by Andrew Beckett | Oct 25, 2011
Starting a week from today, Wisconsin residents will be able to apply for a license to carry a concealed weapon. To help applicants prepare, the Department of Justice has launched a website to clear up any confusion about the process. Brian O’Keefe with the DOJ...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 25, 2011
An official with the state Department of Natural Resources says it’s unlikely a cougar recently spotted in Juneau County will travel very far south in Wisconsin. A trail camera captured a photo of a cougar earlier this month just north of Mauston. DNR Wildlife...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 24, 2011
A new report says Wisconsin needs to do more to encourage the growth of wind and solar energy companies. The report from the Environmental Law and Policy Center shows over 300 companies in the state are part of the wind and solar energy chain and provide nearly 12,000...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 24, 2011
For the second time this year, the secretary of the state Department of Workforce Development is leaving. Governor Walker’s office on Monday announced that DWD Secretary Scott Baumbach has submitted his letter of resignation, just four months after taking the...
by Brian Moon | Oct 24, 2011
Supporters are using Food Day to increase awareness about the economic benefits of locally raised crops. The Wisconsin-based Michael Fields Agricultural Institute is keeping an eye on a bill in Congress that would aid in technical support for new farmers, connect...
by Bill Scott | Oct 24, 2011
The Green Bay Packers were challenged on Sunday, but they held off the Minnesota Vikings 33-27 at the Metrodome. The win pushed the Packers record to a perfect 7-0 heading into the bye week. That’s the only unblemished record still left in the NFL. The...
by Jackie Johnson | Oct 24, 2011
Members of a legislative committee meet in Hurley Thursday to get public input on a possible iron mine in that region. Representative Mary Williams (R-Medford) is chairperson of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business. “And I want to get input...
by Brian Moon | Oct 24, 2011
Gun rights advocates say the Governor and legislature need to step in to amend the state Department of Justice’s concealed carry rules. Jeff Nass, President of NRA charter group WI-FORCE, says Attorney General JB Van Hollen has overstepped his bounds by...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 24, 2011
Democrats are expected to start a recall effort next month against Governor Scott Walker and a new wave of recalls could hit the state Senate as well. Former governor and Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Tommy Thompson says that political instability is harmful to the...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 24, 2011
Efforts continue to pass a venture capital bill in the state Legislature, although it remains unclear if an agreement can be reached this fall. Such a plan could make it easier for businesses to access the cash they need to expand, creating new jobs in Wisconsin....
by WRN Contributor | Oct 24, 2011
Residents in the Village of Mount Pleasant, located near Racine, are speaking out against plans to build three wind turbines at an SC Johnson facility there. The company is seeking approval from the Village to build the turbines, which would generate up to 10 million...
by Jackie Johnson | Oct 22, 2011
The former mayor of Tomah and gubernatorial candidate for the Libertarian Party in 2002 is dead at the age of 66. The younger brother of former Governor and U.S. Health Secretary Tommy Thompson announced September of 2010 while campaigning as a Republican for 31st...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 22, 2011
President Barack Obama announced Friday that U.S. troops will leave Iraq by the end of the year, marking the end of a conflict that’s gone one for nearly nine years. During that time, Wisconsin played an active part in the war and the rebuilding of Iraq. More...
by Bill Scott | Oct 21, 2011
The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team captured its first WCHA victory of the season, knocking off No. 5/6 North Dakota 5-3 at the Kohl Center on Friday night. Landon Peterson picked up his first career win in goal for the Badgers (2-3-0, 1-2-0 WCHA) with a...
by Bill Scott | Oct 21, 2011
One of the greatest guards to ever wear a Green Bay Packers uniform, Gale Gillingham, died this Thursday at the age of 67. Gillingham passed away while lifting weights in the garage of his Little Falls, Minnesota home. Gillingham was the first round draft pick of the...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 21, 2011
In Wausau, two busts in two days at head shops selling synthetic marijuana. Wausau police bought the synthetic pot at “Blazin Gifts” on Wednesday and at the “Lil’ Devil Glass” head shop on Thursday. The owner of the first shop and the manager of the second have both...
by Brian Moon | Oct 21, 2011
State Senator Van Wanggaard says there are a number of high-schoolers who know they won’t be attending college. With these schools focusing on college entrance, he says those kids become bored often drop out. Wanggaard is backing a bill that would allow school...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 21, 2011
What’s being called an unprecedented agreement will eventually turn over control of the former Chrysler engine plant site to the City of Kenosha for redevelopment, at virtually no cost to taxpayers. EPA Region-5 Executive Margaret Guerrierro called the deal...
by Jackie Johnson | Oct 21, 2011
Republicans in the Senate make it tougher to get abortions in Wisconsin. States could prohibit coverage of most abortions in the plans offered through the new health care exchanges to be established by 2014 under the new federally-mandated law. Senator Rich Zipperer...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 21, 2011
It started as a case of severe child abuse in Racine, but turned into a homicide with the death of a two-year-old girl. Racine Police reports indicate the mother of the victim showed up with the child at the emergency room at the local hospital, but staff found...
