by Bill Scott | Nov 25, 2013
After St. Norbert College fell to UW-Whitewater in the opening round of the NCAA Division 3 football playoffs on Saturday, Green Knights head coach Jim Purtill announced that he is resigning his position after 15 years at the school. Purtill led the Green Knights to a...
by Bill Scott | Nov 25, 2013
The Green Bay Packers don’t have a lot of time to search for answers. In Sunday’s 26-26 tie with the Minnesota Vikings, the Packers defense allowed Adrian Peterson rush for 146 yards and a touchdown. To make matters worst, Toby Gerhart added 91 yards on...
by Bob Hague | Nov 25, 2013
An actor-comedian known for his love of Wisconsin deer hunting traditions died during the opening weekend of the nine-day gun season. Jay Legget collapsed after returning to his hunting cabin from his tree stand late Saturday, according to the Lincoln County...
by Jackie Johnson | Nov 25, 2013
Expecting bigger — and earlier — crowds as Christmas shopping gets under way. Many retail stores will kick off their Black Friday specials on Thursday, and critics say that’s just too early. Madison College marketing and retail expert Betty Hurd...
by Amy Winder | Nov 25, 2013
November 26, 2011. The #15 Badgers entered their last regular-season matchup with a chance to make history by playing in the first-ever Big Ten championship game. To get there, they’d have to go through #20 ranked Penn State at Camp Randall. Instead of the close game...
by Bill Scott | Nov 25, 2013
If anybody in the NFC North wants to win the division title and the playoff spot that goes along with it, they have a strange way of showing it. Not only did the Lions and Bears lose, the Green Bay Packers settled for a 26-26 tie with the Minnesota Vikings. The...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 25, 2013
Even if federal regulators clear the use of cell phones and other mobile devices on airplanes, a Wisconsin Congressman argues it may not be the best idea to actually allow in-flight conversations to happen. The Federal Communications Commission is currently...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 25, 2013
If you are planning a trip for the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend, expect plenty of company out on the roads. AAA is projecting that more than 43 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over the long holiday weekend, with about 873,000 Wisconsinites...
by Bill Scott | Nov 24, 2013
Al Jefferson scored 19 points and Gerald Henderson added 17 to lead the Charlotte Bobcats to a 96-72 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Khris Middleton had 20 points to lead the Bucks, who shot just 35% from the field as a team. The Bucks...
by Bill Scott | Nov 24, 2013
UW-Whitewater and UW-Platteville both opened with victories in the opening round of the NCAA Division 3 football playoffs. St. Norbert College (8-3) gave Whitewater a run for their money, trailing 3-0 late in the first half and 17-7 heading into the 4th quarter. But...
by Jackie Johnson | Nov 23, 2013
Many good-hearted Wisconsinites want to help our neighbors to the south in communities that were devastated by multiple tornadoes and severe storms, but emergency officials are urging against those who want to “self-deploy” to Illinois. “Having a lot...
by Bill Scott | Nov 23, 2013
The 2nd-ranked St. Norbert College Green Knights outshot top-ranked UW-Eau Claire in an early season NCAA Division 3 hockey clash 32-17 and rolled to a 5-2 victory at the Cornerstone Community Center. Last nights game marked the first time St. Norbert (7-0) faced one...
by Bill Scott | Nov 23, 2013
The Green Bay women’s basketball team held off Siena and won the opener of the TD Bank Classic with a 63-52 win over the Saints on Friday night on the campus of the University of Vermont. Sophomore forward Kaili Lukan scored a career-high 16 points and shot 4 of...
by Bill Scott | Nov 23, 2013
Philadelphia’s 7-1 big man Spencer Hawes hit an off-balance three-pointer from the corner with under 2-seconds to play in regulation forced overtime. The 76ers went on to beat Milwaukee 115-107, sending the Bucks to their 7th straight loss. The Bucks (2-9) got...
by Bill Scott | Nov 23, 2013
The Green Bay Packers may only have four healthy cornerbacks for Sunday’s game against division rival Minnesota at Lambeau Field. Sam Shields, who couldn’t play against the New York Giants last week because of a hamstring injury, hasn’t practiced all...
by Bill Scott | Nov 23, 2013
2013 Football Championships Thursday & Friday, Nov. 21-22 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wis. Thursday, Nov. 21 Division 7: Black Hawk (14-0) 44, Glenwood City (13-1) 22 – stats Division 6: Shiocton (14-0) 35, Darlington (12-2) 0 – stats Division 5: ...
by Bob Hague | Nov 22, 2013
Governor Scott Walker on Friday called for a special session of the Wisconsin legislature, to extend BadgerCare benefits until March 31st for recipients who were originally scheduled to lose that coverage on January 1st. It’s action necessitated by the...
by Bob Hague | Nov 22, 2013
A 36-year-old Minnesota man who taught at a Wisconsin high school is accused of having sex with two students from that school at his home. WCCO reported that charges were filed Thursday in Washington County, Minnesota against Matthew R. Koenen of Stillwater. Koenen is...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 22, 2013
Fond du Lac Police have arrested two women in connection with the disappearance of 37-year-old Timothy Nance. The missing man’s wife, 37-year-old Eve Nance, and sister-in-law 33-year-old Tina Ewell are facing charges of hiding a corpse and resisting or...
by Bob Hague | Nov 22, 2013
A jury in Milwaukee County on Thursday found a Sheboygan County firm was mainly responsible for a 2010 accident that killed a 15-year-old boy and injured two others. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the panel awarded $39 million in damages to them and...
