by Bob Hague | Nov 25, 2016
As the holiday shopping season ramps up, millions of Americans will turn to online retailers to help find their gifts. As those package shift, law enforcement officials say consumers should be taking steps to keep thieves from snatching up unattended packages left on...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 25, 2016
Sheboygan police believe three teenagers are to blame for tens of thousands of dollars in damage to a warehouse. The vandals first damaged doors, windows, vehicles and other products in the Cargill Malt warehouse on Sunday night. Then, on Wednesday night, police...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 25, 2016
Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says a teenage boy is expected to recover after being shot in the leg while hunting. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday north of Suring in Oconto County. The 14-year-old boy was shot by a...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 25, 2016
The holiday shopping season officially gets underway today. For many people, Black Friday sales mark the start of holiday shopping season. Madison College retail expert Betty Hurd says analysts predict there will about an 11 percent increase in business today alone....
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 24, 2016
A union official says a federal court ruling blocking new overtime rules will likely hurt a large number of Wisconsin workers. The rule that was set to take effect next month would have raised the threshold for salaried workers to be paid overtime to just under...
by Bill Scott | Nov 24, 2016
Kennedy Meeks had 15 points and a career-high 16 rebounds and Joel Berry II poured in 22 points to lead number-four North Carolina to a 71-56 win over the 16th ranked Wisconsin Badgers in the championship game of the Maui Invitational. The Tar Heels (7-0) held the...
by Bill Scott | Nov 24, 2016
The Green Bay Packers used their injured reserve designated-to-return option on rookie cornerback Makinton Dorleant, ending the seasons of running back Eddie Lacy and defensive back Sam Shields. There had been the thought that either Lacy or Shields would return to...
by Bill Scott | Nov 24, 2016
It would be hard for Green Bay Packers fans to buy into quarterback Aaron Rodgers latest predictions. After all, the those fans have just witnessed their team losing four straight games and the injuries continue to grow. On Sunday, Rodgers said he was very optimistic...
by Bill Scott | Nov 24, 2016
The third-ranked Wisconsin women’s volleyball team closed out regular season home play with a 25-15, 22-25, 25-16, 25-7 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Wednesday night. Wisconsin’s four seniors, Lauren Carlini, Tori Blake, Romana Kriskova and Haleigh...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 23, 2016
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s campaign says it plans to seek a recount of the votes cast earlier this month in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The Wisconsin Elections Commission says it has received notice from an attorney with the...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 23, 2016
Superior Mayor Bruce Hagen resigned on Tuesday and was then appointed as interim Mayor by the Common Council at a special meeting. Originally, Hagen was planning to resign in April of next year, but this action will allow for an election for a new mayor to be held in...
by Bob Hague | Nov 23, 2016
If you haven’t gotten a flu shot, you may want to do it now. That advice from the federal Centers for Disease Control, and Wisconsin state epidemiologist Tom Haupt. “It’s important not only to protect yourself, it’s important to protect those...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 23, 2016
The day after Thanksgiving has been designated as Ho Chunk Nation Day in Madison. Alder Denise DeMarb fought back tears as she read a resolution that detailed the tribe’s struggles. “Beginning in 1849, the federal government began a series of attempts of...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 23, 2016
President-Elect Donald Trump has said he’d pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and work on bi-lateral trade agreements. Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson says while TPP may be dead, the US has to stay engaged. “The fact of the matter is it sounds like...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 23, 2016
A federal judge has ordered a nationwide hold on a new overtime rule that had been set to take effect next month. The rule would have essentially doubled the threshold for when salaried workers must be paid overtime – from the current $23,660 a year to $47,476....
by WRN Contributor | Nov 23, 2016
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing and endangered 16 year-old Jefferson County girl. Lake Mills Police Chief Pat Matuszewski said Kendal Hunphries was initially listed as a runaway, but information recently recieved from the...
by Bob Hague | Nov 23, 2016
No more smokeless tobacco at Miller Park starting December 1st. That goes for fans and players. The Milwaukee Common Council passed the smokeless ban on Tuesday night. Chew and dip are off-limits on the field, in the stands and even in the parking lot. Tenth District...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 23, 2016
Getting home for Thanksgiving may not be easy for hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites. The first noteworthy snow of the season began Tuesday night in the northern half of the state — and a second wave is due in this afternoon. Sleet and freezing rain are...
by Bob Hague | Nov 23, 2016
For the first time in in over four decades, the University of Wisconsin is not among the top five universities for research and development spending. The National Science Foundation reports that UW-Madison dropped two places to sixth in the last fiscal year —...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 23, 2016
A pedestrian killed on Madison’s Beltline freeway has been identified as 26-year-old Dustin Dilks of Madison. The Dane County medical examiner’s office said Dilks appeared to have died from injuries received when he was hit by a motor vehicle. Additional...
