on the proposed state budget at Racine Case High School, assistant Racine County D.A. Jim...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2009
A growing number of Wisconsin high schools are creating equestrian teams. The Waunakee School Board meets tonight to consider a plan to join the Wisconsin Interscholastic Horsemanship Association . Right now, the 20 or so students who are interested in the team...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2009
Some in the industry call it "recession gardening." Dick Zontag, President of Wisconsin-based Jung's Seeds, says there's been a big increase in the sale of all edible crops. There appears to be a correlation. Zontag says when he started with the...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2009
The Milwaukee Brewers will be without closer Trevor Hoffman to start the season. Baseball's all-time saves leader has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique muscle. Hoffman hasn't pitched much since straining the...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2009
The Weston prayer death parents will go before a judge Tuesday to argue that they are unable to pay their legal expenses. Dale and Leilani Neumann must prove that they do not qualify for a public defender before they ask Judge Vincent Howard to declare them indigent...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2009
Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Johnny Jolly's felony drug trial has been pushed back again, this time to June 26th, on the agreement of both parties. The Packers will conclude their offseason workout program one day earlier, June 25th.
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2009
Former Wisconsin Badger assistant and Green Bay Phoenix standout Tony Bennett is leaving his job as head coach at Washington State and has been hired to try and turn around the Virginia basketball program. Bennett replaces Dave Leitao, who resigned after four...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2009
Marquette 's Jerel McNeal was named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press on Monday. McNeal, who was also named first-team all-Big East earlier in the month, averaged 19.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.0 steals per game for Marquette,...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2009
A late season slide has done some serious damage to the Milwaukee Bucks playoff chances, but the Bucks kept those slim playoff hopes alive with a 107-78 win over the New Jersey Nets in New Jersey. The Bucks wrapped up the final game of their 4-game road trip by ending...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2009
Religion meets politics for “Catholics at the Capitol” lobby day. Approximately 350 Catholics from around the state will be in the capitol city to talk with their legislators about current issues in the state budget as well as issues of ethical and moral...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2009
Governor Jim Doyle's handling of an economic crisis is prompting a recall effort. Vince Schmuki of Wisconsinites Interests Now says members of the group are worried about the burden the Governor's budget will place on taxpayers. He says they've been...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2009
Wisconsin realtors are cheering the news of increasing home sales. Nationally, they increased 4.7-percent last month. John Deininger of the Realtors Association of South Central Wisconsin says it's a good sign that the market is improving. However, he notes that...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 30, 2009
A attempt to draw attention to drunken driving is delayed at the state Capitol. Classmates and the parents of a Schofield teen killed by a drunken driver in January had planned to meet with Governor Jim Doyle Monday to present a petition of more than 15,000...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 30, 2009
Members of the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee have indicated they want to restore tax credits for film makers who do movies in Wisconsin, even though Governor Doyle eliminated them in his budget proposal. Doyle says the state shouldn't be spending the...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 30, 2009
Support for creation of Regional Transit Authorities was expressed by speakers at Monday's Joint Finance Committee state budget hearing at Racine's J.I. Case High School. "A fully functional regional transit authority, complete with commuter rail, is...
