by Bob Hague | Dec 24, 2009
Wisconsin Democrat Russ Feingold says he’s generally satisfied with the Senate health care reform bill which passed early Thursday. Feingold says the bill allows for changes in Medicare reimbursement formulas, which he says have “ripped off Wisconsin for...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 24, 2009
New population figures are in for the state of Wisconsin. Greg Harper of the U.S. Census Bureau says more than 5.6 million people are now living in the Badger State, up about 27,000 people from 2008. The numbers mean Wisconsin ranks 20th among the 50 states for the...
by Jackie Johnson | Dec 23, 2009
Giving a gift card seems like a good idea, but there are pros and cons to the convenient, spur-of-the-moment, slightly better-than-a-wad-of-cash gift. “It’s always the perfect size and the perfect color” for that person who’s hard to shop for....
by Bob Hague | Dec 23, 2009
It’s beginning to look a lot like a wet Christmas Eve is shaping up across much of Wisconsin. A winter storm system will dump a messy mix of precipitation across southern Wisconsin Thursday through Christmas Eve, and Weather Central meteorologist Brian Olson...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 23, 2009
Officials in Barron and Dunn Counties say they now have two suspects, in connection with several incidents of livestock being shot in late November. Two animals were found dead November 30th in Dunn County, and the following day a third animal died from its injuries....
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 23, 2009
As the Senate continues work on its version of a national health care reform bill, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) says he still has some major concerns about the package. Ryan says the proposal is the height of fiscal and economic responsibility, and he...
by Jackie Johnson | Dec 23, 2009
Gas is a buck more than a year ago at this time, but that’s not stopping people from fulfilling their year-end travel plans. In fact, even more people are traveling this holiday season when compared to last year, despite the higher price for fuel. Beth Mosher is...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 23, 2009
The General Motors plant in Janesville has now been sitting idle for a year, but life hasn’t come to a screeching halt in the city. Janesville Gazette business editor Jim Leute says there were many predictions that the city would become a ghost town after the...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 23, 2009
One person is dead, after falling through the ice on Madison’s Lake Monona. It happened near a boat launch on the lake just before four on Tuesday afternoon. Authorities say the man was ice sailing and fell through the thin ice, into open water. Cold water...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 23, 2009
A new report suggests the quality and price of health care coverage varies greatly across Wisconsin. The study from Citizen Action of Wisconsin looked largely at the cost of health insurance in the Badger State. Executive Director Robert Kraig says the report shows a...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 22, 2009
Former Racine Mayor Gary Becker entered a guilty plea Tuesday to charges of attempted second degree sexual assault of a child and child enticement, as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors. Becker pleaded guilty to two of the eight charges against him. Becker was...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 22, 2009
The State Fire Marshal says no foul play is suspected in a fatal blaze in Blanchardville that claimed four lives. Investigators believe the Monday morning fire started in a void between the second and third floors of the building housing the Silver Dollar Bar. They...
by Bob Hague | Dec 22, 2009
Governor Jim Doyle has signed Wisconsin’s new, tougher drunk driving bill. It criminalizes first time drunk driving when kids are in the vehicle, makes some fourth time drunk driving offenses a felony, allows use of ignition interlock devices for repeat...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 22, 2009
Another legal challenge has been filed to a new public financing system for Supreme Court elections. A lawsuit filed by former Supreme Court candidate Randy Koschnick challenges the Constitutionality of the so-called Impartial Justice bill, which was signed into law...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 22, 2009
An estimated 175 people in Beloit have until noon today to move out of their apartments, which have been deemed unsafe by the city. Marc Perry with Community Action says about 75 from Countryside Village apartments will go to an emergency shelter. The remaining 100...
by Brian Moon | Dec 22, 2009
Businesses are carrying less merchandise this holiday after stocking way too much last season, according to a marketing expert. Dennis Garrett of the College of Business Administration at Marquette University says the result is last minute sales are not as good for...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 22, 2009
State Attorney General JB Van Hollen has requested data from Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox on the threat Asian carp pose to Great Lakes. Cox is suing to ask the US Supreme Court to close locks and waterways near Chicago to prevent the fish from invading Lake...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 22, 2009
In a coup for an area already hosting a golf major in 2010, it was announced that NASCAR would race in Sheboygan County next year. Officials with Road America confirmed the rumors, announcing the Nationwide Road America 200 will take place Saturday, June 19th, 2010....
by Brian Moon | Dec 22, 2009
The eastern seaboard has been battling record snowfall this week causing delays and cancellations in air travel. Mitchell International Airport Spokeswoman Pat Rowe says that includes travelers in Wisconsin especially those who planned on heading home to the east...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 22, 2009
Drunk drivers in Wisconsin will face tougher penalties, under legislation Governor Doyle is expected to sign into law later today. The Governor is scheduled to sign legislation this morning at a Capitol ceremony that would make 4th offense OWI a felony, along with...
