by Bob Hague | Jan 26, 2015
The state Natural Resources Board may approve a DNR analysis of frac sand mining Wisconsin. The Board will consider whether the DNR should update information on the industry this week. It’s in response to a petition from Midwest Environmental Advocates, where...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 26, 2015
The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department says a 40-year-old Sussex man died after his Jeep fell through the ice on Lake Winnebago. The man and his eight-year-old son were out on the ice at about 7:00 Sunday morning, when an ATV rider reported seeing the vehicle...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 26, 2015
More women in Wisconsin are running up gambling debts. Rose Gruber of the Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling says, since the group opened a gambling help line in 1996, calls from men have seen a 32 percent increase, while the number of female callers is up 91...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 26, 2015
A harrowing experience this weekend for about three dozen passengers on a charter bus that was traveling along Interstate 94 through Kenosha County. The Sheriff’s Department says the bus was heading to Chicago from Milwaukee Saturday night, when the 68-year-old...
by Bill Scott | Jan 26, 2015
The Milwaukee Bucks started strong last night, but couldn’t finish in the second half and fell to the Spurs in San Antonio 101-95. The Bucks scored 31 points in the second quarter and shot 58% from the field in the first half, but they turned around and scored...
by Bill Scott | Jan 26, 2015
The 4th-ranked Wisconsin Badger women’s hockey team earned its 10th shutout of the season, blanking 7th-ranked Clarkson 4-0 at LaBahn Arena in Madison on Sunday. The Badgers’ win gave UW head coach Mark Johnson his 350th career victory, making him only the...
by Bob Hague | Jan 24, 2015
Potential presidential candidate Scott Walker wowed a conservative crowd in Des Moines over the weekend. Walker was uncharacteristically emotional as he spoke at Saturday’s Iowa Freedom Summit. The governor told of threats he and his family received during the...
by Bill Scott | Jan 24, 2015
The Green Bay Packers got off to a decent start on special teams this past season, but the unit took a nose dive in the second half and finished dead last according to the annual NFL special-teams rankings released on Friday by the Dallas Morning News. The Packers...
by Bill Scott | Jan 24, 2015
Greg Mays jumper with 1:43 left to play would turn out to be the games final points. The Green Bay Phoenix survived from there, holding off the Crusaders of Valparaiso, 51-50 on Friday night at the Resch Center in Green Bay. The Crusaders (18-4, 5-2 Horizon League)...
by Bill Scott | Jan 24, 2015
The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team had scored just two first-period goals through its first 18 games. Last night, the Badgers scored three times in the first period, marking the first three-goal period for the team since the third period on Jan. 10, 2014...
by Bill Scott | Jan 24, 2015
Ernie Banks, known world-wide as Mr. Cub, became the Chicago Cubs’ first African-American player on Sept. 17, 1953. He went on to become a two-time National League Most Valuable Player and 14-time all-star. Mr. Cub passed away on Friday at the age of 83. Banks,...
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 23, 2015
New numbers from the state’s Legislative Fiscal Bureau show Wisconsin could end the year with a $283 million budget shortfall. The numbers are more than double the $132 million shortfall Governor Scott Walker’s administration projected in November....
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 23, 2015
Governor Scott Walker says the decision to reject the Menominee Tribe’s proposed Kenosha casino was purely about the potential financial impact of the project, not because of political pressure. The governor on Friday rejected the $800 million development,...
by Bill Scott | Jan 23, 2015
The Philadelphia Phillies are reportedly in discussions to send closer Jonathan Papelbon to the Milwaukee Brewers, according to multiple media reports. Papelbon’s contract calls for a $13 million salary this season with a $13 million option for 2016 that vests...
by Jackie Johnson | Jan 23, 2015
Governor Scott Walker rejects the Menominee Tribe’s proposed off-reservation casino in Kenosha. Walker said in a statement, “after a comprehensive review of the potential economic impact of the proposed Kenosha casino project, the risk to the state’s...
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 23, 2015
The Menominee Tribe’s proposed off-reservation casino in Kenosha has been rejected by Governor Scott Walker. The governor told the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Department of Interior Friday morning about his non-concurrence with the project. In a statement,...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 23, 2015
Lawmakers in Washington want attention focused on the Tomah Veterans Administration Medical Center. A media report said doctors at the Tomah Center allegedly over-prescribed opiate painkillers, and one service member died. Congressman Ron Kind is asking the House...
by Bill Scott | Jan 23, 2015
The 16th-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers drained seven 3-pointers (7 for 10) and shot 61.8% (21 of 34) from the field, building a 53-31 lead at the half and going on to beat the Wisconsin Badgers 89-72 in Big Ten women’s action Thursday night. Wisconsin started the...
by Bob Hague | Jan 23, 2015
Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan is proposing a right to vote constitutional amendment. “Right now there is not an explicit right to vote in our U.S. Constitution,” said the Madison Democrat, who introduced the “Pocan-Ellison Right to Vote...
by Bill Scott | Jan 23, 2015
The UW-Milwaukee Panthers got a season-high 15 points from J.J. Panoske but fell to Oakland, 66-53 in Horizon League action in Rochester, Michigan on Thursday night. The Panthers (7-13, 2-4 HL) saw their 2-game win streak come to an end. They fell to 0-9 on the road...
