by Andrew Beckett | Sep 22, 2015
Governor Scott Walker has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff, in honor of state Supreme Court Justice Patrick Crooks. The 77-year-old Crooks died suddenly Monday at the state Capitol building. The Dane County medical examiner says it was from natural causes, but...
by Bill Scott | Sep 22, 2015
The Milwaukee Brewers called up six players Tuesday from their Class AA Biloxi affiliate. The Brewers added four pitchers, Yhonathan Barrios, Adrian Houser, Tyler Wagner and Jorge Lopez, along with outfielder Michael Reed and infielder Yadiel Rivera. Wagner is the...
by Bill Scott | Sep 22, 2015
The Milwaukee Brewers have shut pitcher Jimmy Nelson down for the rest of the season after he took a line drive to the head in his last outing last week. Nelson suffered a contusion but not a concussion. He spent a couple of nights in the hospital under observation. ...
by Bill Scott | Sep 22, 2015
Anthony Rizzo had three hits and scored three runs while pinch hitter Jorge Soler clubbed a three-run homer to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 9-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cubs magic number to clinch a playoff spot...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 22, 2015
Pope Francis will be in Philadelphia later this week, and a group from the Green Bay Catholic Diocese is going to see him. About 110 people, including Bishop David Ricken, are hopping on a bus leaving from Green Bay Tuesday morning to make the trip. Organizer Amy...
by Andrew Beckett | Sep 21, 2015
Just hours after he appeared at an administrative hearing Monday, officials with the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced that Justice N. Patrick Crooks had died. In a statement, Chief Justice Patience Roggensack said that the 77-year-old Crooks had died in his chambers,...
by Andrew Beckett | Sep 21, 2015
Just a little more than two months after officially launching his bid for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, Governor Scott Walker on Monday suspended his campaign. Speaking at a downtown Madison hotel, the Wisconsin governor opened by talking about...
by Bill Scott | Sep 21, 2015
Coming off its eighth NCAA Frozen Four appearance in the last ten years, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team will begin the 2015-16 season ranked No. 3 in the USCHO.com Division 1 Women’s Poll. The Badgers received 124 votes, four fewer than second place...
by Bill Scott | Sep 21, 2015
One day after Green Bay’s 27-17 win over the Seattle Seahawks, the Packers have lost another player to injury for the season. The Packers announced a roster move this afternoon, signing linebacker Joe Thomas, who was cut by the Packers at the end of training...
by Bill Scott | Sep 21, 2015
The last time the Milwaukee Brewers went to the World Series was 1982, David Stearns hadn’t been born yet. The 30-year-old Stearns was introduced today as the Brewers new general manager and it’s his job to get the organization back into the post season....
by Andrew Beckett | Sep 21, 2015
Governor Scott Walker is expected to announce Monday evening that he’s dropping out of the 2016 race for the Republican presidential nomination. According to a report in the New York Times, the Wisconsin governor has determined he “no longer has a...
by Andrew Beckett | Sep 21, 2015
An official with the state’s largest police union is raising concerns about a pair of proposed bills that are aimed at bringing more transparency to law enforcement procedures. One of the bills, proposed earlier this month by Rep. Dean Knudson (R-Hudson), would...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 21, 2015
Counselors are on hand today for students and staff at Eau Claire Memorial High School, following a weekend crash that claimed the life of a band director at the school. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Department says Gene Power was killed Saturday night after his...
by Andrew Beckett | Sep 21, 2015
Gas prices in Wisconsin continue to fall, with a statewide average that’s now a dollar lower than it was at this time last year. Prices spiked in August following the shutdown of a major refinery in Indiana. However, they have continued to move down after...
by Bill Scott | Sep 21, 2015
The Green Bay Packers erased memories of three straight crushing losses at Seattle with a 27-17 victory over the Seahawks at Lambeau Field on Sunday night. The Packers blew a 13-3 lead, but came back with eleven unanswered points in the fourth quarter to pull out the...
by Bob Hague | Sep 21, 2015
Republican legislative leaders in Madison are moving forward with plans to dismantle the state’s nonpartisan elections and ethics agency, and will likely act this fall. State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says discussions are underway, within his...
by Bill Scott | Sep 20, 2015
According to reports, the Milwaukee Brewers are expected to name Houston Astros assistant general manager David Stearns as their new general manager, possibly as early as Monday. Neither the Brewers or the Astros have confirmed or commented on the reports. The story...
by Bill Scott | Sep 20, 2015
Aaron Rodgers mobility could be the difference for the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night when they host the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field. Rodgers mobility was greatly limited in last seasons NFC Championship game because of a strained calf that he suffered in...
by Bob Hague | Sep 20, 2015
Interest in Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s presidential campaign has bottomed out, according to a new national poll. Walker was one of five Republican presidential candidates who received less than one-half of 1 percentage point support in the latest CNN/ORC poll....
by Bill Scott | Sep 20, 2015
The news is worse for the Green Bay Packers and their starting right tackle Bryan Bulaga. It was learned on Saturday that Bulaga is expected to miss four to six weeks because of the left knee injury he suffered in practice on Thursday. The NFL Network reported that...
