by Bill Scott | Nov 20, 2014
Wisconsin’s Nigel Hayes, Frank Kaminsky and San Dekker combined for 64 points and 30 rebounds, leading the 3rd ranked Badgers to a 84-60 win over the Green Bay Phoenix at the Kohl Center on Wednesday night. Hayes poured in 25 points and picked up 11 rebounds to...
by Bill Scott | Nov 20, 2014
The Milwaukee Bucks made Jason Kidd’s return to Brooklyn a triumphant one, pulling out a 122-118 win over the Nets in triple overtime on Wednesday night. The Bucks (7-5) won their 3rd straight as rookie Jabari Parker scored a career high 23 points in the win. ...
by Bob Hague | Nov 19, 2014
If you get a call from Steve Martin – hang up and don’t call back. It won’t be the banjo strumming comedian, but it also won’t be “Steve Martin” from the U.S. Treasury. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer...
by Bill Scott | Nov 19, 2014
Wisconsin head football coach Gary Andersen has been named one of 20 semifinalists for the Maxwell Football Club collegiate Coach of the Year Award. It’s the second season the Badgers’ second-year head coach has earned the honor. Andersen has led...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 19, 2014
Wisconsin’s long-running public school choice program is facing a federal court challenge that argues it discriminates against disabled students. The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed the lawsuit in federal district court Wednesday, on...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 19, 2014
The early start to cold and snowy winter weather in Wisconsin means many ski hills in the state are ready to open ahead of schedule. A recent cold snap, combined with several inches of snow in northern Wisconsin last week, has many ski hill operators singing the...
by Bob Hague | Nov 19, 2014
An environmental group claims to have documented a link between coal ash and metals in drinking water in southeastern Wisconsin. Tyson Cook is the chief scientist for Clean Wisconsin. The group said it’s found a correlation between elevated levels of molybdenum...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 19, 2014
The House Republican Steering Committee has picked Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) to serve as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee next session. Ryan, a 16-year veteran of the chamber, was picked over U.S. Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX). In a...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 19, 2014
Wisconsin’s two US Senators cast a split vote Tuesday night, as the chamber narrowly failed to approve the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. The vote was 59 to 41 in favor, one vote short of the 60 needed to send the House-approved bill to President...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 19, 2014
A prominent leader in the campaign to encourage Pope Francis to visit Green Bay remains optimistic a visit will happen next year. The pontiff confirmed Monday that he will visit Philadelphia next September. But no other stops in the U.S. have been set. Mayor Jim...
by Bob Hague | Nov 19, 2014
Environmental groups are questioning the Department of Transportation’s budget plan. The biggest problem, according to Shala Werner, Director of the John Muir Chapter of the Sierra Club, is that the DOT budget which was submitted last week by Transportation...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 18, 2014
A new survey shows adults in the Green Bay area do more binge-drinking than folks elsewhere in Wisconsin, which is higher than the national average. Community officials have issued their first “Brown County Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey.” It...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 18, 2014
With the season opener just a few days away, officials with the state Department of Natural Resources say sales of licenses for the annual gun deer hunt are behind last year’s numbers. As of Monday, sales of licenses for the nine day season were down about...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 18, 2014
Nearly 40 teenagers involved in a widespread sexting incident in the Rhinelander area will not be facing any criminal charges. Instead, officials with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office and the Rhinelander School District say they will focus on educating students...
by Bill Scott | Nov 18, 2014
The NCAA has selected the BMO Harris Bradley Center as a site for the first and second round NCAA men’s basketball tournament games in 2017. The Milwaukee games will be played Thursday and Saturday, March 16 and 18. The Bradley Center has hosted NCAA Tournament...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 18, 2014
An eastern Wisconsin man will spend 30 days in jail for jumping off a 138 foot tall construction crane with a bungee cord. The Sheboygan County District Attorney’s office says 26-year-old Nicholas Propson of Maribel was sentenced Monday, after pleading no...
by Bill Scott | Nov 18, 2014
Wisconsin’s Sam Dekker and Frank Kaminsky join Green Bay Phoenix point guard Keifer Sykes among the 50 players named to the preseason list for the Wooden Award, which is given to the player of the year in college basketball. All three will be on the same floor...
by Jackie Johnson | Nov 18, 2014
Pope Francis confirms that he’ll visit the United States next year to attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. The papal visit is expected to include Washington and New York, where the pope would address world leaders at the General Assembly....
by Bob Hague | Nov 18, 2014
Transportation funding could be the biggest challenge in the next state budget, and a proposed budget from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation could be a tough sell with Republicans who control both chambers of the state legislature. Earlier this year, the...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 17, 2014
Wisconsin’s housing market recovered in October, after a lag in recent months. The Wisconsin Realtors Association says its members sold 9.6 percent more existing houses last month than at the same time a year ago. Almost 6,300 homes were sold, compared to about...
