by Bill Scott | Aug 31, 2015
The Green Bay Packers announced the release of five players this afternoon. The five players are LB Tavarus Dantzler, T Fabbians Ebbele, LB Josh Francis, DT Lavon Hooks and T Vince Kowalski. The Packers still have to reduce their roster to 75 players by 3pm Tuesday...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 31, 2015
Governor Scott Walker once again found his campaign on the defensive Monday, following comments on NBC’s “Meet the Press” in which he said building a wall along the nation’s norther border was a “legitimate” idea. During an...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 31, 2015
Police say a crash, and not the subsequent fire, took the lives of two men whose bodies were found at an auto shop in Green Bay. The fire destroyed Hernandez Auto and Tire on the city’s northside early last Thursday morning, and firefighters later found two...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 31, 2015
Wisconsin residents who purchased memberships in a variety of travel clubs will be getting at least some of their money back, following the settlement of a lawsuit over deceptive marketing practices. The Wisconsin Department of Justice plans to distribute $1.8 million...
by Bill Scott | Aug 31, 2015
When Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb went down in Saturday’s 39-26 preseason loss to the Eagles, he feared he had broken his collarbone. Cobb was taken to the locker room and x-rays on his shoulder turned up negative. Follow-up tests the next day...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 31, 2015
Members of a state Senate committee are calling for details to be released about a possible plan to merge the two-year University of Wisconsin campuses and Technical College system. A special work group has been meeting behind closed doors on the issue. Democratic...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 31, 2015
As fall classes get underway, advocates for children are sounding an alarm over the situation facing public schools in the state. A report from the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families is critical of the impact state budget cuts have had on education policies....
by Bill Scott | Aug 31, 2015
Following one of his worst outings of the year, Milwaukee Brewers right hander followed with one of his best on Sunday. Peralta pitched seven strong innings, allowing a run on seven hits to lead the Brewers to a 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Miller Park....
by Bob Hague | Aug 31, 2015
A state lawmaker wants to keep teens out of tanning salons. Senator Fred Risser (D-Madison) said his proposed legislation would address a serious public health issue, “Statistically, melanoma is a very serious and deadly disease, and it’s often caused by...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 28, 2015
Fond du Lac Police dealt with two despondent men in separate incidents in the City Friday, with both being resolved peacefully. First, a 19-year-old man made threats at a nail salon, prompting an employee to call police. The suspect had a handgun, but did not use it....
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 28, 2015
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker laid out some of the key parts of his foreign policy strategy Friday, during a speech to military cadets at The Citadel in South Carolina. Walker, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, focused heavily on the threat of...
by Bill Scott | Aug 28, 2015
The Milwaukee Bucks will play three Wisconsin-based home games during the 2015 preseason, including two at the BMO Harris Bradley Center and one at the Kohl Center in Madison. The Bucks will open their home preseason slate against the Detroit Pistons on Oct. 10 in...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 28, 2015
A Wisconsin Congressman has doubts about Donald Trump winning the Republican presidential nomination. The New York real estate developer has been crushing other GOP hopefuls in recent polls, with some showing Trump with double digit leads over much of the competition....
by Bill Scott | Aug 28, 2015
As the Wisconsin Badgers get ready for their season opener against 3rd-ranked Alabama in eight days in Arlington, Texas, the teams injury list is getting smaller. Redshirt sophomore Hayden Biegel, who opened camp as the No. 1 right tackle, had been out since August 14...
by Bill Scott | Aug 28, 2015
The Big Ten released it’s 2015-16 men’s basketball schedule on Thursday. It has the Wisconsin Badgers playing three of their first four games at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin opens league play Dec. 29th against Purdue, a team that finished third in the Big...
by Bob Hague | Aug 28, 2015
Some fans at Saturday’s preseason game between the Green Bay Packers and Phlidelphia Eagles game will experience heightened security. While the NFL safety policy remains unchanged, fans entering Lambeau at the Shopko Gate will become the first to use newly...
by Bill Scott | Aug 27, 2015
Former Green Bay Packers Executive Committee Treasurer and longtime member of the Board of Directors, John Underwood, passed away this week at the age of 81. Underwood was first elected to the Packers Board of Directors in 1986. He was soon-there-after elected to the...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 27, 2015
Green Bay police say two people have been found dead inside a car that slammed into a business, causing a fire early Thursday. It happened around 2 a.m. at Hernandez Tire Shop on Irwin Avenue. The owner of the business said the vehicle found inside doesn’t...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 27, 2015
Governor Scott Walker is arguing Wednesday’s shooting of a TV news crew in Virginia highlights the need for improving access to mental health services. The shooting, in which a journalist and cameraman were fatally shot and a woman was injured during a live...
by Bill Scott | Aug 27, 2015
Letroy Guion has been suspended without pay for the first three games of the 2015 season, losing his appeal with the NFL. The penalty is the result of his offseason arrest in which police seized more than $190,000 in cash, 357 grams of marijuana and an unloaded gun in...
