by Bill Scott | May 25, 2011
The Wisconsin football team will play Indiana at 11am CT on Oct. 15 for its annual Homecoming game. Television details haven’t been finalized, but the game will air on either ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or the Big Ten Network. The Badgers have won six of its last seven...
by Bill Scott | May 25, 2011
The NCAA released the Academic Progress Rate numbers on Tuesday. The numbers measure how well schools are able to graduate their athletes. Among the four Division 1 institutions in Wisconsin, only UW-Milwaukee’s men’s basketball team came close to facing...
by Bill Scott | May 25, 2011
The Green Bay Packers have scheduled their annual shareholders meeting for July 28th at Lambeau Field. The Packers say the meeting will be held regardless of whether the NFL and players have a new collective bargaining agreement is in place. The Packers, being...
by Bob Hague | May 25, 2011
Dane County officials announced Tuesday that they’ve found a way to save a million dollars from the sheriff’s department budget. Newly elected County Executive Joe Parisi says the savings that will result from closing the second floor of the county’s...
by Bill Scott | May 25, 2011
Rickie Weeks 2-run homer in the 7th got the Milwaukee Brewers to within a run and Jonathan Lucroy’s two-out single to right in the 8th inning turned out to be the game winner in a 7-6 come from behind win over the Washington Nationals. It’s the 8th...
by Andrew Beckett | May 25, 2011
Just four years after former Governor Jim Doyle started the Wisconsin Covenant program, the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee has voted to do away with it. The program promises students access to financial aid and a UW or tech college education, if they get...
by Bob Hague | May 25, 2011
State Representative Don Pridemore has introduced an Arizona-style immigration bill. The Hartford Republican proposes a measure which, among other things, would prevent local governments from offering sanctuary to people in the U.S. illegally. The bill requires law...
by Jackie Johnson | May 24, 2011
The Joint Finance Committee rejects Governor Scott Walker’s proposed changes to Wisconsin’s popular low-cost prescription drug program for the elderly. Committee Co-Chair Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) holds up the more than 14,000 signatures in support...
by WRN Contributor | May 24, 2011
A New London makes his initial appearance in Waupaca County Circuit Court on charges that he killed a man four years ago. 35-year-old Chad Magolski is charged with First-Degree Intentional Homicide in the death of 77-year-old James Park. Park was found in his New...
by WRN Contributor | May 24, 2011
Wisconsin is pushing closer to an above average year for tornado activity. Officials say that’s after nine suspected twisters swept through the state on Sunday as part of a storm system that left massive devastation further south. Meteorologist Jake Wimberly...
by Andrew Beckett | May 24, 2011
Violations of the states Do Not Call list by telemarketers continue to top the list of complaints at the state Division of Consumer Protection. Consumers filed over 2,200 complaints about telemarketers in 2010. Division administrator Sandy Chalmers says it’s the...
by Bill Scott | May 24, 2011
The Milwaukee Brewers claimed left-handed reliever Daniel Ray Herrera off waivers from Cincinnati to add a reliever to their injury-plagued bullpen. The 26-year-old Herrera pitched the last three seasons with the Reds and was in Triple-A this year. The Brewers...
by WRN Contributor | May 24, 2011
A 40-year-old Melrose man, who is facing 40 felonies for alleged sex assaults in Jackson and Manitowoc counties, made his initial appearance in Manitowoc County court Monday. Robert Tollefson appeared before Judge Patrick Willis where his case was continued until June...
by Brian Moon | May 24, 2011
Wisconsin will see a US Senate seat open up in 2012 as Herb Kohl (D-Wisconsin) is not running for another term, leading to predictions as to who are viable candidates. Freshman US Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) was asked by reporters whether voters would like to...
by Bob Hague | May 24, 2011
The chair of the state’s Democratic party says they’re confident about pending recalls. And Mike Tate said there’s a difference between signatures gathered to force recalls against Senate Republicans and Senate Democrats. “Signatures collected...
by Andrew Beckett | May 23, 2011
Governor Scott Walker has signed a bill into law that gives his office more control over the rules state agencies write. The measure grants the Governor veto power over agency rules, which currently only need to be approved the Legislature. The Governor says those...
by Bob Hague | May 23, 2011
The state Government Accountability Board has certified the recall election for three Republican state Senators. GAB staffer David Buerger explained that while 92 signatures from the recall petitions against Senator Dan Kapanke of La Crosse were invalid, more than...
by Bill Scott | May 23, 2011
It’s not everyday you win a Major League baseball game with just 2-hits. That’s exactly what happened to the Milwaukee Brewers. Colorado’s Ubaldo Jimenez held the Brewers to just 2-hits, but he walked 5 and hit 1 Brewers batter as well. Ryan Braun...
by Bill Scott | May 23, 2011
Interesting chatter concerning Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings. Checking CBSSports.com to see a story on Jennings. The post referred to a quote in the Cleveland Plain Dealer indicating that the Bucks would be open to trading Jennings. In his rookie...
by Bill Scott | May 23, 2011
The UW-Whitewater Warhawks are in the NCAA Division 3 Tournament field for the 5th time in school history. The Warhawks (36-11) will open against Buena Vista College at 4:30pm on Friday at Fox Cities Stadium. Buena Vista (32-16) is making its first ever appearance...
