by Andrew Beckett | Jan 27, 2016
State lawmakers want changes in how forfeiture procedures for property seized during criminal investigations are carried out. Under current law, police can begin those efforts almost right away, if they can show it was linked to a crime being committed. State...
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 27, 2016
Wisconsin has joined other coal-producing and consuming states in asking the US Supreme Court to block President Obama’s new rules to fight climate change. The 29 states included in the filing are asking the high court for an emergency stay to block the...
by Bob Hague | Jan 26, 2016
The FBI says agents have interrupted a plan for a mass shooting in Milwaukee. According to a criminal complaint, 23-year-old Samy Mohamed Hamzeh hoped to target a Masonic Temple in Milwaukee. Hamzeh had been under investigation since September 2015, and had allegedly...
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 26, 2016
More than 2,000 Wisconsin residents are currently on a waiting list to receive a donated organ, and a state lawmaker is hoping to make it easier for residents to help reduce that number. Legislation from state Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) would require...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 26, 2016
One of the Shawano men involved in a gunfight earlier this month will stand trial. In court Monday, Tony Brunker pleaded not guilty in the January 4 incident. Brunker is due back in court March 8. According to prosecutors, the altercation stemmed from a dispute...
by Bob Hague | Jan 26, 2016
The decision by a Wisconsin-based company to move its headquarters to Europe in order to save on taxes is drawing responses from politicians, including Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. In an email Monday to Bloomberg News, the Vermont senator said a...
by Bob Hague | Jan 26, 2016
At the Capitol, Democratic legislators are proposing a grant program for college students. This bill is out in the midst of a push to get a whole package of Republican proposals through the legislative process this spring. “Ultimately, a lot of that is nibbling...
by Bob Hague | Jan 26, 2016
Legislation being proposed at the Capitol provides “ticket amnesty” for underage drinkers who report sexual assaults on UW campuses. With sexual assault remaining the most under reported crime, Attorney General Brad Schimel backs the legislation....
by Bob Hague | Jan 25, 2016
Police in Germantown say they’ve recovered $70,000 worth of cheese product that was reported stolen last week. The Germantown Police Department updated the “cheese jacking” on the department’s Facebook page Monday. The cheese was found in the...
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 25, 2016
The Dane County Sheriff’s Department says a Cottage Grove man has received his 40th citation in five years for operating a vehicle on a revoked license. 51-year-old Jathniel Ruffins was stopped by an officer Sunday because he had a headlight out. During the...
by Bill Scott | Jan 25, 2016
For the second-straight week, Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ has earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors. After scoring the game-winning basket two weeks ago against No. 4 Michigan State and being named co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the freshman forward from...
by Bill Scott | Jan 25, 2016
The Milwaukee Brewers announced the signing of veteran left-handed pitcher Chris Capuano to a minor-league deal with an invitation to spring training on Monday. The 37-year-old Capuano pitched for the Brewers from 2002 through 2007 before injuring his arm and missing...
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 25, 2016
On the same day his murder trial was set to begin, a former West Allis police officer has agreed to plead guilty to killing a woman and leaving her body in a suitcase along a rural Wisconsin roadway. Jury selection had been scheduled to start Monday morning in the...
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 25, 2016
Governor Scott Walker is looking to sell his family’s home in suburban Milwaukee. The Republican governor’s house in Wauwatosa was listed for sale over the weekend. Walker has owned the white two-story, three-bedroom house for almost nine years. It’s...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 25, 2016
Residents of Beloit came together Sunday night to pay their respects to Austin Ramos Jr., the five-year-old killed last Friday night after he was hit by gunfire while riding in his father’s car. Dozens of people turned out for the candlelight vigil, including...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 25, 2016
A black lab found zipped up in a duffel bag in a wildlife area is on the road to recovery. The Columbia County Humane Society’s Susan Bratcher says Misty has gained almost two pounds since her arrival at the shelter last week. Still, Bratcher says she’s...
by Bill Scott | Jan 25, 2016
Green Bay Packers linebacker Julius Peppers has been added to the Pro Bowl roster on Monday. Peppers replaces Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller, who is unable to participate due to advancing to the Super Bowl. This is Peppers ninth trip to the Pro Bowl (2004-06,...
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 25, 2016
Jury selection begins this morning in the murder trial of a former West Allis police officer accused of killing two women and then leaving their bodies in suit cases along a road. 54-year-old Steven Zelich is charged with murder in Wisconsin and Minnesota. His trial...
by Bill Scott | Jan 25, 2016
The Wisconsin football team received an oral commitment from 5’11, 210-pound tailback Sam Brodner from Glenbard West High School in Illinois for its 2016 class. Brodner rushed for 47 touchdowns and nearly 2,000 yards as a senior, helping Glenbard win the Class...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 25, 2016
County officials in northeastern Wisconsin are teaming up to urge state lawmakers to get more involved in efforts to investigation the impact wind turbines have on the health of those living near them. Some residents living near wind farms claim the noise and...
