by Andrew Beckett | Nov 30, 2011
The state Office of Lawyer Regulation wants the law license of a former Calumet County District Attorney revoked for six months. Kenneth Kratz resigned in 2010 after several women came forward accusing him of inappropriate sexual advances, including one woman who...
by Bob Hague | Nov 30, 2011
Wednesday marks one of the quarterly deadlines to enroll in the state’s no call list. Sandy Chalmers is with the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Enrolling today should free you from unsolicited sales calls for two years beginning...
by Bill Scott | Nov 30, 2011
Ian Herbers won his head coaching debut with the Milwaukee Admirals on Tuesday night with an 8-3 win over Abbortsford. Herbers was handed he Admirals job after Kirk Muller left after just 17 games to take over the head job with the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes....
by Bill Scott | Nov 30, 2011
The Milwaukee Brewers announced the 2012 coaching staffs at Brevard County, Wisconsin and rookie teams in Helena and Arizona. The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers staff will stay the same, which means Appleton native Matt Erickson will be back as field manager for a second...
by Bill Scott | Nov 30, 2011
After spending the weekend in the Brown County Jail, Green Bay Packers linebacker Erik Walden apologized yesterday, after being arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. AUDIO: Walden’s statement to the media on Tuesday :24 Walden’s attorney, Steve...
by Brian Moon | Nov 30, 2011
Cyberbullying is a problem not just in the US but globally. Justin Patchin, Co-director of the Cyberbullying Research Center, joined European counterparts at the University of London Friday in talking about the issue. Patchin says the research in Europe is...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 30, 2011
Federal prosecutors say three men have pleaded guilty to drug charges for their roles in a massive marijuana growing operation uncovered in northern Wisconsin. The three Mexican citizens pleaded guilty recently in U.S. District Court in Madison to charges of...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 29, 2011
The state Department of Natural Resources says the number of deer harvested during the recently concluded gun season was up this year. According to a survey of about 600 registration stations across the state, an estimated 226,260 deer were killed during the nine-day...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 29, 2011
Only minutes elapsed between the 911 call a Horicon woman made and the time it took for a Dodge County Sheriff’s deputy to respond to an industrial accident at Vivid Image in Theresa Monday afternoon. Cindy Persha’s 65-year-old husband Thomas and 55-year-old Ramon...
by Bob Hague | Nov 29, 2011
This year’s deer hunt was a comparatively safe one. “We had zero fatalities. We had six nonfatal incidents,” said Todd Schaller, a conservation warden and chief of the DNR recreational safety section. Schaller said those numbers for the second lowest...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 29, 2011
Citing a continuing need to protect the public, a Waupaca County judge is ordering an 11 year prison sentence for one of the men accused of running down deer with snowmobiles near the Town of Lind in 2009. Circuit Judge Phil Kirk handed down the sentence Tuesday to...
by Bill Scott | Nov 29, 2011
Wisconsin senior quarterback Russell Wilson and junior running back Montee Ball were each named the best at their positions and highlighted a list of 17 Badgers named All-Big Ten on Monday as the league announced its postseason awards and all-conference teams. After...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 29, 2011
More than three years after her body was discovered by deer hunters in Fond du Lac County a “Jane Doe” will be laid to rest. Sheriff Mick Fink announced a public burial for the young woman that will be held Wednesday, December 7th in Waupun. Sheriff’s...
by Bill Scott | Nov 29, 2011
The Milwaukee Brewers named Johnny Narron the teams hitting coach on Monday, replacing Dale Sveum, who was named the new manager of the Chicago Cubs. Narron is the older brother of Brewers bench coach Jerry Narron. He joins the Brewers after spending four seasons on...
by Bill Scott | Nov 29, 2011
The National Football League has suspended Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh for two games after stomping an opponent in a Thanksgiving Day game against the Green Bay Packers. Suh stomped on the arm of Packers guard Evan Dietrich-Smith in the third quarter...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 29, 2011
If a state lawmaker has his way, the tree placed each year in the state Capitol rotunda will be known as a “Christmas Tree” once again. Lawmakers changed the name to “Holiday Tree” in 1985, but state Representative Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) is...
by Brian Moon | Nov 29, 2011
Tenants in the Milwaukee and Green Bay areas may get more resources to draw from. Brenda Konkel, who directs the Tenant Resource Center, has been advising nonprofits in those cities in setting up a similar service as her Madison-based office. If the Milwaukee and...
by Jackie Johnson | Nov 29, 2011
Over the course of this week, the official holiday tree will be stabilized, filled out, and decorated. The conifer came from the upper most part of the state, according to Capitol groundskeeper Steve Green. “It’s a balsam fir, 36 feet tall, it came from...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 28, 2011
Just two weeks in to the effort to recall the governor from office, organizers are more than half way there. Organizers of the effort to recall Governor Scott Walker and Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch say they have now gathered over 300,000 signatures towards their...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 28, 2011
After spending the weekend behind bars, a Green Bay Packers linebacker is out of jail on a signature bond. Erik Walden made his first appearance in Brown County court Monday afternoon through video conferencing. Walden was arrested Friday on domestic abuse...
