by WRN Contributor | Oct 31, 2011
Bluff collapse near Milwaukee sends construction equipment into Lake Michigan. At this point there is no immediate danger, according to officials at the scene. Part of the bluff at the south end of the We Energies power plant site in Oak Creek collapsed this morning,...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 31, 2011
Wisconsin’s poor-and-elderly might face even more cuts in their Medicaid health programs. That’s after the federal government said it would not give the state $45 million it overpaid Washington due to previous federal mistakes in carrying out disability programs. US...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 31, 2011
It was another successful FreakFest in downtown Madison over the weekend. The annual Halloween party on State Street saw another well-behaved crowd. “By all accounts everything went quite well,” reports Mike Verveer, the alderman who represents the...
by Brian Moon | Oct 31, 2011
The first of three conferences on emergency preparedness in Wisconsin schools kicks off today. For those who can’t attend a Center for School, Youth and Citizen Preparedness event, the group is also offering a way to participate online. For the first time this...
by Bill Scott | Oct 31, 2011
The boys WIAA State Soccer Championships wrapped up over the weekend. Final results follow: Division 1 Milwaukee Marquette 6, Kettle Moraine 0 Division 2 Mount Horeb 1, Waukesha Catholic Memorial 0 Division 3 Racine Prairie School 5, Winnebago Lutheran...
by Bill Scott | Oct 31, 2011
The Milwaukee Brewers announced Sunday that they’ve declined the mutual option on reliever Francisco Rodriguez as well as the club option on shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt. Rodriguez went 4-0 with a 1.86 ERA in 31 appearances with the Brewers. He’ll...
by Bill Scott | Oct 31, 2011
Wisconsin’s 33-29 loss to Ohio State in Columbus on Saturday dropped the Badgers in the polls this week. Wisconsin fell to 17th in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll. They dropped to 19th in the Associated Press Top 25 and to 20th in this week’s BCS...
by Bill Scott | Oct 31, 2011
For the second consecutive week, the Wisconsin Badgers suffered a Big Ten loss with a touchdown pass in the final minute. Braxton Miller connected on a 40-yard touchdown pass in the final minute on Saturday night as the Ohio State Buckeyes knocked off the Badgers...
by Jackie Johnson | Oct 30, 2011
Almost $7 billion is expected to be spent on Halloween this year, up from $5.8 billion last year, according to the National Retail Federation. Revenue for retailers is up well over 100 percent from a mere $3.3 billion spent in 2005. Doug Johnson, Madison-based...
by Bob Hague | Oct 29, 2011
Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl is not seeking reelection to the U.S. Senate seat he’s held since 1988. Any advice for the presumed Democratic nominee? “I know Tammy Baldwin and she’s an outstanding person. She’s been a great representative for...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 29, 2011
The state Department of Corrections is putting most of the state’s sex offenders on notice. The agency has issued a prohibition on any registered sex offender currently on probation or under supervision from taking part in Halloween activities in their...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 28, 2011
The Department of Administration has released its rules for concealed carry in state buildings. The policy announced Friday indicates permit holders will be allowed to carry hidden weapons in most state facilities, including the Capitol building. Deputy Secretary...
by Jackie Johnson | Oct 28, 2011
Schools can fire or refuse to hire convicted felons, under legislation passed by the state senate Thursday. Democrats argue convicted felons would be prevented from getting jobs after having served their sentences. Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) points to the high...
by Bill Scott | Oct 28, 2011
The top ranked Division 3 hockey team, St. Norbert College, opens NCHA play this weekend. The Green Knights are at UW-Stevens Point tonight for the first of two games this weekend. The two teams return to Green Bay for the rematch on Saturday night as the Green...
by Bill Scott | Oct 28, 2011
Wisconsin senior guard Jordan Taylor has been selected preseason All-Big Ten, as voted on by a panel of Big Ten media, and the Wisconsin men’s basketball team was predicted to finish second behind 2011 champion Ohio State. The media made Buckeye sophomore Jared...
by Bill Scott | Oct 28, 2011
The WIAA State High School Soccer Tournament is underway in Milwaukee. In Division 1 Quarterfinals on Thursday: Marquette 6, Green Bay Preble 2 Middleton 1, Brookfield East 0 Kettle Moraine 2, Chippewa Falls 1 Neenah 3, Elkhorn 0 In today’s semifinals: Division...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 28, 2011
The state Senate has approved legislation that limits attorney fees in civil lawsuits. The bill would cap attorney fees in lawsuits to no more than three times the value of damages awarded in the decision. State Senator Rich Zipperer (R-Pewaukee) says the measure is...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 27, 2011
As the state prepares to unveil rules that will likely allow concealed weapons in the Capitol, the state Senate is poised to ban the public from carrying into its chambers. The concealed carry law passed earlier this year takes effect on November first, allowing...
by Bob Hague | Oct 27, 2011
A bill allowing for expansion of charter schools in Wisconsin has cleared the legislature’s budget panel. Joint Finance Committee co-chair, Representative Robin Vos, noted charter schools have bi-partisan support. “Actually I just read a story talking...
by Bill Scott | Oct 27, 2011
As the Wisconsin Badgers gets ready for Saturday nights Big Ten road game in Columbus against the Ohio State Buckeyes, center Peter Konz from Neenah, Wisconsin took some time to discuss Wisconsin’s rich history of producing excellent offensive linemen. AUDIO:...
