by Bill Scott | Mar 28, 2011
Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said Carlos Gomez remains the top center fielder, but they still went out and acquired some backup help. The Brewers sent minor league infielder Cutter Dykstra and cash to the Washington Nationals for outfielder Nyjer...
by Bill Scott | Mar 28, 2011
The Green Bay Phoenix’ run came to an end in the NCAA “Sweet 16” regional semifinals, falling Sunday to top-seeded Baylor 86-76 in Dallas. Kayla Tetschlag scored 27 points and Celeste Hoewisch added 20 points for Green Bay (34-2), but Baylor (34-2)...
by Bill Scott | Mar 28, 2011
The 2011 WIAA Winter Sports Tournament season concluded with five girls basketball championship games at the Kohl Center on Saturday. The results of the five title games follow: Div. 1 Nicolet (27-2) 58, Middleton (26-2) 54 Div. 2 New London (25-3) 53,...
by Andrew Beckett | Mar 28, 2011
The days of having your photo taken at the DMV and walking out with a new driver’s license or ID card will soon be over. DOT operations manager Patrick Fernan says people will have to wait up to 30 days for those items to come in the mail, as the state...
by Andrew Beckett | Mar 28, 2011
The Association of Wisconsin School Administrators says four principals from elementary, middle, and high schools make student success their top priority. Those awarded the honor this year are Brad Peck at East High School in Wausau, Randy Daul at Asa Clark Middle...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 26, 2011
A state lawmaker says a proposal to reduce the number of meals fed to inmates at Wisconsin prisons could save a lot of money. State Representative Mark Radcliffe (D-Black River Falls) is backing legislation that would feed inmates two meals a day, instead of the...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 26, 2011
Kenosha takes its turn saying farewell this weekend to a city native who died in the line of duty while serving as a police officer in Fond du Lac. Craig Birkholz was shot and killed responding to a sexual assault complaint last Sunday. Kenosha Police Sergeant James...
by Bob Hague | Mar 26, 2011
A plan to split UW Madison from the rest of the UW System has competition. The chancellors of UW extension and all the UW campuses – with the exception of UW Madison’s Biddy Martin, have signed on to this Wisconsin Idea Partnership, a reaction...
by Andrew Beckett | Mar 25, 2011
Wisconsin’s non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau published a controversial law late Friday that makes changes to the collective bargaining rights of most public employees. The move comes despite a temporary restraining order issued by a Dane County judge last...
by Bob Hague | Mar 25, 2011
With threats to family planning and community health centers in Governor Scott Walker’s proposed state budget, supporters of Planned Parenthood rallied at the Capitol on Friday. Walker is proposing to eliminate the Title V Maternal and Child Health Program which...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 25, 2011
A morale booster for Fond du Lac Police, as Officer Ryan Williams is being released from the Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah today. Williams was shot twice in the chest last Sunday while responding to a sexual assault complaint. Fellow officer Craig Birkholz was...
by Brian Moon | Mar 25, 2011
Health care advocates are praising the passage of the Affordable Care Act which celebrated its first anniversary this week. A conference call run by Citizen Action of Wisconsin focused on a 35-percent tax credit that small businesses can take advantage of this filing...
by Bill Scott | Mar 25, 2011
Poor shooting gets to the Badgers once again. Wisconsin fell to Butler Thursday night 61-54 in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Badgers connected on just 30% of their shots from the field in the loss. Junior Jordan Taylor was the lone...
by Bill Scott | Mar 25, 2011
The Division 4 and 5 finals in the WIAA Girl’s State Basketball Tournament are set while the Division 1 field is finally locked in. Super Tuesday finally wrapped up Thursday night. Eau Claire North knocked out Appleton East 46-41 in Stevens Point. The Huskies...
by Jackie Johnson | Mar 25, 2011
One Madisonian is showing his solidarity with state union employees, as he enters day 21 of his hunger strike at the Capitol. Matthew Schauenburg is not eating anything, he says, until the governor restores collective bargaining for government employees, and initiates...
by Andrew Beckett | Mar 25, 2011
It’s been almost two weeks since large scale protests surrounded the state Capitol building each day and three weeks since a judge ordered the building fully open to the public again. However, one lawmaker says extreme security measures remain in place and they...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 24, 2011
The Fond du Lac police officer critically wounded in a shooting over the weekend is now out of intensive care. 33-year-old Ryan Williams was initially in critical condition after he was flown to a Neenah hospital with two gunshot wounds to the chest. Dr. Raymond...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 24, 2011
Johnson Wax heir Samuel Curtis Johnson III, who recently left his position as Chairman of Racine based Diversey, Incorporated, has been charged with the repeated sexual assault of a child. The billionaire son of the late Samuel Johnson appeared in Racine County...
by Bob Hague | Mar 24, 2011
Protesters are dogging the tracks of Republican lawmakers. Thursday, while Joint Finance Committee co-chairs, Representative Robin Vos and Senator Alberta Darling were inside the Madison Club attending a WisPolitics luncheon, about 100 protesters were outside the...
by Andrew Beckett | Mar 24, 2011
The state Supreme Court is being asked to decide a challenge to the lawsuit stopping implementation of the budget repair bill. The 4th District Court of Appeals on Thursday said the state Supreme Court should decide if a restraining order blocking the Secretary of...
