by Jackie Johnson | Aug 23, 2010
Wisconsin’s largest airport is now using full body scanners — the first airport in the Badger State with such technology. General Mitchell International Airport has four advanced imaging technology units (at Concourse C, and D). James Fotenos is a...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 23, 2010
Waterways leading into the Great Lakes are acting like a “carp highway.” The comparison from Michigan’s assistant attorney general came in federal court Monday, as a judge heard the first round of arguments in a lawsuit calling for tougher steps to...
by Bill Scott | Aug 23, 2010
The Milwaukee Brewers have released relief pitcher David Riske. Riske is coming off of Tommy John surgery and pitched in 23 games since rejoining the team on June 8. He was 0-0 with a 5.01 ERA. Riske originally signed with the Brewers as a free agent prior to the...
by Bob Hague | Aug 23, 2010
It was a thunderous event in the history of Wisconsin, and now historians are seeking Madison memories of the Sterling Hall bombing on the bombing’s fortieth anniversary. Troy Reeves is head of the Oral History Project at UW Madison, which is teaming up with the...
by Jackie Johnson | Aug 23, 2010
The early spring combined with the warm and humid summer makes for a plentiful cranberry harvest. But, not so for the dairy industry. When comparing this summer’s weather to that of the previous summer, Wisconsin Farm Bureau President, and dairy farmer, Bill...
by Bill Scott | Aug 23, 2010
The Milwaukee Brewers 4-game winning streak game to an end on Sunday, dropping the series finale to the San Diego Padres 7-3. All 7-runs were charged to starting and losing pitcher Manny Parra, who hasn’t had a quality start in a month. Yesterday, Parra said...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 23, 2010
A couple thousand gay-rights activists marched from the Capitol Square to the UW’s Library Mall for the annual Gay Pride Parade. One participant explained, “It’s a good way for the community to get together and celebrate, being out, being happy with...
by Bill Scott | Aug 23, 2010
The Wisconsin Badgers will open the college football season ranked 12th in the country in the Associated Press Top 25 College Football Preseason poll. The Badgers also opened at #12 in the USA Today Coaches poll. Ohio State is #2 in the A.P. Top 25. Iowa is ranked...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 23, 2010
It’s still summer, but the state Tourism Department is already looking ahead to fall. Wisconsin Tourism Secretary Kelli Trumble says the agency is getting ready to roll out their autumn advertising campaign before the end of this month. The effort features the...
by Bob Hague | Aug 23, 2010
A federal science agency has renewed a commitment with UW Madison. Steve Ackerman, director of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies and UW meteorology professor, says CIMSS is all about cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 23, 2010
Massachusetts has the Kennedys and Wisconsin has the Fitzgeralds. For the first time this fall, Dodge County voters will have three Fitzgeralds on the ballot next month. State Senator Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau), Representative Jeff Fitzgerald (R-Horicon), and their...
by Bill Scott | Aug 21, 2010
Tom Crabtree is continually being singled out for his play in Green Bay Packers training camp by head coach Mike McCarthy. But Crabtree is dealing with a hand injury and there’s questions as to whether or not he’s going to be a player that can catch the...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 21, 2010
No crime has been committed, but investigators in Polk County are still hoping to find answers in the case of a missing young woman. It’s been one year since 21-year old Rose Marie Bly of rural St. Croix Falls was last seen. Bly left her home the evening of...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 20, 2010
It’s been three weeks since 12-year-old Teagan Marti went on a free-fall ride at the Extreme World attraction in the Dells, and was rushed to the Children’s Hospital in Madison after a net wasn’t deployed to catch her. Her mother, Julie Marti, says...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 20, 2010
Emergency responders statewide are gaining more control over keeping people off highways and interstates that need to be closed. Onramp gates are being installed statewide along entrances to state highways and the interstate system, as part of a broader effort to...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 20, 2010
A Minoqua man has been charged in his wife’s murder. William Schmidt is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for causing his wife Lori’s death sometime between June 12th and June 18th. Police found Lori Schmidt’s decomposing body wrapped up in a...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 20, 2010
U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) says he’s pleased with the drawdown of US troops in Iraq. The Wisconsin Democrat voted against the invasion, and five years ago also called for a timetable for withdrawing US troops. He says it appears to be working. Feingold...
by Brian Moon | Aug 20, 2010
Nearly 30-percent of US households now use a wireless phone as their only house phone according to a new report from Citigroup Investment Research and Analysis. Thad Nation, Executive Director of Wired Wisconsin, says other data shows the numbers may be even higher in...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 20, 2010
The Iraq mission isn’t completely accomplished for some of our National Guard members. While combat troops are leaving Iraq, some Wisconsin soldiers still have a job to do. Lieutenant Colonel Jackie Guthrie, spokesperson for the Wisconsin National Guard, says...
by Bill Scott | Aug 20, 2010
The Milwaukee Bucks signed free agent point guard Earl Boykins to a 1-year deal worth $1.3-million. Boykins has played for 9-teams in his 11 NBA seasons, including a previous stop in Milwaukee. Boykins has career averages of 9.3 points and 3.4 assists. He averaged...
