by WRN Contributor | Nov 24, 2010
A 10-year veteran of the Fond du Lac Police Department will serve a three day unpaid suspension following the outcome of an excessive force investigation. Officer Joel Gudex will also be required to take remedial training. Gudex slammed 49-year-old John Lund down on a...
by Jackie Johnson | Nov 24, 2010
Go ahead, indulge; you just might be helping out the state’s farming community. The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s annual price survey of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner shows the meal is not only affordable, but the group’s spokesman Casey Langan...
by Bob Hague | Nov 24, 2010
Advocates for a three-year moratorium on earmarks in the U.S. Senate don’t appear to have enough votes to implement the reform issue next week. Republican leaders in the House are promising to extend their earmark moratorium, and now Senate Minority Leader Mitch...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 24, 2010
The Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group is out with its annual look at dangerous toys out on store shelves this holiday season. WISPIRG Director Bruce Speight says researchers tested a wide variety of toys for the annual “Trouble in Toyland” report....
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 24, 2010
There are early indications that Wisconsin’s ban on sending electronic waste to landfills is working. The law that took effect in September requires consumers and manufacturers to recycle old electronic devices, rather than just throwing them away. Thad Nation...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 23, 2010
Two minors were shot in Sawyer County on Tuesday morning. According to the Sawyer County sheriff’s office, 2 suspects entered the Country Side Bar in the town of Bass Lake, around 5:30 a.m. The report says they had plans to steal alcohol and money. After being...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 23, 2010
Local, county, and state officials held a listening session in Fond du Lac last night to hear concerns about a growing problem on Lake Winnebago; the weeds. With improved water clarity the weeds this past summer clogged jet skis, compromised boating, and released...
by Jackie Johnson | Nov 23, 2010
Before you even hit the road, Tod Pritchard with Wisconsin Emergency Management suggests visiting the state Department of Transportation website for road conditions — 511wi.gov — or simply call 511. “Their site is so great because it gives you the...
by Brian Moon | Nov 23, 2010
Minnesota is moving forward with ideas on passenger rail, regardless of Wisconsin Governor-Elect Scott Walker’s tabling of the Madison-to-Milwaukee high speed rail. Rail advocates long term plan was to extend the line to the Twin Cities. The Gopher State is...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 23, 2010
For the second time in just under a month, Racine County is picking up the pieces from a tornado. It happened late Monday afternoon, off a storm system moving east-northeast from Illinois, with most of the damage in the central Village of Union Grove. Racine County...
by Bill Scott | Nov 23, 2010
Wisconsin Badger running back John Clay was named one of three finalists for the Doak Walker award, given annually to the nation’s top running back. Clay has rushed for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns in 9-games this season. Clay missed the last few games with a...
by Bill Scott | Nov 23, 2010
First it was Wade Phillips, fired by Dallas after a blowout loss to the Green Bay Packers. Sunday, the Vikings were embarrassed by the Packers, 31-3 and it led to the Vikings firing Brad Childress on Monday. Childress had just signed a contract extension through...
by Bill Scott | Nov 23, 2010
The Green Bay Packers expect to be thin at safety when they face the Atlanta Falcons this Sunday in Atlanta. Atari Bigby and Anthony Smith were both injured in Sunday’s 31-3 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Bigby suffered a hamstring strain and Smith suffered...
by Bill Scott | Nov 23, 2010
The Green Bay Phoenix got off to a slow start, hitting just 20% of their shots in the first half and was blown out by IUPUI 63-46 in Oxford, Ohio on Monday night. The Phoenix improved in the second half (46%FG) but it was too late. Rahmon Fletcher was the only...
by Bill Scott | Nov 23, 2010
Mason Plumlee scored a career-high 25 points and added 12 rebounds and 6 blocks to lead top-ranked Duke to a 82-77 win over the Marquette Golden Eagles in the semifinals of the CBE Classic on Monday night in Kansas City. The Golden Eagles were able to tie the game...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 23, 2010
The Legislature will likely be back at the Capitol one more time before the end of the year, and a watchdog group is calling on lawmakers to act on a campaign finance reform measure when they do. Legislative leaders have indicated they will come back to finalize state...
by Jackie Johnson | Nov 22, 2010
Hunters register a preliminary tally of 106,404 deer over the first two days of the traditional November nine-day gun deer hunt, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The preliminary count this year was up about 6.3 percent from last year’s...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 22, 2010
The DNR is investigating five hunting accidents involving firearms from over the weekend. All were non-fatal, according to the agency’s Greg Matthews. The incidents occurred in Wood, Marquette, Marathon, Door, and Douglas Counties. Matthews says two involved...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 22, 2010
A Dane County mother is behind bars, after crashing her car. Krystal Harris of Sun Prairie is facing a wide range of charges. Police say she was drinking and two children, ages seven and three, in the car with her at the time of the crash. Police say the accident that...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 22, 2010
The state Department of Revenue is getting ready to shut down the last of several field offices targeted for closure in recent years. Since 2007, the Department has been working to consolidate its field offices from 27 locations to just seven. Spokeswoman Stephanie...
