by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2016
Janesville Police say video evidence doesn’t support the claim that a 15-year-old girl was groped outside Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rally Tuesday in Janesville. Chief Dave Moore says while there may not have been a sexual assault, the punch the...
by Andrew Beckett | Mar 31, 2016
Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan will not be endorsing either Democratic presidential candidate, ahead of next Tuesday’s primary. The Madison Democrat said Thursday that he has not even decided who he’s voting for on April 5th, calling both former...
by Andrew Beckett | Mar 31, 2016
Wisconsin’s concealed carry program passed a major milestone earlier this month – issuing permit number 300,000 since the program began in 2011. The state Department of Justice announced that the permit was issued on March 24, following a period of heavy...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2016
Contested Republican and Democratic presidential primaries, a closely watched race for state Supreme Court, more than 3,000 local elections, and 72 school funding referendums across Wisconsin are all factors in driving voter turnout, which is expected to be about...
by Andrew Beckett | Mar 31, 2016
While he supported Barack Obama in 2008, former Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle plans to help Democrat Hillary Clinton in the presidential race this time around. During a Clinton stop in Madison this week, Doyle said he made the decision to support the former of...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2016
A 69-year-old serial killer will try in September to convince a Washington County Judge that he should be released from the Mendota Mental Health Institute. Alvin Taylor has been confined to the Mendota facility since the late 1980s, after he killed four men in...
by Andrew Beckett | Mar 31, 2016
Democrat Russ Feingold’s lead in the race for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin saw a sharp drop, according to the latest Marquette University Law School poll. The poll released Wednesday shows Feingold leading Republican Senator incumbent Ron Johnson 47-42 percent...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 31, 2016
Former West Allis police officer Steven Zelich has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the first of the two “Suitcase Murders” he was accused of committing. If he’s alive after his prison term, the 54-year-old Zelich will be put under extended...
by Bill Scott | Mar 31, 2016
One of the Milwaukee Brewers top prospects made his spring debut, helping the Brewers knock off the Colorado Rockies 5-4 in the Cactus League finale. Outfielder Brett Phillips started in right field on Wednesday after missing most of spring camp with a strained left...
by Bill Scott | Mar 31, 2016
Tony Granato spent 13 seasons as a player in the NHL and has been a coach in the league for an additional ten-plus seasons. He’s been playing and coaching in the league that hockey people aspire to get to. Yet given the opportunity to coach the Wisconsin...
by Bill Scott | Mar 31, 2016
The Milwaukee Bucks snapped a five-game losing streak with a 105-94 home win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night. The game was tied with about ten minutes left when Khris Middleton got hot, scoring nine of his team-high 26 points in the final 7 1/2 minutes when...
by Bob Hague | Mar 31, 2016
It’s seemed at times this week as if Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is running against Wisconsin’s Republican Governor Scott Walker for their party’s nomination, rather than Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio Governor John Kasich. Trump has lambasted...
by Andrew Beckett | Mar 30, 2016
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders says turnout will be crucial to winning Wisconsin’s primary next week, and he’s urging supporters to make sure people get to the polls and vote. The Vermont Senator told an enthusiastic crowd in Madison...
by Andrew Beckett | Mar 30, 2016
With less than a week to go before the election, a new poll shows state Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley with a small lead over her challenger. A Marquette University Law School Poll conducted over the Easter weekend shows Bradley with a five point lead over...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 30, 2016
Janesville Police are turning to the public to help identify a man suspected of pepper spraying a 15-year-old girl in the face, following Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rally Tuesday at the Janesville Conference Center and Holiday Inn Express....
by Bill Scott | Mar 30, 2016
St. Norbert College football coach Dan McCarty has announced the hiring of Green Bay native Drew Vanderlin as the teams new defensive coordinator/linebackers coach. Vanderlin arrives at St. Norbert after spending four seasons as the defensive line coach and head...
by Bob Hague | Mar 30, 2016
Texas Senator Ted Cruz joined by his wife Heidi, mother Eleanor and Carly Fiorina at a “Women For Cruz” campaign event in Madison on Wednesday – the same day that the latest Marquette University Law School Poll showed Cruz leading Donald Trump and...
by Andrew Beckett | Mar 30, 2016
A new Marquette University Law School Poll shows Republicans Ted Cruz and Democrat Bernie Sanders leading the race for their party’s nomination in Wisconsin. The poll shows Texas Senator Ted Cruz with a big lead over Donald Trump and John Kasich in the race for...
by Bill Scott | Mar 30, 2016
Since 1966, just four men have spent a season behind the bench as the leader of the Wisconsin men’s hockey program. Starting next season, Tony Granato will be the fifth. Granato, who is currently an assistant with the Detroit Red Wings, will be joined by...
by Bill Scott | Mar 30, 2016
After finishing the season in the “Sweet 16”, Wisconsin basketball coach Greg Gard will be looking to hire a new assistant coach. Gary Close resigned his position after 13 years in Madison. Close said he wanted to spend more time with his two kids, a...
