by Bill Scott | Jun 25, 2012
Miller Park earned the honor of winning ESPN.com’s “Battle of the Ballparks.” ESPN.com ran a bracket fan vote to determine Major League Baseball’s best ballpark. Miller Park was originally seeded 24th, despite numerous fan and media surveys in...
by Bill Scott | Jun 25, 2012
The Milwaukee Bucks will hold a draft prospect workout today at the team’s training center in St. Francis. The following prospects are in attendance for today’s workout: Ryan Allen (6’3 G – UW-Milwaukee) Dominique Ferguson (6’9 F ...
by Bill Scott | Jun 25, 2012
2005 University of Wisconsin graduate Matt Tegenkamp secured a spot on the U.S. national team for a second-consecutive Olympics. He ran for Team USA in the 5000 meters at the 2008 Olympics in Bejing. Tegenkamp ran to an impressive runner-up finish in the 10,000...
by Bill Scott | Jun 25, 2012
Another close game and another close loss for the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Mike Fiers pitched shutout ball into the 8th inning, allowing just 6-hits, but he has nothing to show for it. Manny Parra served up a double to Alejandro De Aza in the 10th and pinch...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 25, 2012
It will be almost a month until the state knows how much money was spent in the recall against Governor Scott Walker. However, the head of one watchdog group expects the final total to be farm more than the previous record for a statewide election. Mike McCabe of the...
by Jackie Johnson | Jun 25, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule perhaps this week on the health care law President Barack Obama signed in 2010. Assistant law professor at University of Wisconsin Madison Andrew Coan says it could go either way, rather, many different ways. “The two...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 25, 2012
With a corporate income tax rate of 35 percent, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde says many companies have fled the country in search of cheaper places to do business. He says the rate is the highest in the world, so it’s no surprise corporations have...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 22, 2012
The waters are starting to recede, and now work is underway to assess the damage from this week’s flooding in northern Wisconsin. Tod Pritchard with Wisconsin Emergency Management says it will be awhile before they know the extent of the repairs that will be...
by Bob Hague | Jun 22, 2012
A man who died Thursday while participating in a sailing regatta on a Madison area lake has been identified as 66 year-old Henry M. Baskerville of Chaska, Minnesota. The Dane County Medical Examiner’s office says Baskerville was sailing on Lake Kegonsa when he...
by Bill Scott | Jun 22, 2012
The NASCAR Nationwide Series hits the road course at Road America in Elkhart Lake this weekend. The Sargento 200 is on tap Saturday afternoon (2:30pm). Reed Sorenson is the defending champion after last years leader Justin Allgaier ran out of gas on the final lap....
by Bill Scott | Jun 22, 2012
After an off day yesterday, the Milwaukee Brewers open a 3-game weekend series tonight in Chicago against the White Sox. Zach Greinke (7-2, 3.10) faces Chicago lefty Chris Sale (8-2, 2.46). As a member of the Kansas City Royals, Greinke is just 6-10 with a 4.23 ERA...
by Bill Scott | Jun 22, 2012
Milwaukee Brewers second base prospect Scooter Gennett, who is playing at Double-A Huntsville was named to the roster for the U.S. Team for the All-Star Futures Game on July 8 in Kansas City. Gennett is the only Brewers prospect named to the annual minor-league...
by Jackie Johnson | Jun 22, 2012
Most registered voters say they would like to see both political parties cooperate following divisive recall elections, according to a new Marquette Law School poll. “An amazing 84 percent say they would personally like to see the parties cooperate more. This is...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 22, 2012
A Republican U.S. Senate candidate says a recent comment about how the poor are covered in the media was taken out of context. Businessman Eric Hovde drew fire from the Huffington Post after he told a forum in Brookfield that he was tired of seeing sob stories about...
by Brian Moon | Jun 22, 2012
Wisconsin authorities will be out in force this weekend looking for drunken boaters, as part of a national campaign meant to raise awareness about the issue. DNR State Boating Law Administrator Roy Zellner says contact with those under the influence normally stems...
by Brian Moon | Jun 22, 2012
If you shop at Dunkin Donuts, you’ll likely to see a police officer today standing on the roof of the store as officers solicit donations for Special Olympics Wisconsin. The group’s John Weichelt says they’re expecting to raise $30,000 from the...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 21, 2012
Nearly 283,000 Wisconsin residents stand to benefit from health insurance rebates that are required under federal health care reforms. The Department of Health and Human Services says nearly $10.4 million dollars in rebates will be issued to Wisconsinites by insurance...
by Jackie Johnson | Jun 21, 2012
Two separate vehicles drove right into a huge water-filled hole in the middle of the road this morning in Central Wisconsin. “It was about 50 to 60 feet wide from the north end of the road to the south end of the road that had washed out. About 15 feet deep, and...
by Bill Scott | Jun 21, 2012
After a pair of games for the Helena Brewers, Milwaukee’s Pioneer League affiliate, outfielder Lance Roenicke will open the second half of the minor league baseball season with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Lance Roenicke is the son of Brewers skipper Ron...
by Bill Scott | Jun 21, 2012
Incoming Wisconsin Badger freshman Sam Dekker helped Team USA win the gold medal in the U18 FIBA Championship, rolling to a 81-56 win over the Brazilian National team on Wednesday night. Dekker went 3-for-8 from the field, tallying seven points and two rebounds in...
