by Andrew Beckett | Dec 20, 2017
The field of six candidates running for the 10th state Senate District has been cut down to three. State Rep Adam Jarchow beat fellow Assemblyman Shannon Zimmerman, with unofficial returns showing him winning 56 percent of the vote in Monday’s state Senate...
by Bill Scott | Dec 20, 2017
The Green Bay Packers didn’t have a single player named to the Pro Bowl. They’re one of five teams that were shutout in the selection process, joining the New York Jets, Cleveland, Indianapolis and the Chicago Bears. It was the first time since 2005 that...
by Bill Scott | Dec 20, 2017
Allie LeClaire led all scorers with a season-high 22 points, leading the No. 21/23 Green Bay Phoenix (10-1) to a 63-57 win over the Northwestern Wildcats (6-7) in Evanston on Tuesday. The Phoenix improved to 10-1, capping its best start through non-conference play...
by Bill Scott | Dec 20, 2017
The Milwaukee Bucks built a 20-point lead against Cleveland, then saw the Cavaliers climb into the lead before rebounding for a 119-116 win on Tuesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. With Lebron James on the sidelines, the Cleveland reserves went on a 24-2 run...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 19, 2017
State Senator Leah Vukmir says she wants to know if staff at the former Government Accountability Board and investigators broke the law when they collected her emails and those of other conservatives and, if any did, she believes they should go to jail. The emails,...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 19, 2017
The top Republican in the state Senate wants the Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into the leak of documents from a secret John Doe probe. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) is also asking the agency to expand the scope of its original...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 19, 2017
Voters in three of the state’s legislative districts are at the polls today, for primaries to help fill three vacant seats at the Capitol. Much of the attention is focused on the 10th Senate District, where Republican state Representative Adam Jarchow and...
by Bob Hague | Dec 19, 2017
Governor Scott Walker is defending his decision to attend a conservative student summit in Florida. Democrats have criticized the Republican governor for attending Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit this week. In Appleton on Monday, Walker said he was...
by Bill Scott | Dec 19, 2017
With Sunday’s 31-24 loss at Carolina, the Green Bay Packers season was hanging by a thread. That thread broke on Monday night when the Atlanta Falcons knocked off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-21 to officially eliminate the Packers from playoff consideration. The...
by Bill Scott | Dec 19, 2017
After a nine-day layoff, the Marquette Golden Eagles were a bit rusty. They eventually got on track to pull away for a 79-70 win over Northern Illinois on Monday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Golden Eagles (8-3) got 26 points from sophomore guard Markus...
by Bill Scott | Dec 19, 2017
Scott Frost is the Associated Press Coach of the Year after leading Central Florida to an unbeaten season and a spot in the Peach Bowl. Frost, who has been named the new coach at Nebraska, will finish the season with the 10th ranked Knights, who will face number-7...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 18, 2017
The state Department of Justice is fighting back against claims by a judge that records included in a report released by the agency earlier this month should not have been made public. The report about the leak of secret records from the former Government...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 18, 2017
Police are searching for the head of a baby Jesus statue, after a Nativity scene in a downtown West Bend park was vandalized over the weekend. An officer found the arm from the statue nearby, after noticing the vandalism on Sunday. Police say the damage was not an...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 18, 2017
A Catholic priest from Wisconsin has come out as a gay man. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Father Gregory Greiten received a standing ovation from his parishioners at St. Bernadette church in Milwaukee on Sunday. In an article published in the National...
by Bob Hague | Dec 18, 2017
One of House Speaker Paul Ryan’s Wisconsin colleagues says he should “go now.” Milwaukee Democrat, Representative Gwen Moore made the comment on WISN-TV’s “Upfront with Mike Gousha” Sunday — and she doesn’t dislike the...
by Bill Scott | Dec 18, 2017
For the second time this season, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams had to leave a game early after taking a vicious helmet-to-helmet shot from a defender. The Packers ended up losing the game 31-24 to the Carolina Panthers. It meant Adams was removed from...
by Bill Scott | Dec 18, 2017
The Milwaukee Bucks have requested waivers on guard Gary Payton II and have signed guard Sean Kilpatrick to a two-way contract. The 6’4 Kilpatrick played in 16 games with the Brooklyn Nets this season before being waived on Dec. 7. With the Nets, Kilpatrick...
by Bill Scott | Dec 18, 2017
SentryWorld Golf Course in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, has been selected by the USGA as the host site for the 71st U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship. SentryWorld will host its second USGA championship July 22-27, 2019. The 7,237-yard championship golf course is...
by Bill Scott | Dec 18, 2017
The Green Bay Packers playoff hopes are expected to officially end tonight when the Atlanta Falcons meet the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Monday night football action. If the Falcons win, the Packers are out. That would mean the Packers would play the final two games of...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 15, 2017
Governor Scott Walker does not believe what he calls “crazy” speculation that House Speaker Paul Ryan plans to retire in 2018. Speaking to reports in Madison Friday, Walker said he talked to the Janesville Republican after Politico reported this week that Ryan is...
