by Bob Hague | Jun 23, 2015
A Republican lawmaker is repeating the preference of a majority of GOP state Senators, who want a financing plan for a new Bucks arena out of the state budget. Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) said Monday that it’s the kind of pork barrel spending that...
by Bob Hague | Jun 23, 2015
Democratic legislators are once again calling for an investigation of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. That’s in the wake of the agency’s release of an internal review, reporting that 27 awards of more than $124 million dollars were made...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 22, 2015
More than half of the Republicans in the state Assembly want cuts in transportation spending shared equally across the state. Republican leaders have been trying to work out a budget deal that could see transportation spending in the next state budget cut by at least...
by Bill Scott | Jun 22, 2015
The Milwaukee Bucks held their first pre-draft workout Monday at the Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin Training Center in St. Francis. Among the potential draftees was former Menomonee Falls standout J.P. Tokoto, who went on to play for coach Roy Williams at the...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 22, 2015
Lawmakers have set a public hearing at the Capitol for Tuesday on a proposed pay raise for Wisconsin state troopers. Republican legislative leaders in March rejected an average pay hike of 17 percent for troopers. A compromise released Monday by Governor Scott...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 22, 2015
Thousands were left without power, trees were knocked down, and multiple buildings were damaged, as a strong line of thunderstorms swept across southern Wisconsin Monday morning. The line of storms stretched across several counties and Tod Pritchard with Wisconsin...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 22, 2015
Governor Scott Walker will donate a campaign donation from a white supremacist leader to charity. Walker was one of several potential Republican presidential candidates to receive a donation from Earl Holt, the leader of the Council of Conservative Citizens. The group...
by Bill Scott | Jun 22, 2015
According to a Houston Chronicle report, former Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Darryl Hamilton was found dead in Houston in an apparent Murder-suicide. The 50-year-old Hamilton played for the Brewers played from 1988-’95 and went on to play for the Texas Rangers,...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 22, 2015
New figures from the USDA show Wisconsin’s milk production continued to grow by leaps and bounds last month. The Badger State raised its output in May by more than three times the national increase, with Wisconsin cows pumping out 2.5 billion pounds of milk....
by WRN Contributor | Jun 22, 2015
A pair of state lawmakers are hoping to address what they say is a loophole in state law on requiring some drunk driving offenders to have ignition interlock devices installed in their vehicle. The devices require a driver to breathe into a tube to prove they are...
by Bill Scott | Jun 22, 2015
Had Dustin Johnson converted any number of makeable putts in Sunday’s final round, he probably would have locked up the U.S. Open Championship at Chambers Bay golf course in University Place, Washington. Johnson didn’t have a good putting day and given the...
by Bill Scott | Jun 20, 2015
WIAA Girls Division 1 semifinals D.C. Everest 4, Menomonee Falls 3 Kettle Moraine 1, Muskego 0 Division 2 semifinals Green Bay Southwest 1, Rhinelander 0 Oregon 4, Whitefish Bay 0 Championship Saturday D-4 Lake Country Lutheran vs. Aquinas D-3 Notre Dame vs....
by Bill Scott | Jun 20, 2015
The Milwaukee Brewers entered last night’s game at Coors Field with the worst ranked offense in Major League Baseball. For at least one night, that offense came to life, pounding out 16-hits in a 9-5 win over the Colorado Rockies. The win brought to an end a...
by Bob Hague | Jun 19, 2015
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg announced Friday that she is a candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The election will be in April of 2016. Kloppenburg was an unsuccesful candidate for the state’s high court in 2011, a contetious...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 19, 2015
New speed signs are now posted in some locations in the state, but others are still being installed. Department of Transportation officials urge motorists to be aware of the legal maximum speed, and also be watchful of workers sprinkled on Wisconsin roads installing...
by Bill Scott | Jun 19, 2015
The Green Bay Packers announced their 2015 Training Camp schedule today. The Packers will report on Wednesday, July 29th and start practicing on Thursday, July 30 (8:20 a.m.). Training Camp Practice Schedule Thursday, July 30 – 8:20 a.m. Friday, July 31 ...
by Jackie Johnson | Jun 19, 2015
Nearly half of Wisconsin’s 13 university campuses are located within U.S. Representative Ron Kind’s congressional district. The La Crosse Democrat is critical of deep funding cuts to the University of Wisconsin System, as proposed in the two-year state...
by Bill Scott | Jun 19, 2015
Thursday, June 18 Division 4 Lake Country Lutheran/Univ. Lake 4, Brookfield Academy 3 Aquinas 1, New Holstein 0 Division 3 Catholic Memorial 4, Mount Horeb 1 Notre Dame 3, Ashland 1 Friday, June 19 Schedule Division 2 Noon – Oregon (21-0-1) vs. Whitefish Bay...
by Bill Scott | Jun 19, 2015
The 2015 WIAA boys state baseball tournament wrapped up with four new champions crowned on Thursday at Fox Cities Stadium. D-1 Janesville Craig 2, Kimberly 0 D-2 Milwaukee Lutheran 4, Notre Dame 3 D-3 Lake Country Lutheran 5, Aquinas 4 D-4 Rio 1, Ithaca 0...
by Bill Scott | Jun 19, 2015
Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost passed Whitey Herzog to become the winningest manager in franchise history. Yost won his 411th game as Royals skipper with last night’s 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Kauffman Stadium. Yost managed the Brewers from 2003...
