by WRN Contributor | Aug 31, 2011
A former state assemblyman from Chippewa County who has been arrested several times for impaired driving is now accused of altering a prescription. Police in Chippewa Falls say 41-year-old Jeff Wood was taken into custody Monday on a probation hold after he came in...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 31, 2011
Everyone will get to march in Wausau’s Labor Day parade after all, after the Marathon County Labor Council dropped a policy that would have banned Republicans from participating. The move comes after Wausau Mayor Jim Tipple threatened to pull city funding and...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 31, 2011
The Janesville Education Association believes the school district still has plenty of options to fill a $2.1 million budget gap — without teachers making economic concessions. “They absolutely can tax. They still have the tax levy to use, they still have...
by Jackie Johnson | Aug 31, 2011
Considering recent natural disasters on the east coast, emergency officials push preparedness. An earthquake earlier this month and Hurricane Irene are examples of why it’s important for everyone to be prepared, so says Tod Pritchard with Wisconsin Emergency...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 31, 2011
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson is likely to draw some attention after an op-ed piece in the Washington Times Monday calling for the repeal of the Obama agenda. He says it was obvious when the president was trying to calm the markets after the S & P downgrade of the...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 31, 2011
Legislation at the Capitol would make it a crime for school bus drivers to use a cell phone or other wireless device while kids are onboard. Under the proposal from state Representative Samantha Kerkman (R-Powers Lake), drivers caught using a phone while transporting...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 31, 2011
A state senator from Wisconsin is urging Iowa Democrats to “get off the couch” and prepare to fight union-busting legislation similar to what is now law in Wisconsin. State Senator Lena Taylor, a Democrat from Milwaukee, was among the Wisconsin lawmakers...
by Bob Hague | Aug 31, 2011
Milwaukee police are stepping their efforts to combat gun violence. Jim Harpole is assistant chief with the Milwaukee Police Department, which is stepping up patrol activities in a direct response to an increase in shootings this summer, in three of the...
by Bob Hague | Aug 30, 2011
Funding for Wisconsin’s recycling program was raided to the tune of $26 million dollars as part of the state budget. Now Democratic legislators are calling for that loss to be made good. “It’s such an important program to so many people across the...
by Bill Scott | Aug 30, 2011
The Green Bay Packers released a total of three players today, getting their roster down to the mandated limit of 80-players. They released WR Antonio Robinson, G Adrian Battles & LB K.C. Osiodu. The Packers close out the preseason on Thursday night against...
by Bob Hague | Aug 30, 2011
Proposed legislation would strengthen legal protections for domestic violence victims. State Senator Van Wanggaard is a former police officer with firsthand experience. He says many abusers under restraining orders often relocate to Wisconsin and resume the abuse....
by Brian Moon | Aug 30, 2011
The National Governors Association will be holding its annual meeting in Milwaukee in 2013. Governor Scott Walker made the announcement this morning, drawing on his experience at the NGA meeting held in Salt Lake City last month. “It’s a unique opportunity...
by Bill Scott | Aug 30, 2011
Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers wanted to practice on Monday, but coach Mike McCarthy held him out of workouts because of a sprained foot. McCarthy said the injury was not serious and he wouldn’t say if Rodgers will play at all in the preseason finale...
by Bill Scott | Aug 30, 2011
The Milwaukee Brewers announced today that the club has eclipsed 3-million tickets sold for the 2011 season at Miller Park. It marks the 3rd time in franchise history that the club has gone over 3-million (2008 & 2009). Today’s date is the second-earliest...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 30, 2011
The Department of Natural Resources says a wildfire burning in Marinette County is contained, although DNR forestry supervisor Mike Folgert says the blaze will likely remain active for some time. The fire started last week in a remote wooded area between Peshtigo and...
by Jackie Johnson | Aug 29, 2011
Hurricane Irene has come and gone, but the need for help continues. The Salvation Army remains on the scene along the east coast, doing damage assessment and helping evacuees and volunteers. “They’re receiving significant requests for mass care after the...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 29, 2011
For the past several years, the Department of Natural Resources has been working to keep viral hemorrhagic septicemia, or VHS, from spreading beyond Lake Winnebago and the Great Lakes into Wisconsin. So far, DNR microbiologist Erik Eikenberry says a recent round of...
by Bob Hague | Aug 29, 2011
The first official candidate is in the race for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Herb Kohl. He’s former congressman Mark Neumann, a businessman who also sought the Republican nomination for governor, which he lost to Scott Walker. Neumann said hopes to...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 29, 2011
A health scare at a Madison clinic. Officials with Dean Clinic are notifying some 2300 patients who may have been exposed to blood borne diseases like HIV and Hepatitis B and C over the past five years. They discovered a former employee was inappropriately using...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 29, 2011
A previously proposed presidential prospect puts up with parenting pressures. Although some Republican Party faithfuls urged Congressman Paul Ryan to make a Presidential run, Ryan has cited his young family as a reason he will not run. “Any job in politics you...
