by Bill Scott | Sep 25, 2013
The Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Atlanta Braves 3-2 last night, but rookie pitcher Tyler Thornburg was solid in his final start of the season. Thornburg pitched a season high 7-innings and struck out a career high eight, giving the Brewers another strong outing to...
by Andrew Beckett | Sep 25, 2013
Governor Scott Walker says the state will continue working to attract businesses from neighboring states to come to Wisconsin. Earlier this year, officials from the Walker Administration and local government leaders in southeastern Wisconsin met with businesses...
by Bill Scott | Sep 25, 2013
The Milwaukee Bucks unveiled their new state-of-the-art court at the BMO Harris Bradley Center for the upcoming season. The Bucks’ new Robert Indiana-inspired home court honors the team’s rich history in Milwaukee while looking confidently ahead to a...
by Andrew Beckett | Sep 25, 2013
The state Department of Natural Resources is starting the next stage of an effort to boost Wisconsin’s walleye population. Trucks from state fish hatcheries have started rolling out to lakes across Wisconsin. DNR Fisheries Director Mike Staggs says they expect...
by Bob Hague | Sep 25, 2013
A public hearing on a proposed new specialty license plate grew contentious at the Capitol on Tuesday. The Choose Life plate would join an ever-growing list of plates for everything from the Brewers, Badgers and Packers to endangered resources. But Representative...
by Bob Hague | Sep 24, 2013
Unions are asking a judge to hold state labor relations commissioners in contempt of court. It’s for continuing to enforce portions of Governor Scott Walker’s law restricting collective bargaining, despite a recent ruling that requiring union...
by Andrew Beckett | Sep 24, 2013
A Wisconsin Congressman remains confident a deal will be reached in Washington to avoid a government shutdown. If Congress fails to agree on a resolution funding the government before September 30th, the nation could see a widespread stoppage of vital services. U.S....
by WRN Contributor | Sep 24, 2013
New restrictions are being considered for hunting and trapping in Wisconsin state parks. The state’s Natural Resources Board will be asked on Wednesday to adopt emergency rules that would ban the shooting of guns, bows, and cross-bows from recreation trails or...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 24, 2013
Police say fifteen people have been arrested in central and eastern Wisconsin, following a coordinated effort to crack down on child sex trafficking. The arrests were made as part of Operation Black Veil II, and involved Marathon, Shawano, and Outagamie county...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 24, 2013
A Racine County teenager may have video game withdrawal for a while, after being ordered by a court commissioner not to pick up a controller until at least next month. The mother of 17-year-old Jeffery A. Ehlers told police her son is addicted to video games and often...
by Andrew Beckett | Sep 24, 2013
With a deadline looming for Congress to pass a resolution that would continue to fund the federal government, Governor Scott Walker says lawmakers should do whatever is needed to avoid a government shutdown. A continuing resolution on funding the federal government...
by Bill Scott | Sep 24, 2013
Marco Estrada pitched seven shutout innings and the Milwaukee Brewers knocked off the NL East Division champion Atlanta Braves 5-0 on Monday night. Estrada (7-4) gave up two hits, walked three and struck out six. In his last eight starts since coming off the disabled...
by Bill Scott | Sep 24, 2013
The Wisconsin Badger women’s hockey team started the 2013-14 season with a 3-0 exhibition win over Japan at LaBahn Arena on Monday night in Madison. Wisconsin netted a goal in each period and recorded 53 shots on goal while Japan recorded 28. Senior and team...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 24, 2013
Home sales in Wisconsin continued to climb last month, marking 26 straight months of growth. The Wisconsin Realtors Association says its members sold almost 14 percent more existing homes in August, compared to the same month in 2013. Median sale prices also jumped...
by Bob Hague | Sep 24, 2013
Ramping up the process to find a successor to Kevin Reilly, the University of Wisconsin System has a Web page where the public can follow the hiring process for a new president. Kevin Reilly announced in July that he’ll leave at the end of the year, and system...
by Bob Hague | Sep 24, 2013
A broadcasting milestone will be marked today for one Wisconsin man. It was 1953, and Bernie Phillips was a student at Cudahy High School when he began what so far has been a sixty year career in radio. “I call it the stone age,” Phillips says. “When...
by Andrew Beckett | Sep 23, 2013
The Wisconsin Counties Association is renewing a call for Governor Walker to accept federal funding that would allow the state to expand coverage under its Medicaid programs. The Association on Sunday re-affirmed its position that the governor should take the federal...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 23, 2013
For the second year in a row, a Wisconsin Republican wants to create special pro-life license plates that motorists can put on their vehicles. State Representative Andre Jacque (R-De Pere) is proposing a special plate that says “Choose Life” and features...
by Bill Scott | Sep 23, 2013
The Green Bay Packers released wide receiver and returner Jeremy Ross today, after he fumbled a kickoff in the 1st quarter of Sunday’s 34-30 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Ross was slow to react to a short kick and the Bengals recovered on the...
by Bill Scott | Sep 23, 2013
Wisconsin tailback Melvin Gordon moved into the top spot as college football’s leading rusher on Saturday. Today, the Badger sophomore was named the Big Ten’s Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Gordon shares the honor with Ohio State quarterback Kenny...
