by Andrew Beckett | Jun 30, 2014
Investigators in Walworth County have identified the body of a second woman found in a suitcase in the Town of Geneva. Police say the body of 21-year-old Jenny Gamez of Cottage Grove, Oregon was identified using dental records. Investigators are not saying what...
by Bob Hague | Jun 30, 2014
Refrigerators built before 1993 can use two to three times more energy than newer, high-efficiency models. Focus on Energy, Wisconsin utilities’ statewide program for energy efficiency and renewable energy, pays consumers a $40 incentive to recycle old...
by Bill Scott | Jun 30, 2014
The Milwaukee Bucks reached a deal with the Brooklyn Nets today, allowing Jason Kidd to become head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. The teams agreed to compensation. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel sites a league source as saying Kidd will sign a three or four-year...
by Bob Hague | Jun 30, 2014
The latest round of severe weather to roll across southern Wisconsin included an apparent tornado touchdown near Highland in Iowa County. “I know we have some houses that are missing roofs, and we’ve got some damage from trees falling on homes” as...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 30, 2014
Dogs eat just about anything. One Stevens Point woman has proof. Lois Matykowski of Stevens Point is lucky to have her wedding ring. That’s because her dog Tucker ate it. Matykowski told WAOW television that Tucker is known for stealing any kind of food, and he...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 30, 2014
The suspect in a Kenosha homicide over the weekend turns himself in to police. Chief John Morrissey, issuing an updated press release himself, said “M-L Dale knew he was wanted, and was unable to find anyone willing to assist in hiding him.” Dale’s...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 30, 2014
A Manitowoc county prosecutor is releasing a book about the release and relapse of convicted murderer Steven Avery. Avery was wrongfully convicted of rape in 1985, was subsequently released 18 years later, and then went on to brutally torture and murder Teresa Halbach...
by Bill Scott | Jun 30, 2014
The Milwaukee Bucks are trying to reach an agreement with the Brooklyn Nets, in an effort to hire Jason Kidd as the teams next head coach. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that the 10-time NBA all-star has been offered the Bucks head coaching position only,...
by Bill Scott | Jun 30, 2014
The Milwaukee Brewers missed out on a season sweep of the Colorado Rockies, falling 10-4 at Miller Park yesterday. As good as the Brewers have been most of the season, they were equally as bad yesterday. They gave up three runs on one two-error play in the 5th...
by Bill Scott | Jun 30, 2014
Free agent defensive end Johnny Jolly has been cleared by his own doctors to return to NFL action. Now the 31-year old must convince teams to give him an opportunity. Jolly suffered a bulging disc in the C5 section of his cervical spine last December. Jolly was a big...
by Bill Scott | Jun 30, 2014
The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team had two incoming players selected in the recent NHL draft, for a 17th straight season. Two newcomers, defenseman Jack Dougherty of Cottage Grove, Minnesota was selected in the second round of the NHL Draft by the...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2014
Appleton police say a 52-year-old man was bicycling around the Fox Cities and stealing parts from air conditioning units – because he doesn’t like air conditioning. “He told investigators that he doesn’t like air conditioning, and that he had...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 27, 2014
A Walworth County judge set bond at a million dollars Friday for a former West Allis police officer suspected of killing two women and then disposing of their bodies by leaving them in suitcases along a road in the Town of Geneva. Prosecutors asked for the high bond...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 27, 2014
Those traveling during the upcoming Independence Day weekend could be paying the highest holiday gas prices in six years. The national average price of gas is currently 23 cents per gallon more expensive than it was on the Fourth of July last year. It’s also the...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 27, 2014
A former West Allis police officer is due in court this afternoon, after he was charged in Walworth County with hiding the bodies of two women in suitcases and then leaving them by the side of a road. The suitcases were found earlier this month by a highway worker...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2014
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will delay its decision on whether to list the northern long-eared bat as endangered. The decision was set to come in October, but the agency will wait six more months before deciding. Natural resource departments in Wisconsin and...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2014
An illness that was well controlled for many years is making a comeback. Mumps is a virus infection that has a vaccine to prevent it, but no available medical treatment if you get it. Last year, nobody in Wisconsin contracted Mumps, but there are 51 people in...
by Bill Scott | Jun 27, 2014
The Milwaukee Bucks wanted Duke’s Jabari Parker and Parker made it perfectly clear that he wanted to play for the Bucks. The match made in heaven became reality when Cleveland used the top overall pick in the draft on Kansas Jayhawk Andrew Wiggins. The Bucks...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2014
A new group is trying to raise awareness about the impact hunting has on Wisconsin’s economy.Mark LaBarbera is the co-chair of Hunting Works for Wisconsin. He says studies show nearly 900,000 people hunt in the state. He says on average, each hunter...
by Bill Scott | Jun 27, 2014
Former University of Wisconsin-Green Bay basketball 7’1 center Alec Brown became the 5th player in school history picked in the NBA Draft. Brown was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round (50th overall) on Thursday night. Brown performed well in the...
