by Bill Scott | Oct 26, 2015
Wisconsin punter Drew Meyer has been named the Big Ten’s Special Teams Player of the Week. Meyer averaged 46.8 yards per punt on five attempts in the Badgers win over Illinois, placing three of his five punts inside the 20-yard line. Meyer recorded three punts...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 26, 2015
While Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) is expected to see broad support from Republicans this week as he runs for speaker of the house, one political expert doubts it will be smooth sailing on some key issues still awaiting action in Congress. Republicans are...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 26, 2015
Republicans in the Wisconsin state Senate have canceled a floor session that had been set to take place at the Capitol on Tuesday. The announcement comes just a day before members were expected to be in Madison to vote on a proposed calendar that included multiple...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 26, 2015
Authorities are trying to determine why a man confronted Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputies with a shotgun, prompting one of them to fatally shoot him. Deputies went to the Paddock Lake home of 47-year-old Darren Fude on Saturday to speak with him about a...
by Bill Scott | Oct 25, 2015
The Wisconsin women’s soccer team captured the Big Ten Championship on Saturday night. Micaela Powers goal in the 81st minute gave the Badgers a 1-0 win over Maryland in College Park to clinch at least a share of Wisconsin’s first Big Ten regular season...
by Bill Scott | Oct 25, 2015
Bart Houston had only thrown nine passes all year. But when starting quarterback Joel Stave left the game with a head injury, Houston answered the call. Houston threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Wisconsin Badgers (6-2, 3-1) to a 24-13 win over...
by Bill Scott | Oct 25, 2015
The 16th ranked Wisconsin women’s volleyball team stunned 3rd ranked Nebraska, upsetting the Huskers in four sets in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is the first time Wisconsin has ever beaten Nebraska on the road. The Badgers lost the first set 22-25, then rolled off...
by Bill Scott | Oct 25, 2015
St. Norbert College senior Katie Vanden Avond’s long pursuit of the NCAA Division III women’s soccer career goals record is over. Vanden Avond’s goal in the 60th minute of the Green Knight’s 1-1 tie with nationally ranked UW-La Crosse gave her...
by Bill Scott | Oct 25, 2015
Big Ten Conference Wisconsin 24, Illinois 13 Northwestern 30, Nebraska 28 Penn State 31, Maryland 30 Michigan State 52, Indiana 26 Ohio State 49, Rutgers 7 WIAC Oshkosh 63, Platteville 28 River Falls 54, Stout 48 Whitewater 35, Stevens Point 27 La Crosse 27, Eau...
by Bill Scott | Oct 25, 2015
Wisconsin women’s goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens turned away all 16 shots she faced in the Badgers 4-0 win over Bemidji State on Saturday afternoon. That was the school record-setting sixth straight shutout for Wisconsin (8-0). The effort also tied the all-time...
by Bill Scott | Oct 24, 2015
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 23 points and pulled down seven rebounds and teammate Khris Middleton added 19 points, but the Milwaukee Bucks dropped their final exhibition game of the preseason, 112-108 at Minnesota on Friday night. Andrew Wiggins led the Timberwolves...
by Bill Scott | Oct 24, 2015
Division 1 Results Appleton North 48, Appleton West 7 Eau Claire Memorial 29, Bay Port 0 Fond du Lac 62, Milwaukee Vincent/Destiny 0 Kimberly 38, Green Bay Preble 14 Marquette 39, Milwaukee Morse Coop. 8 Milwaukee King 40, Milwaukee Washington 14 Neenah 35, Milwaukee...
by Bill Scott | Oct 24, 2015
The Wisconsin Badgers pulled their goaltender in the final minute and it paid off. Sophomore defenseman Tim Davison found the back of the net with 20 seconds left to salvage a 5-5 tie at Ferris State on Friday night. The Badgers entered the final period with a 4-2...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 23, 2015
Governor Scott Walker has signed legislation that prevents the future use of John Doe proceedings to investigate cases of political misconduct. The changes come after two highly controversial cases involving the secret probes, which targeted the governor, employees in...
by Bob Hague | Oct 23, 2015
Attorney General Brad Schimel announced Friday that Wisconsin has joined a coalition of 24 states and a coal mining company which filed lawsuits challenge the most Obama Administration’s climate change rule for power plants. In a press release, Schimel said...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 23, 2015
After saying for weeks that he had no interest in the job, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced Thursday night that he is running to be the next Speaker of the House after all. However, one political observer says the Wisconsin Republican’s decision to seek the...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 23, 2015
Wisconsin’s fall colors have faded rapidly over the past two weeks. A sudden mid-October cooldown, plus some more rain, have put the majestic orange-and-yellow leaves past their peak in virtually all of the northern half of Wisconsin. The state tourism...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 23, 2015
The state’s largest annual farm show will return to the Marshfield area in three years. Officials with Farm Technology Days announced Thursday that the Daryl and Brenda Sternweis family will host the 2018 edition of the show, along with the neighboring Heiman...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 22, 2015
The next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives may end up being from Wisconsin. Republican Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced late Thursday in a letter to his House colleagues that he will run for the position. Ryan’s decision comes just weeks after...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 22, 2015
A state Senate committee has advanced a pair of bills that will make controversial changes to the state elections agency and campaign finance laws, although the future of the proposals remains unclear. Both bills, which cleared the committee on party-line votes, are...
