by Bill Scott | Aug 31, 2014
The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired right-handed reliever Jonathan Broxton from the Cincinnati Reds for two players to be named later. Broxton is eligible for the Brewers’ postseason roster and will join the team in Chicago tomorrow. The 30-year-old Broxton is...
by Bill Scott | Aug 31, 2014
The Green Bay Packers have signed 10 players to the practice squad today. All 10 players were with the Packers during the 2014 preseason. They are: S Chris Banjo, WR Kevin Dorsey, C Garth Gerhart, WR Alex Gillett, RB Michael Hill, LB Adrian Hubbard, TE Justin...
by Bill Scott | Aug 31, 2014
The first 35 minutes on Saturday night was looking like the Wisconsin Badgers would leave Houston with a season opening upset victory over LSU. Unfortunately, the last 25 minutes was all LSU and the Tigers pulled away for a 28-24 victory. The 13th ranked Tigers came...
by Bill Scott | Aug 31, 2014
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jake Peavy took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, only to see Mark Reynolds’ broken-bat single to right field end his bid with one out in the 8th. The Giants still went on to win 3-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers at AT&T...
by Bill Scott | Aug 30, 2014
The Green Bay Packers released a total of 18 players and placed tackle Aaron Adams, LB Nate Palmer, TE Jake Stoneburner and DT Khyri Thornton on injured reserve. The Packers released S Chris Banjo, WR Kevin Dorsey, LB Jake Doughty, T John Fullington, C Garth Gerhart,...
by Bill Scott | Aug 30, 2014
The Wisconsin Badgers can make a major statement tonight when they open the college football season against LSU at NRG Stadium in Houston tonight (8pm). Redshirt junior Tanner McEvoy is set to make his first start at quarterback for the Badgers. The last time he...
by Bill Scott | Aug 30, 2014
Buster Posey went 5 for 5 while driving in three runs and scoring three more as the San Francisco Giants piled up 19 hits in a 13-2 route of the Milwaukee Brewers at AT&T Park last night. Wily Peralta has been rocked now in back to back starts. Last night, he was...
by Bill Scott | Aug 30, 2014
The 6th ranked Wisconsin women’s volleyball team opened the 2014 season by sweeping Louisville 25-16, 25-22, 25-17 at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Badgers improved to 28-13 all-time in season openers, including a 18-7 mark on the road. The Badgers wrap up the...
by Bob Hague | Aug 29, 2014
Governor Scott Walker said Friday that a state budget deficit – projected to be $215 million by mid-2015 – can be addressed. “I believe that just as there will be over a $400 million surplus in fiscal year ’14, we’ll finish the year with...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 29, 2014
A former Dane County Sheriff’s Deputy accused of killing his wife and sister-in-law a week ago has been formally charged in court. Prosecutors on Friday filed two count of First Degree Intentional Homicide against 39-year-old Andy Steele. He’s accused of...
by Jackie Johnson | Aug 29, 2014
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, and those looking for some last minute getaways before the warm weather is completely gone could benefit from businesses that are competing for your dollar. By going online to the sites of the places you may be thinking...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 29, 2014
A recount has changed the results of the Democratic primary in the state’s 17th Senate District. The Government Accountability Board said it received final results showing that Spring Green lawyer Pat Bomhack had 3,837 votes, to 3,804 for former DOT budget...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 29, 2014
Newly released numbers by the state Department of Workforce Development show Wisconsin added 28,653 private-sector jobs during a 12 month period that ended in March of this year. The figures are based on a report submitted by the state to U.S. Bureau of Labor...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 29, 2014
New details in the case of a Beloit man accused of killing his father and turning himself into police.According to a criminal complaint, 30-year-old Peter Hemmy told police that he was upset Monday because his father Bruce told him that they were selling their house...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 29, 2014
Prosecutors in Dane County have charged the mother of a one-year-old girl with homicide, after the child was hit and killed by a van. The incident happened in February of 2013, when 33-year-old Raya Hansen was pushing the girl in a wheelchair along a busy Madison...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 29, 2014
Most Wisconsinites support a wolf hunt in the state, but only a minority of people want to see the wolf population decrease from its current level. That’s according to some of the draft findings of a recent state Department of Natural Resources survey of how...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 29, 2014
A state office building will reopen to the public, after it spent most of the summer closed because of damage from a fire. The state Department of Administration says the GEF1 building, located just off the Capitol Square in downtown Madison, will have normal public...
by Bill Scott | Aug 29, 2014
Scott Tolzien and Matt Flynn both tossed a pair of touchdowns as the Green Bay Packers knocked off the Kansas City Chiefs 34-14 in the preseason finale at Lambeau Field. Who wins the right to back up Aaron Rodgers? And can the Packers afford the luxury of keeping...
by Bob Hague | Aug 29, 2014
Democrats see problems for Governor Walker in the latest state revenue estimates. Revenues are off by $281 million for 2014, according to tax collection numbers released by the state Department of Revenue. Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca said things would look...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 28, 2014
An invasive species that can have a major impact on forests has been found in Appleton. The Asian Crazy Worm was also found in Madison’s UW Arboretum last fall, and the Department of Natural Resources is hoping to check its spread before it reaches the north...
