by WRN Contributor | Apr 23, 2009
Day care centers in Wisconsin could soon be required to install child safety alarms on vehicles used to transport children. Legislation advancing at the Capitol would require licensed day care vans carrying six or more children to install the devices, which sound an...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 23, 2009
Parents tell horror stories about their kid's experience being inappropriately disciplined in Wisconsin schools. A new report describes special needs children being restrained and secluded, causing emotional and physical damage. Hugh Davis is with Wisconsin...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 22, 2009
Tonight, it's Madison west siders versus the big bad coyote. Residents are hoping to come up with a solution to the varmints, which Dave Braun says snatched and likely killed his little poodle, "Rizzo," from the family's back yard. "We saw the...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 22, 2009
Janesville police are investigating a domestic shooting that left one woman dead. The quiet of a Wednesday morning in Janesville's fourth ward was disrupted Wednesday morning with sound of gunshots. One neighbor says he left his house to investigate the sound,...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 22, 2009
Students from Wisconsin high schools were out on Earth Day picking up "Big Tobacco's" mess. Fighting Against Corporate Tobacco, or FACT , is a statewide youth tobacco prevention organization which claims members in all 72 Wisconsin counties. Zach...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 22, 2009
The Brewers have yet to win a series this season and they got off to another bad start last night, falling 11-4 to the Philadelphia Phillies. Pedro Feliz homered and drove in three runs and Jamie Moyer worked six-plus innings to lead the Phillies. Moyer (2-1)...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 22, 2009
The Wisconsin men's basketball team will host one of college basketball's legendary programs when Duke visits Madison in the 11th annual Big Ten /ACC Challenge. The Badgers will host the three-time national champion Blue Devils on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at the...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 22, 2009
Wisconsin women's basketball assistant Kathi Bennett has interviewed for the head-coaching vacancy at Southern Illinois University this week. The Southern Illinois job is open after Dana Eikenberg resigned April 9 after five seasons at the school and a...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 22, 2009
A Milwaukee-based school security expert says the state attorney general's recent opinion that openly carry firearms is lawful may cause confusion. Peter Pochowski, Executive Director of the National Association of School Safety and Law Enforcement Officers (...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 22, 2009
A man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting multiple Janesville children and filming those assaults has been sentenced to an additional 150 years in prison and 90 years extended supervision. 30-year-old Jeremy Schade is already serving 220 years in federal prison...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 22, 2009
A state lawmaker wants to make sure his former colleagues have to wait awhile before taking high-paying jobs as lobbyists. There are currently no restrictions on how soon a former lawmaker can become a lobbyist at the Capitol. As a result, state Representative Spencer...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 22, 2009
A proposed ban on plastic grocery bags in Wisconsin is facing an uncertain future. The measure was introduced in the Legislature by state Representative Marlin Schneider (D-Wisconsin Rapids), who says they're a blight on the landscape and are clogging landfills....
by WRN Contributor | Apr 22, 2009
A Republican lawmaker is mad that a primary enforcement for seat belt violations will likely remain in the state budget. The Legislature's Finance Committee approved primary enforcement, meaning cops can pull you over for just for not being buckled up. State...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 21, 2009
There was some heated discussion in the legislature's budget committee Tuesday. The issue seemed mundane enough: expanding the number of part time support staff in public schools who could qualify for state retirement benefits. Too much for local taxpayers, said...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 21, 2009
More offenders could have their criminal records expunged, under a budget provision given approval Tuesday. Governor Jim Doyle's budget would allow nonviolent offenders up to age 25 to have their records cleared after serving time. Democrats like Milwaukee...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 21, 2009
It is legal to carry a gun in most public places, but Wisconsin's attorney general says people are angered by that idea. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says despite the law being straight forward, some people continue to get riled up about it. "You know it...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 21, 2009
Jordan Zimmermann worked six solid innings on Monday and won his Major League debut, leading the Washington Nationals to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves. Zimmermann is from Auburndale, Wis., and pitched collegiately at UW-Stevens Point. His first pro start was...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 21, 2009
The Wisconsin women's hockey team welcomes two new faces to the 2009-10 squad. Stefanie McKeough, a defender from Carlsbad Springs, Ontario and Laren Unser, a forward from West Salem, Wis. will join the Badger squad this fall. McKeough has signed a...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 21, 2009
The Milwaukee Brewers reached two-million tickets sold for the 2009 season today, marking the second-fastest climb to the milestone in team history. The earliest that the team has reached this mark for a season came on April 19, 2001, the first year that the...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 21, 2009
With up ten inches of snow in Northern Wisconsin Monday night, it may be hard to believe its Tornado Awareness Week. Lori Getter, Wisconsin Emergency Management spokeswoman, says be prepared with an emergency weather kit including flashlights, water and first aid. She...
