by Andrew Beckett | Jun 30, 2017
For the second budget in a row, Wisconsin will ends its fiscal year without a new two-year spending plan in place. The current biennium is set to end at midnight tonight, with majority Republicans in the state Assembly and Senate still far apart on finalizing details...
by Bob Hague | Jun 30, 2017
Efforts by the Trump administration’s Election Integrity Commission to investigate allegations of voter fraud include a request for voter information, which Wisconsin elections officials say they are prohibited by state statute from providing. Data that is...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 30, 2017
As lawmakers push towards reaching a deal that will allow a state budget to pass, a possible plan to pay for transportation with a new tax on heavy trucks is raising concerns among Wisconsin’s business leaders. The plan, which has not been formally introduced,...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 30, 2017
The upcoming Fourth of July holiday could bring record-breaking travel numbers across the country and in Wisconsin. Nick Jarmusz with AAA-Wisconsin says more people than ever are expected to travel during the holiday period, which starts today and runs through...
by Bill Scott | Jun 30, 2017
The Milwaukee Brewers clubbed six home runs on Thursday night and rolled to a 11-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. They salvaged the final game of their three game series with the victory. Things started just three batters into the game when...
by Bill Scott | Jun 30, 2017
Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre told ESPN Wisconsin’s Wilde & Tausch show on Thursday that he might like to be an NFL Coach. Or even a general manager and preferably in Green Bay. “I would say I’d never say never,” Favre...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 29, 2017
The state Supreme Court has ruled an Appleton school committee illegally closed its meetings to the public. The case stems from a lawsuit brought by district resident John Krueger, who was denied access to nine committee meetings held between October 2011 and March...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 29, 2017
Damage assessments are underway, after strong storms that swept across western and southern Wisconsin Wednesday evening. Tod Pritchard with Wisconsin Emergency Management says Pierce, Green, Burnett, and Grant counties were all hit by high winds, with as many as three...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 29, 2017
A new task force launched by the Assembly Speaker will look at possible reforms to the state’s foster care system. Republican state Representative Pat Snyder (R-Schofield) will co-chair the task force, which will look at ways to help everyone involved in foster care....
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 28, 2017
A day after a brief and contentious meeting, Republican leaders in the Legislature were more upbeat about where budget talks stand now. Senate Republican Leader Scott Fitzgerald emerged from a closed door meeting with Governor Scott Walker and other GOP legislative...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 28, 2017
A federal appeals court is ordering Brendan Dassey to remain in prison. Dassey’s attorneys asked for the now 27-year-old’s release, after a three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to throw out his murder conviction. That affirmed a...
by Bob Hague | Jun 28, 2017
Marquette Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin says support for President Donald Trump is “phenomenally low” among Democrats as Wisconsin. The results of the latest statewide poll shows the Republican president remains a polarizing figure in the...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 28, 2017
Democratic state Senator Kathleen Vinehout has taken a step towards a potential run for governor. Vinehout filed paperwork on June 14 to officially form a campaign committee, although she has not yet announced plans to challenge Republican Governor Scott Walker in...
by Bill Scott | Jun 28, 2017
After losing Valparaiso to the Missouri Valley Conference, the Horizon League announced the addition of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) effective July 1. IUPUI will begin competition during the 2017-18 academic year. The addition of IUPUI...
by Bob Hague | Jun 28, 2017
The clock is running on efforts to keep destructive Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes. A single live Asian carp was pulled from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal last week — above an electric barrier system operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers....
by Bill Scott | Jun 28, 2017
The Wisconsin women’s basketball team will play at Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Nov. 29 in the 11th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Challenge takes place over two days in late November, beginning Nov. 29 with Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska and Rutgers playing host to...
by Bill Scott | Jun 28, 2017
Milwaukee and Cincinnati combined to club seven home runs and it’s the Reds that prevailed, 8-6 in the series opener at Great American Ballpark. Junior Guerra gave up four home runs and all eight of the Cincinnati runs in four-plus innings to take the loss....
by Bill Scott | Jun 28, 2017
Less than two weeks after it was announced that Don Granato was leaving to join the Chicago Blackhawks coaching staff, Wisconsin hockey head coach Tony Granato hired another former Badgers’ captain to take his brother’s place. Mark Strobel, who wore the...
by Bill Scott | Jun 28, 2017
Eleven former Badgers will be inducted into the University of Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame on September 29 at Union South. The class includes two gold medalists, a pair of NCAA champions, an NHL all-star, two Rose Bowl winning quarterbacks and a WNBA player....
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 27, 2017
Madison’s police chief says a man found dead at a Culver’s restaurant early Tuesday morning had been “literally scared to death.” The victim was part of a four-man crew doing remodeling at the closed restaurant, when two masked robbers entered...
