by Bob Hague | Mar 14, 2018
Students in Madison, Milwaukee and other communities across Wisconsin participated in Wednesday’s National School Walkout event. They were out of class to demand action to stem gun violence. At the Capitol in Madison, about 2000 people rallied. Middleton High...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 14, 2018
Governor Scott Walker’s new chief of staff is returning to a familiar role. Eric Schutt will replace Rich Zipperer, who is moving to the state Public Service Commission. Zipperer took over as chief of staff when Schutt left in September 2015. Schutt was a member...
by Bill Scott | Mar 14, 2018
When new general manager Brian Gutekunst was hired, he said free agency would be one of the tools he would use to help improve the Green Bay Packers. When the free agent legal tampering period opened on Monday, Gutekunst hit the ground running. By the end of the day...
by Bill Scott | Mar 14, 2018
Wisconsin sophomore forward Trent Frederic will forego his final two years of eligibility and has signed a professional contract with the Boston Bruins. Frederic signed a three-year entry-level contract that begins with the 2018-19 season. He will join Boston’s...
by Bill Scott | Mar 14, 2018
Junior forward Andy Van Vliet has decided to leave the Wisconsin men’s basketball program and has been granted his release to explore transfer options. “After meeting with the coaching staff last week, I have made the decision to leave the University of...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 13, 2018
A new report shows the state’s fiscal situation has improved since 2010, but remains at or below the national average. Dale Knapp is a researcher for the Wisconsin Policy Forum. He said they’ve seen progress in the short and long term, due to two factors. He said the...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 13, 2018
Guns to be used by a Rock County school district’s new competitive shooting team will not be stored at the school. The Parkview School District asked permission to store the guns for the Parkview High School shooting team in a building owned by the Village of...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 13, 2018
Charges have been filed in Oconto County Court, against a 50-year-old Lena man accused of firing at officers during a Sunday standoff at his home. Prosecutors say Thomas Benser choked and threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend on Saturday. She allegedly called police...
by Bob Hague | Mar 13, 2018
Wisconsin’s U.S. Senators reacted on Tuesday, to changes at the State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency. President Donald Trump has replaced Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State, with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Republican Senator Ron Johnson issued a...
by Bob Hague | Mar 13, 2018
Investigators say there are no known links to terrorism, in connection with last week’s fatal explosion at a Beaver Dam apartment complex. The building where the March 5 explosion, and March 7 detonation of chemicals, took place is set to be burned down this...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 12, 2018
Jurors have found a man was not suffering from a mental disease when he caused a deadly standoff in Neenah. They came back with a verdict Monday afternoon in the second phase of Brian Flatoff’s trial. The 48-year-old man claimed he was not competent when he went to...
by Bob Hague | Mar 12, 2018
Governor Scott Walker has signed a bill increasing state aid for rural schools. The governor told students at Riverdale High School in Muscoda that the bill signing was a good civics lesson. “This is really a hands on way of seeing how legislation goes from the...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 12, 2018
A state lawmaker from Green Bay says he won’t run for re-election to the Legislature, and instead will run for mayor of Green Bay. Representative Eric Genrich made the announcement Monday. In a statement, Genrich said he made his decision after spending...
by [email protected] | Mar 12, 2018
The Oconto County Sheriff’s Department responded Sunday afternoon to a home in Lena where a suicidal man was armed and barricaded. He fired several rounds at deputies. No word on injuries. The man was taken into custody shortly before midnight, after a 10 hour...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 12, 2018
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue is offering up some tax tips as the filing deadline approaches. This year’s tax filing deadline is April 17, and Secretary Richard Chandler is encouraging people to move to E-File their tax returns. “15 years ago, about...
by Bill Scott | Mar 12, 2018
The Wisconsin women’s hockey team are back in the NCAA Frozen Four for the fifth consecutive year and 11th time overall, blanking the rival Minnesota Gophers 4-0 on Saturday at LaBahn Arena in the quarterfinals. The 2nd-seeded Badgers (31-4-2) went 5-1 against...
by Bill Scott | Mar 12, 2018
St. Norbert College earned the No. 1 seeding in the West Region in the NCAA Division 3 Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament and will host a national quarterfinal game for the 17th straight tournament appearance. The Green Knights will host Augsburg University in a...
by Bill Scott | Mar 12, 2018
When the NCAA was handing out tournament bids on Sunday night, the Marquette Golden Eagles were left out. Instead, Marquette will face Harvard in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) on Wednesday (6 p.m.) at the Al McGuire Center. The game will...
by Bill Scott | Mar 12, 2018
The UW-Oshkosh Titans advanced to the NCAA Division 3 men’s basketball final four for the first time in program history, knocking off Augustana 95-88 in overtime on Saturday. The Titans (24-7) were tied 76-76 after regulation and then won the overtime period...
by Bob Hague | Mar 11, 2018
A Beaver Dam apartment building is set to be deliberately burned later this week. A man was killed in a explosion, one week ago in Building 109 at the Village Glen apartment complex. The FBI did a controlled explosion last Wednesday, and Mayor Rebecca Glewen on Sunday...
