by Andrew Beckett | Dec 20, 2013
Hundreds of Wisconsin public school unions will be able to stay in business for another year, even though their ability to collectively bargain remains restricted. Voting ended Thursday for about 400 unions that represent teachers, support staff, and office employees...
by Bill Scott | Dec 20, 2013
The Green Bay Blizzard signed former UW-Oshkosh quarterback Nate Wara to a contract. Wara led UW-Oshkosh to the NCAA Division III National semifinals in 2012 by completing 65% of his passes for 3,311 yards and 30 touchdowns with five interceptions. He also rushed for...
by Bill Scott | Dec 20, 2013
They finished fourth in the Big Ten Conference this season, but the Wisconsin women’s volleyball team picked a great time to get hot and they’re hoping to ride the wave to the schools first NCAA Championship. The Badgers stunned top ranked and defending...
by Jackie Johnson | Dec 20, 2013
The governor is set to sign legislation today delaying BadgerCare changes by three months. The state Senate approves Special Session Assembly Bill 1, which addresses the troubled rollout of the Affordable Care Act, or ObamaCare. Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills)...
by Bob Hague | Dec 19, 2013
As expected, Governor Scott Walker has signed a controversial bill (AB-297) that weakens the state law on Indian mascots. Walker spoke with reporters in Madison shortly before signing the bill into law Thursday, and characterized his decision as balancing differing...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 19, 2013
Investigators in the Village of Somerset say they have identified a man accused of verbally threatening a student at an elementary school this morning, prompting a district wide lock down. Police located and questioned 20-year-old Joseph Wallace Thursday afternoon,...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 19, 2013
A federal judge has overturned the murder conviction of a Wisconsin man was accused of poisoning his wife with anti-freeze, and ordered him released from prison within 90 days. Mark Jensen appealed his 2008 Kenosha County conviction, focusing on the prosecutor’s...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 19, 2013
A Rock County man accused of dismembering a burning a corpse in his fire pit, and then plotting an escape from the Rock County Jail, is going to need a new lawyer. 29-year-old Nathan Middleton’s attorney resigned from his case after unknowingly becoming a part...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 19, 2013
All four public schools in the Village of Somerset are on an external lockdown today, after district officials say a verbal threat was made on one of the campuses this morning. District Administrator Randy Rosburg says the threat made inside an elementary school by an...
by Bill Scott | Dec 19, 2013
The honors continue to keep piling up for Wisconsin senior linebacker Chris Borland. He was named first-team All-America by the Football Writers Association of America, joining Alabama’s C.J. Mosley and Buffalo’s Khalil Mack at linebacker. Borland is the...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 19, 2013
A Madison woman faces a possible child neglect charge, after a snow-plow driver saw her two-year-old son wandering outside wearing just a diaper in 20 degree weather. Police say the 22-year-old woman tied the toddler to a bed on Tuesday while she went out to run...
by Bill Scott | Dec 19, 2013
The Wisconsin Badger women’s volleyball team faces top-ranked and defending NCAA champion Texas in the NCAA Final Four semifinals in Seattle tonight. The Longhorns (27-2) have won 23 straight matches entering tonight’s matchup. The Badgers are the 12-seed,...
by Bill Scott | Dec 19, 2013
The Green Bay Packers are getting ready for Sunday’s home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lambeau Field. Weather could be a factor for the game. While meteorologists have yet to pin down the exact path of the storm, some are making early predictions of...
by Jackie Johnson | Dec 19, 2013
A bipartisan agreement (AB-225) at the state Capitol would update Wisconsin’s campaign finance laws and modernize the elections process. The bill, in part, would double existing campaign contribution limits in the state so that individuals can donate more money...
by Bill Scott | Dec 19, 2013
The UW-Green Bay Phoenix’ second-half comeback fell short last night in a 49-45 home loss to 18th ranked Purdue at the Kress Center. Trailing by 11 points with three minutes remaining, Green Bay went on a 10-0 run to crawl within one, 44-43 with 49 seconds...
by Bob Hague | Dec 18, 2013
Governor Scott Walker is signaling that he’ll sign a bill weakening the state’s law regarding Indian mascots. The controversial measure is ready for the Republican governor’s signature, and he’s indicating that he’ll sign it, although it...
by Bob Hague | Dec 18, 2013
Some disappointing job numbers. The state lost ground in private sector job creation in the year ending in June, dropping from 32nd to 37th place. Bad news for Governor Scott Walker but even worse news for Wisconsin families, in the view of Assembly Minority Leader,...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 18, 2013
A appeals are exhausted for a Wisconsin couple found guilty of second-degree reckless homicide, for relying on prayer instead of medical attention for their daughter. Dale and Leilani Neumann appealed their conviction all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 18, 2013
Even though he’s not seeking another term, Wisconsin’s attorney general says he is not thinking very much about what he plans to do after he leaves office. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says his “options are open” after he finishes his...
by Bob Hague | Dec 18, 2013
State Representative Janet Bewley (D-Ashland) will run for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Bob Jauch (D-Poplar). Bewley represents the 74th Assembly District in northwestern Wisconsin. “The many people I have met, the complicated issues I had to learn...
