by Bill Scott | Feb 19, 2018
The Wisconsin women’s basketball team got off to a slow start and were no match for the Iowa Hawkeyes on Sunday in Iowa City, Iowa. Despite outscoring Iowa 23-17 in the fourth quarter, the Badgers early deficit was too much to overcome, falling 88-61. The...
by Bill Scott | Feb 19, 2018
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Team Stephen were on the losing end of Sunday’s NBA All-Star game in Los Angeles, falling to Team Lebron 148-145. The NBA All-Star game has never been anything to write home about in terms of effort. In past...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 16, 2018
Gulfstream is planning a major expansion at Appleton International Airport. The private plane company will spend about $40 million to build a third hangar at their location in Greenville. The project will lead to about 200 new jobs. The company’s Derek Zimmerman...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 16, 2018
A 27-year-old Oneida County woman is being accused of trying to hire a hit-man to kill her husband. Rhinelander Police said 27-year-old Megan Danielczak was arrested Thursday after making a down payment with an undercover agent, who was posing as a hit-man. The money...
by Andrew Beckett | Feb 16, 2018
A state Senate committee will not vote on legislation creating an ‘alcohol czar’ to oversee state liquor laws – at least for the time being. Lawmakers held a lengthy hearing on the bill Thursday, during which several craft brewery owners turned out...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 16, 2018
Former Duluth and Superior Mayor Herb Bergson was arrested this week after crashing his vehicle and leaving the scene, according to Douglas County Sheriff Tom Dalbec. The 61-year-old Bergson was booked around 5:17 p.m. Tuesday, according to the county’s jail...
by Bill Scott | Feb 16, 2018
Fans usually don’t storm the court at Wisconsin. The Badgers usually win at a healthy clip and such an idea would never enter the minds of the fans. But this hasn’t been your normal season in Madison. The Badgers were thinned by graduation and injuries...
by Andrew Beckett | Feb 15, 2018
The state Assembly has approved legislation that will allow developers to fill some wetland areas without a permit. The bill would apply to smaller wetland areas that are under state control – primarily those near urban areas that are under an acre in size and under...
by Andrew Beckett | Feb 15, 2018
While the Senate held a public hearing on a bill overhauling the enforcement of liquor laws, the chances of the bill passing in the Assembly remain uncertain. The so-called “alcohol czar” legislation would create a new office to enforce the state’s liquor laws, and...
by Andrew Beckett | Feb 15, 2018
The Assembly has approved a package of ten bills that makes sweeping changes to state welfare programs. The special session bills include increasing work requirements for FoodShare benefits and would put ID photos on FoodShare benefits cards. Others would block...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 15, 2018
Two 19 year-old men from Sturgeon Bay had loaded guns in their car, when arrested at a high school in Mequon last Saturday. Police said Willard Hartman and Benjamin Krohn brought three assault rifles onto the campus of Homestead High School. Officers found the guns...
by Bob Hague | Feb 15, 2018
House Speaker Paul Ryan says the latest school shooting should not lead to taking away gun rights. On an Indianapolis radio station, the Janesville Republican was asked about Wednesday’s shooting, that left 17 dead at a Florida high school. “It’s...
by Andrew Beckett | Feb 15, 2018
Governor Scott Walker’s Department of Administration secretary is leaving the post, nearly three years after he first took the job. Walker’s office announced Thursday that Secretary Scott Neitzel’s last day at the agency will be March 2. He will be...
by Andrew Beckett | Feb 15, 2018
A state Senate committee is scheduled to hold a hearing today on a bill that would toughen enforcement of the state’s liquor laws. The proposal from Senate Republican Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) would create a new state office to enforce liquor laws. It...
by Bill Scott | Feb 15, 2018
The U.S. Women’s Hockey Team outshot rival Canada 45-23 but when the clock read zero, the scoreboard read Canada 2, United States 1. Canada has now won 23 straight games in Olympic competition since last losing to the U.S. in the 1998 gold medal game. The United...
by Andrew Beckett | Feb 14, 2018
A state Assembly committee moved quickly Wednesday to advance legislation that gives parents a tax rebate and creates a state sales tax holiday. Lawmakers held a hearing and then voted along party lines to move the bill out of committee, clearing the way for a...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 14, 2018
One of Representative Ron Kind’s opponents for the upcoming Democratic primary has been arrested on an outstanding warrant in New York City. The La Crosse Sherriff’s department says Juliet Germanotta was arrested Monday after they were tipped off by the NYPD that she...
by Andrew Beckett | Feb 14, 2018
Governor Scott Walker is optimistic lawmakers will act on several issues he’s identified as top priorities before the legislative session ends next month. Senate Republicans have raised concerns about passing some of Walker’s key proposals, such as an...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 14, 2018
The state Assembly has passed a bill that will allow some low-spending school districts to raise property taxes without a vote. The legislation passed Tuesday on a 91-2 vote would apply to districts where voters have not rejected a property tax increase in the past...
by Bill Scott | Feb 14, 2018
The U.S. Men’s Hockey Team jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but collapsed late and fell to Slovenia 3-2 in overtime in Gangneung, South Korea. Slovenia captain Jan Mursak scored the tying goal with 1:37 left in regulation and the winner 38 seconds into overtime. Brian...
