by WRN Contributor | Jul 20, 2016
Marathon County Administrator Brad Karger will be suspended for 30-days for his involvement in a rally in downtown Wausau in May. Wausau police chief Jeff Hardell and Marathon County Sheriff Scott Parks objected to Karger’s participation in the Dylan Yang rally. While...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 20, 2016
The Eau Claire County Board has approved a living wage ordinance for contractors doing business with the county. The ordinance passed with a vote of 18 to 11. Supervisors also approved three separate amendments. The ordinance will pay contractors and other employees...
by Bob Hague | Jul 20, 2016
With substantially hot and humid weather conditions in the forecast once again, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is reminding motorists of the potential for pavement buckling. Hot temperatures cause pavement to expand, and where there are expansion joints,...
by Andrew Beckett | Jul 20, 2016
Now that Donald Trump has secured the Republican presidential nomination, Governor Scott Walker will be among those urging voters to back him this November. Walker is set to deliver a speech tonight at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. The governor says...
by Tim Fisher | Jul 20, 2016
The Milwaukee Brewers suffered another walk-off loss falling 3-2 to the Pirates in the series opener in Pittsburgh Tuesday. Josh Harrison tripled leading off the bottom of the ninth and scored when the throw from the outfield skipped past Milwaukee third baseman...
by Tim Fisher | Jul 20, 2016
The 2016 Maui Jim Maui Invitational Championship Round bracket was announced Tuesday, which includes Wisconsin taking on Tennessee in the tournament opener. The Badgers will take on the Volunteers on Nov. 21 at 1:30 p.m. (CT) on ESPN2. The winner of the UW-UT match-up...
by Bob Hague | Jul 19, 2016
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin had his turn in the spotlight at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night. Ryan, in his role as convention chair, had announced earlier in the evening that Donald Trump had secured the necessary votes to become the...
by Bob Hague | Jul 19, 2016
After insisting for weeks that he would not attend the Republican National Convention, Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson spoke in Cleveland on Tuesday night. Johnson mentioned his party’s presidential nominee just once in his speech at the RNC, as he told...
by Bob Hague | Jul 19, 2016
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, once among Donald Trump’s rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, was on the convention floor in Cleveland on Tuesday night to announce the votes of the Wisconsin delegation. “The birthplace of the Republican...
by Andrew Beckett | Jul 19, 2016
Wisconsin residents who have been unable to get a photo ID for voting will be able to cast a ballot this November. A preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman on Tuesday will allow anyone without a valid photo ID for voting under Wisconsin law...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 19, 2016
The Netflix documentary that focused on the murder trials of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey is coming back for a second season. “Making a Murderer” received attention around the globe, after the first 10-episode series came out last December. The...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 19, 2016
Just days after being replaced, a “Black Lives Matter” banner has been stolen from outside an Appleton church. The latest theft marks the third time the banner has been stolen from the Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Calumet Street....
by Bob Hague | Jul 19, 2016
After insisting for weeks that he would not attend the Republican National Convention, Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson is now set to speak in Cleveland on Tuesday night. Wisconsin mayors criticized the decision in a conference call set up the state Democratic party....
by WRN Contributor | Jul 19, 2016
The Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department has identified two men who drowned, after they were swept off a pier into Lake Michigan by a wave earlier this week. The Department says 22-year-old Adam LaLuzerne of Sturgeon Bay and 21-year-old Kurt Ahonen of Suamico...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 19, 2016
The results of an investigation into a fatal police shooting in Wausau indicate that the victim was fully aware of the consequences of his actions and expected to be killed. Marathon County District Attorney Kenneth Heimerman has decided that Wausau Police Officer...
by Andrew Beckett | Jul 19, 2016
Republican leaders in the state Legislature are starting to show more support for presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump, although at least one says he’s not quite there yet. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) has been publicly supporting...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 19, 2016
A woman who drove around road closure signs died after crashing her vehicle into a washout on Highway 63 in Bayfield County on Monday. According to the Bayfield County Sheriff’s Office, after passing signs at Raymond Avenue in Grand View and another about a half...
by Andrew Beckett | Jul 19, 2016
In the wake of recent fatal attacks on police officers across the country, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke took to the stage at the Republican National Convention Monday night to declare that “Blue Lives Matter,” and that Donald Trump is the...
by Andrew Beckett | Jul 19, 2016
Governor Scott Walker is not ruling out another run for the White House at some point in the future. However, the Republican says he will not consider seeking the nomination again in 2020 if he’s still serving as the governor of Wisconsin at the time. Walker...
by Tim Fisher | Jul 19, 2016
The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to terms with restricted free agent center Miles Plumlee on a four-year, $50-million contract. For the Bucks last season Plumlee averaged 3.8 rebounds and 5.1 points on 60 percent shooting in 61 games. He joined the Bucks in the 2015...
