by WRN Contributor | May 19, 2015
Federal officials have fined a Rothschild metal manufacturing company for exposing workers to a toxic chemical and other safety hazards found during an inspection. The Operational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is fining Imperial Industries in Rothschild...
by Bill Scott | May 19, 2015
One of the best basketball players to ever come out of Amherst, Wisconsin, is now in charge of his own hoops program. On Monday, Eric Konkol was introduced as the new head men’s basketball coach at Louisiana Tech University. For Konkol, the move means...
by Bill Scott | May 19, 2015
Carlos Gomez proved right from the very beginning Monday night that he was feeling fine after being hit in the head with a fastball just one day prior. Gomez hit a lead off home run and drove in the game-winning run in the seventh as the Milwaukee Brewers earned a 3-2...
by Andrew Beckett | May 19, 2015
As Congress reconsiders how the U.S. gathers intelligence about potential terrorist threats, one federal lawmakers is questioning proposed changes to the government’s wiretap authority. There’s been a push in Washington to overhaul the system following...
by WRN Contributor | May 18, 2015
A federal court decision overturning Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban helped provide a boost to the state’s marriage rate in 2014. The state Department of Health Services says nearly 33,000 people got married in Wisconsin last year, up about 2,800 from 2013....
by WRN Contributor | May 18, 2015
Wisconsin’s housing market continued to improve in April. A new report from the Wisconsin Realtors Association shows there was a 17 percent jump in existing home sales in April, compared to the same month in 2014. The group said 6,355 homes were sold last month,...
by Andrew Beckett | May 18, 2015
Governor Scott Walker says the debate over school choice and private school voucher programs is really one that should be above politics, and that he sees a “moral imperative” in making sure all children have access to a quality education. Walker spoke...
by Bob Hague | May 18, 2015
Democrats in the Wisconsin legislature want an outside probe of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. They’re calling for a federal investigation, in the wake of a Wisconsin State Journal report that the owner of a Milwaukee construction firm received...
by Bill Scott | May 18, 2015
It may not be felt immediately, however, this past weekend could go down as a key one in the long-term future of the Marquette Golden Eagles men’s basketball program. On Sunday, head coach Steve Wojciechowski confirmed the Twitter announcement made by Stevens...
by Jackie Johnson | May 18, 2015
State officials stress the importance of seat-belt use, saying it saves lives, plus it’s the law. David Pabst is with the Bureau of Transportation Safety at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. He said, “We have officers out throughout the state...
by WRN Contributor | May 18, 2015
Two former Eau Claire County officials have been arrested, accused of stealing county funds when they were in office. – Larry Lokken served as Eau Claire County Treasurer for 37 years. Kay Onarheim was Deputy Treasurer for 34 years. Both retired in 2013. Police...
by Andrew Beckett | May 18, 2015
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down a request to hear an appeal in an ongoing John Doe investigation from Wisconsin. The high court had been asked to review an appeals court decision from last September, which found a lawsuit against the probe should be...
by WRN Contributor | May 18, 2015
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s latest trip to Iowa featured a 10-minute speech, a party with cheese and a photo from his childhood. “I look a little geeky on the left there with my glasses on,” Walker said. “That’s my brother, David,...
by WRN Contributor | May 18, 2015
Three children from Racine disappeared back in February, but are back in Southeast Wisconsin after an extensive search and efforts by several agencies that tracked them to Mexico. Damian, 2; Diana, 8; and Angela Gasca, 10 were found last week. They’d been taken...
by Bill Scott | May 18, 2015
It took a pair of wins Sunday in La Crosse, but the UW-La Crosse Eagles earned their first ever trip to the NCAA Division 3 College Baseball World Series. The Eagles won Game 1, 5-4, on Ben Morgan’s RBI single in the top of the ninth against Coe College (Iowa)....
by Bill Scott | May 18, 2015
Already trailing by a handful of runs, the Milwaukee Brewers lineup took a big hit in the sixth inning of a 5-1 loss to the Mets at Citi Field. Centerfielder Carlos Gomez was at the plate with a runner on and no one out in the top of the sixth facing a 5-0 deficit...
by Andrew Beckett | May 16, 2015
With Democrat Russ Feingold’s announcement that he plans to enter the U.S. Senate race next year, the candidate who unseated him in 2010 says he’s ready for the rematch. Speaking at the Wisconsin Republican Party’s state convention in La Crosse Saturday, U.S. Senator...
by Andrew Beckett | May 16, 2015
Governor Scott Walker says Republicans will have to stay mobilized in 2016, if they want to maintain control of the Wisconsin legislature and hang on to one of the state’s U.S. Senate seats. Speaking to delegates at the Republican Party of Wisconsin’s state convention...
by Bill Scott | May 16, 2015
In the NCAA D-3 Central Regional in Waverly, Iowa, top-seeded UW-Stevens Point fell to Wartburg 4-2 on Friday and will face fourth-seeded Anderson in an elimination game at noon Saturday. Fifth-seeded Carthage bounced back from a first-round loss to eliminate...
by Bill Scott | May 16, 2015
Ryan Braun clubbed two home runs and made a diving catch in right field to help Kyle Lohse and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 7-0 at Citi Field in their series opener on Friday night. The home runs for Braun are numbers 7 and 8 on the season. Gerardo...
