by Bob Hague | Sep 23, 2010
President Barack Obama’s appearance in Madison next week to campaign for Senator Russ Feingold and gubernatorial hopeful Tom Barrett will be at the UW Library Mall. The last time Obama was on campus was just before the 2008 Wisconsin primary, and UW political...
by Andrew Beckett | Sep 23, 2010
Heavy rains overnight over the West Central Wisconsin have resulted in heavy flooding in Arcadia. The downtown area in the Trempealeau County city of about 2,400 people is under several feet of water, resulting in the evacuation of about 1,500 people. City Clerk...
by Bill Scott | Sep 23, 2010
Second year Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews has been named the NFC’s Defensive Player of the Week. The award follows Matthews 3-sack, 5 tackle performance against the Buffalo Bills last Sunday. Matthews also registered three sacks in week one against...
by Bill Scott | Sep 23, 2010
Last week, Chad Clifton couldn’t make it to halftime in the Packers 34-7 win over the Buffalo Bills. The Green Bay Packers left tackle struggled so badly that his coach, Mike McCarthy, pulled him from the lineup midway through the second quarter. The teams...
by Bill Scott | Sep 23, 2010
Madison’s Steve Stricker is one of just 30 golfers left, vying for the PGA Tour Championship in Atlanta beginning today. Stricker currently ranks 4th in the Fed Ex Cup standings and can win the points title along with the $10-million bonus that goes along with...
by Bill Scott | Sep 23, 2010
The Milwaukee Brewers exploded for 8-runs in the second inning and cruised past the Cincinnati Reds 13-1 at Miller Park. The Brewers avoided a 3-game sweep by pounding out 19-hits, including home runs from Corey Hart and Craig Counsell. It’s just the 2nd win...
by Jackie Johnson | Sep 23, 2010
Madison Democrat Representative Terese Berceau says the Office of Lawyer Regulation declined to properly investigate Calumet County District Attorney Kenneth Kratz for sending sexually suggestive text messages to a domestic violence victim. Berceau is calling for an...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 23, 2010
Two people filed formal complaints against Calumet County’s district attorney Wednesday, in hopes of removing Ken Kratz from office. Governor Doyle says he can now move forward with the process. Kratz is under fire for a series of text messages that he sent to a...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 23, 2010
The squawking is over for this year on a proposed chicken ordinance in the city of Racine, but it’s not a dead issue. Alderman Greg Helding has taken grief over his communication to consider an ordinance allowing a few chickens for personal egg production but...
by Bob Hague | Sep 23, 2010
How much schooling should school nurses be required to have? Gina Dennik-Champion, executive director of the Wisconsin Nurses Association said a four year degree makes sense, given the challenges faced by the typical school nurse. She said two year degrees have their...
by Andrew Beckett | Sep 23, 2010
The Republican Party of Wisconsin wants election officials to investigate alleged coordination between the Service Employees International Union and Democrat Tom Barrett’s campaign for governor. RPW executive director Mark Jefferson says they’ve filed a...
by Bob Hague | Sep 22, 2010
Major campaign contributors are hedging their bets this year by giving money to both campaigns for governor, according to the head of a Madison-based government watchdog group. Mike McCabe with the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign says some 300 major donors – some...
by Brian Moon | Sep 22, 2010
The process of removing Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz may soon be moving forward as Governor Doyle says there has been an “outpouring” of citizens filing complaints against the DA, who is at the center of a sexting scandal. Doyle is confident...
by Bob Hague | Sep 22, 2010
Some concerns are being raised, over the new rules dealing with Indian school logos and nicknames. The rules are already being used by the state Department of Public Instruction, which so far has held two hearings on complaints filed against school districts....
by Bob Hague | Sep 22, 2010
State and local health officials are reminding residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites. They’re reporting the state’s first confirmed human case of West Nile virus this year, diagnosed in a Washington County resident during routine screening of...
by Bill Scott | Sep 22, 2010
In 2001 Milwaukee Brewers are off the hook, after setting a Major League record by striking out 1,399 times as a team. Last night, the Arizona Diamondbacks set a new MLB strikeout record, finishing their game (3-1 win over Colorado) with 1,403 strikeouts. ...
by Bill Scott | Sep 22, 2010
The Cincinnati Reds knocked off the Milwaukee Brewers for the 9th time in 10-games this season, holding on for a 4-3 win at Miller Park on Tuesday night. The Reds’ magic number for clinching the National League Central Division was reduced to four. Reds...
by Bill Scott | Sep 22, 2010
The Madison Mallards of the summer collegiate Northwoods League have named Greg Labbe as the team’s new field manager for 2011. Labbe led the Rochester Honkers to a NWL Championship and received Manager of the Year honors in 2006 after posting a 50-17 regular...
by Jackie Johnson | Sep 21, 2010
Wisconsin’s Joint Finance Committee gives three state agencies the OK to spend almost $24 million from the federal government. The Department of Workforce Development will get the biggest share of that money — over $19-million federal stimulus dollars will...
by Andrew Beckett | Sep 21, 2010
The attorney for Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz is denying new allegations of inappropriate conduct. Governor Doyle’s office on Monday released a letter from a woman who claims she met Kratz on an online dating site, and they went out for dinner last...
