by [email protected] | Jan 10, 2025
Thew in custody for Juneau County triple homicide (ELROY) The suspect in a Juneau County triple homicide has been found. According to the Juneau Couty Sheriff’s Office 47-year-old Virgil Thew was apprehended Thursday in Elroy, about 13 miles from the crime scene...
by [email protected] | Jan 9, 2025
Senate approves Voter ID amendment (MADISON) As expected, the state Senate’s first floor session on Wednesday approved a measure that would protect Wisconsin’s Voter ID law through an amendment to the state Constitution. Senator Republican Van Wanggaard authored the...
by [email protected] | Jan 7, 2025
Vos reelected Assembly Speaker (MADISON) At the Capitol, Robin Vos is reelected state Assembly Speaker. The issue was not in doubt with Republicans maintaining a majority. Vos taking a conservative tone in remarks to the chamber. Vos said Republican priorities are to...
by [email protected] | Jan 6, 2025
Evers will include statewide referendum proposal in budget (MADISON) Governor Tony Evers wants to give Wisconsin voters more power, by requiring the Legislature to create a statewide binding referendum process. The Democratic governor said he’ll propose that when he...
by [email protected] | Jan 3, 2025
WEC votes to investigate uncounted ballots in Madison (MADISON) Staff of the Wisconsin Elections Commission will investigate nearly 200 uncounted absentee ballots in Madison. During a special meeting Monday, Commission chair Anne Jacobs made the case, citing the...
by [email protected] | Jan 2, 2025
WEC meets to examine uncounted ballots in Madison (MADISON) Why nearly 200 ballots went uncounted on Election Day in Madison will be scrutinized. The Wisconsin Elections Commission has a special meeting scheduled for Thursday morning. The six member commission will...
by [email protected] | Dec 31, 2024
Three dead, suspect sought in New Lisbon homicide case (NEW LISBON) A suspect is being sought in the deaths of three people in New Lisbon. The three unidentified victims were found dead Monday inside a home in the Juneau County community. New Lisbon police are looking...
by [email protected] | Dec 31, 2024
Evers orders flags to half staff in honor of former President Carter (MADISON) Flags will fly at half staff in Wisconsin, in honor of former President Jimmy Carter. The 39th President died at age 100, following a post presidency marked by decades of humanitarian work....
by [email protected] | Dec 30, 2024
Milwaukee man accused in fatal Kentucky shooting (SPRINGFIELD KY) Investigators say a Milwaukee crime is connected to a homicide in Kentucky. Kentucky State Police allege 23-year-old Roosevelt Davis of Milwaukee forced his way into a home on Friday morning and shot...
by [email protected] | Dec 27, 2024
Clerk: nearly 200 ballots not processed in general election (MADISON) The City of Madison Clerk’s Office says almost 200 ballots from the November 5 general election were not properly processed. In a statement on Thursday, the Madison clerk’s office said 193 mainly...
by [email protected] | Dec 26, 2024
Tow driver killed on roadside ID’d, suspect turns himself in (WAUKESHA COUNTY) The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office says Hussain Farhat, employed by Yaffo Towing out of Chicago was killed when hit by a minivan in Waukesha County on Christmas Eve. Farhat was hit...
by [email protected] | Dec 25, 2024
Former state Senator Tim Cullen dies (JANESVILLE) Former Wisconsin state Senator Tim Cullen has died. According to family members, Cullen died Monday afternoon at Oak Park Place in Janesville after being hospitalized for a heart attack. He was 80. Cullen served in the...
by [email protected] | Dec 24, 2024
Funeral services for teacher slain in school shooting (MADISON) Funeral services for the teacher killed in a school shooting in Madison. Monday’s service at Doxa Church in Fitchburg for 42-year-old Erin West came one week after she and a student were slain at Abundant...
by [email protected] | Oct 11, 2024
WRN’s Bob Hague spoke with Wisconsin Hospital Association President and CEO Eric Borgerding, regarding the steps Wisconsin hospitals are taking during a nationwide disruption in the supply of IV fluids. Hurricane Helene damaged a North Carolina factory which...
by [email protected] | Oct 3, 2024
A new report finds huge challenges looming for Wisconsin’s elder care industry. The number of Wisconsinites 75 and older is expected to increase by by nearly 75% over the next 20 years, according to the study by Forward Analytics, the research arm of the Wisconsin...
by [email protected] | Sep 19, 2024
The 1.3 million member International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined to endorse either Harris or Donald Trump. But Teamsters Joint Council 39 President Bill Carroll says the Wisconsin organization is backing Vice President Kamala Harris.
by [email protected] | Sep 12, 2024
Wisconsin deer hunters should consider testing their deer for Chronic Wasting Disease. Erin Larson is Deer Herd Health Specialist with the Wisconsin DNR. CWD testing remains a priority for the agency.
by [email protected] | Aug 22, 2024
WRN’s Bob Hague interviewed Darrin Wasniewski with AARP Wisconsin about Housing Week in Madison and the challenges of creating more housing in communities around the state.
by [email protected] | Aug 8, 2024
Wisconsin voters will have two referendum questions on the statewide ballot Tuesday, August 13. Both measures would allow for legislative oversight of how Wisconsin governors may allocate federal funding. Both are opposed by Democrats including Wisconsin Governor Tony...
by [email protected] | Aug 5, 2024
The U.S. State Department advises Americans against traveling to Russia. WRN’s Bob Hague spoke with University of Wisconsin Political Science Professor Yoshiko Herrera about the risks for Americans in Russia, and the complex negotiations leading the release of...
