by Bill Scott | Jun 24, 2011
After a number of first round moves by the Milwaukee Bucks at the NBA draft, things settle down in the second round. The Bucks used their second round pick (40th overall) on Badger forward Jon Leuer. The 6’10 Leuer averaged 18.3 points per game with the...
by Jackie Johnson | Jun 24, 2011
There’s an effort to convince the governor to continue increased funding to the Focus on Energy program. Saying energy efficiency creates jobs, a coalition of 124 businesses signed a letter asking Governor Scott Walker to veto a portion of the state budget that...
by Bill Scott | Jun 24, 2011
The Badger men’s basketball team will make a trip to Chicago over the Thanksgiving weekend. Wisconsin headlines the field for the sixth annual Chicago Invitational Challenge, Nov. 25-26, at the Sears Centre Arena. Wofford, Missouri-Kansas City, Longwood,...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 24, 2011
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held today at the site of a new Skilled Nursing Facility for veterans in Chippewa Falls. The $20 million, 72-bed facility is scheduled to open next year, and will be the third such home in the state. Brian Marshall with the Department...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 24, 2011
Wisconsin hit a record high for gas prices in May, with regular unleaded topping $4.11 a gallon. Since then, Pam Moen with AAA-Wisconsin says we’ve been fortunate to see the statewide average drop almost 50-cents, to about $3.63. Moen says that’s good news...
by Bill Scott | Jun 24, 2011
More than 4,000 youth soccer players are ready for the U.S. Youth Soccer Region II Championships in the Fox Valley. The tournament consists of 214 total teams, comprised of boys and girls ages 13 through 19. Region II Chairman Bob Hart said this is a tournament of...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 24, 2011
The federal government has filed a lawsuit against New Berlin, claiming the city was racially motivated in rejecting a low-income housing project. The 13-page complaint filed in federal court accuses New Berlin of violating the Fair Housing Act last year. It also...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 23, 2011
Breaking with a long standing tradition of signing the state budget in Madison, Governor Scott Walker has decided to move the event to Green Bay this weekend with plans to sign the $66 billion billion. The Governor will hold the signing ceremony Sunday afternoon at...
by Bill Scott | Jun 23, 2011
After his Milwaukee Brewers dropped their second interleague series this season, skipper Ron Roenicke said the interleague schedule setup is not fair. The Brewers lost the rubber match of their series with Tampa Bay 6-3 on Wednesday and Roenicke took advantage of a...
by Bill Scott | Jun 23, 2011
According to Mark Miller at the Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook, the WIAA Board of Control, at its summer meeting today, has put an end to the Super Tuesday Sectional game that was implemented for Division 1 in both Boys and Girls competition last season. Division 1...
by Brian Moon | Jun 23, 2011
The state budget is ready for the Governor’s signature and the head of Wisconsin’s largest teachers union paints a grim picture for K-12 under the plan. Mary Bell of WEAC says the two-year-budget amounts to an “attack on public education.” She...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 23, 2011
Former State Senator Dave Zien was involved in a ruckus at the state Capitol on Tuesday, but he says it was protestors causing the trouble. Video shot in the Capitol Rotunda showed a circle of protestors singing, while the former Eau Claire Republican rolled his...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 23, 2011
Now that the Legislature has approved a bill legalizing concealed carry in Wisconsin, a state lawmaker is looking to increase penalties for those who do it illegally. During the debate over the bill, a central argument of supporters was that criminals don’t care...
by Jackie Johnson | Jun 22, 2011
The daily singalong at the Capitol is much bigger than usual today. State Senator Kathleen Vinehout (D-Alma) uses her lunch break to sing pro-union songs along with about 100 protesters, she says, now that the legislature passed the state budget and her schedule is a...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 22, 2011
A Dane County Judge has agreed to consolidate legal challenges filed in recall races targeting nine state senators. Both Democrats and Republicans filed the challenges in Dane County court after the Government Accountability Board certified recall petitions against...
by Brian Moon | Jun 22, 2011
The Wisconsin Medical Society is hoping school farms can help deal with a health crisis. The School Garden Initiative will have kids grow their own food encouraging more fruits and vegetables are eaten daily. “In particular this connection to childhood obesity...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 22, 2011
Security measures at the state Capitol building continue to be dialed back. Capitol Police this morning removed metal detectors that had been in place at all five of the entrances to the building currently being used. The move comes as officials prepare to fully...
by Bill Scott | Jun 22, 2011
If Jon Leuer doesn’t see the inside of another airplane for a while, he probably won’t mind. Leuer was at his 16th pre-draft workout yesterday, this time in Milwaukee, working out for the Bucks. The former Wisconsin Badgers will make one more visit today...
by Bill Scott | Jun 22, 2011
With Luc Richard Mbah A Moute headed for restricted free agency, the Milwaukee Bucks made a qualifying offer to the former UCLA Bruin yesterday. The move allows the Bucks to match any contract offer made by other teams. Mbah A Moute averaged 6.7 points and 5.3...
by Bill Scott | Jun 22, 2011
Milwaukee Brewers right hander Shaun Marcum will make his scheduled start against the Tampa Bay Rays in the series finale this afternoon at Miller Park. Marcum injured his hip flexor in his last start in Boston on Friday, but he checked out fine after a pregame...
