by WRN Contributor | Dec 27, 2012
The Dane County District Attorney will not file any charges against a Madison police officer who shot and killed a man he thought was a burglary suspect. DA Ismael Ozanne says a review of physical evidence at the scene and witness testimony backs up the story of...
by Bill Scott | Dec 27, 2012
Wisconsin offensive coordinator Matt Canada said today that Badger quarterback Joel Stave, out since suffering a broken left collarbone in late October (Oct. 27), has been cleared to play in the New Years Day Rose Bowl game against Stanford. Fifth-year senior Curt...
by Brian Moon | Dec 27, 2012
Federal officials have approved a renewal for Wisconsin’s popular prescription drug program for low-income people until 2015. AARP Wisconsin’s Helen Marks Dicks calls SeniorCare a “win-win” as people save money while the program is “not a...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 27, 2012
Police have arrested the husband of murdered Wauwatosa officer Jennifer Sebena, who was found shot to death early Monday morning in the Milwaukee suburb. Benjamin Sebena was booked into the Milwaukee County Jail on Wednesday night on a possible charge of first-degree...
by Bill Scott | Dec 27, 2012
Green Bay Packers veteran safety Charles Woodson will not get the opportunity to knock the rust off prior to the start of the playoffs. Head coach Mike McCarthy declared him out of Sunday’s game at Minnesota because team doctors still aren’t satisfied with...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 27, 2012
One of the men accused of robbing and beating a Wausau man to death last summer will have a jury trial this summer. Zach Froehlich, 19, will go to trial for five days beginning July 22. Froehlich faces 13 charges including armed robbery and 1st degree reckless...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 27, 2012
Police in the Racine County Village of Mount Pleasant are investigating a fatal Christmas fire as a homicide. Chief Tim Zarzecki says the young woman found in the burning home did not live at the residence, which was listed as vacant. Zarzecki says, based on...
by Bill Scott | Dec 27, 2012
The Milwaukee Bucks have struggled to shoot the ball with any consistency this season, in what coach Scott Skiles calls a make-or-miss league. Last night, the Bucks found their offensive way, knocking off the Brooklyn Nets 108-93 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The...
by Brian Moon | Dec 27, 2012
Returning gifts bought online may be a little challenging. As to how to broach the subject with the person who gave you the present, Kimberly Hazen with the Wisconsin Better Business Bureau suggests being upfront and saying the gift “may not quite be what you...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 27, 2012
While the cleanup continues from Madison’s pre-Christmas blizzard, the city’s mayor took some time Wednesday to praise city workers for doing a “tremendous job” in battling the 15.2 inch snowfall. “Just a big thank-you to all the city...
by Bill Scott | Dec 27, 2012
Three Green Bay Packers players have been selected to the NFC Pro Bowl squad. Aaron Rodgers was voted as the NFC starter at quarterback. It’s his third Pro Bowl selection. AUDIO: Aaron Rodgers on 2012-13 Pro Bowl selection :10 Linebacker Clay Matthews has been...
by Jackie Johnson | Dec 26, 2012
There are nearly 5,700 confirmed (4101) and probable (1567) cases of whooping cough for the year as of December 14th, according to state health officials. Last year, nearly 1,200 cases were reported. Stephanie Smiley with the Health Department says families with a...
by Bob Hague | Dec 26, 2012
Wauwatosa Police said Wednesday that they are “working with a person-of-interest” in connection with the Christmas Eve slaying of a police officer. A joint statement from local police and the Wisconsin Department of Justice did not indicate whether the person is a...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 26, 2012
A Kenosha woman used Facebook to alert friends that she had been battered by her husband, who had broken her phone so she couldn’t call police. Kenosha Police were called Christmas night within minutes by at least two people who found the post, which included...
by Brian Moon | Dec 26, 2012
The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau says there is no state law requiring a store to exchange or return an item, unless the item is defective or wrongly advertised. The BBB’s Kimberly Hazen says, however, stores are required to honor their written return but that may...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 26, 2012
A recent report from Citizen Action of Wisconsin found health care costs around the state vary widely, with prices differing by as much as $1,800 a year. Democratic Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI) says those figures shows why the Affordable Care Act was so important,...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 26, 2012
The seemingly endless round of recalls targeting Wisconsin politicians came to a dramatic finish this year, as opponents of Governor Scott Walker followed through on their promise to launch a campaign to recall him from office. Following passage of his bill to remove...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 26, 2012
A Republican state lawmaker wants changes made to reduce the number of public employees who retire and then return to their jobs, a process known as “double dipping.” State Senator Rob Cowles (R-Green Bay) says state auditors found that over a five year...
by Bob Hague | Dec 26, 2012
Domestic violence doesn’t take a break for the holidays – although calls for help do decrease, according to Shannon Barry with Madison-based Domestic Abuse Intervention Services. “People tend to believe that domestic violence takes a break during the...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 25, 2012
Wisconsin’s attorney general says it’s unfortunate that the state’s Voter ID law remains tied up in the courts. He’s also hoping lawmakers will consider changes that would allow for a swifter review process for legal challenges that hold up similar...
