by WRN Contributor | Mar 5, 2024
Newly released records reveal the depth of Wisconsin Republicans fake electors effort. Pro-Trump attorneys James Troupis and Kenneth Chesbro, key players in the fake electors scheme by Wisconsin Republicans, have settled a lawsuit and released more than 1,400 pages of...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 29, 2024
A short season for ice cover on Madison’s lakes. The Wisconsin State Climatology Office has declared lakes Mendota and Monona open, as of Wednesday this week. Lake Mendota froze over on January 15th, meaning it was only frozen over for 44 days, which is the...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 27, 2024
In Manitowoc County, more details have come to light about the case of missing Elijah Vue. The criminal complaint against 39-year-old Jesse Vang stated that he had helped his teenage son get on the bus the morning of February 20th, and when he came back inside,...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 7, 2024
The latest Marquette Poll projects a tight race for President in Wisconsin. The Marquette University Law School poll surveyed 930 registered voters in Wisconsin between January 24 and 31. Forty-nine percent said they would vote for former President Donald Trump and 49...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 18, 2023
Republicans in the Wisconsin State Senate on Tuesday rejected several of Governor Tony Evers’ appointees to state posts. One of the appointees turned down was former state senator Joseph Czarnezki, who was nominated for a position on the Wisconsin Elections...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 11, 2023
Students have reached their highest performance at Wisconsin public schools since the pandemic. New data released Tuesday by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction shows that standardized testing results for the last full school year had proficiency rates for...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 8, 2023
Governor Tony Evers was at a Thursday night event spotlighting veterans’ mental health issues. The gathering at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center announced the distribution of $650,000 in grants from the American Rescue Plan Act to 16 different organizations....
by WRN Contributor | Aug 24, 2023
Milwaukee hosted the first Republican presidential debate Wednesday night. Eight candidates vying to become the party’s nominee for president in 2024 participated in the event, discussing topics ranging from the economy, China, abortion, violence and energy. But...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 5, 2023
Your next driver’s license will have a new look. Wisconsin driver’s licenses are getting an update to provide increased security. According to the state Division of Motor Vehicles, new licenses will feature hard to replicate artistic designs featuring...
by WRN Contributor | May 30, 2023
Current fire danger is High across most of Wisconsin after an extended period of dry weather. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, contributing factors include warm temperatures, very low relative humidity and wind. Much of the state has not had...
by WRN Contributor | May 30, 2023
Watch for buckling pavement as temperatures rise this week. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is advising motorists to be alert and cautious, with hot temperatures forecast throughout the state creating conditions for pavement buckling to occur. BE ALERT: The...
by WRN Contributor | May 26, 2023
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors has rejected a tax levy for ballpark repairs. In a rare unanimous vote Thursday, supervisors rejected using a long-term tax levy to fund American Family Field repairs and renovations. The Milwaukee Brewers current lease of the...
by WRN Contributor | May 26, 2023
A gut punch for Milwaukee’s economy. Master Lock will close its plant in the city by March of next year. Mike Bink is a UAW union representative. He spoke with Fox 6 News on Thursday. “Those higher paying jobs now pay $28 to $30 an hour. I don’t know how people...
by WRN Contributor | May 23, 2023
Chippewa Falls police are asking for an end to illegal dumping at the city’s senior center. In a Facebook post, the police department implores people to stop illegal dumping during the annual Chippewa Falls Area Senior Center scrap metal drive. The event raises...
by WRN Contributor | May 23, 2023
Get your vehicle or trail pass before visiting one of Wisconsin’s many outdoor recreation areas. Wisconsin has 50 state parks, 15 state forests and 44 state bike trails. If you’re headed to one this weekend, you’ll need a daily or annual admission...
by WRN Contributor | May 23, 2023
A man accused of fatally shooting a co-worker at a Janesville workplace has taken a plea deal. Judge Barbara McCrory laid out the terms for 24-year-old Kevin Todd Tuesday in Rock County Court, reducing the original charge of first degree intentional homicide to second...
by WRN Contributor | May 19, 2023
Wisconsin has hit another record low for unemployment. The state’s latest jobs report from the Department of Workforce Development shows a drop of a tenth of a point in the unemployment rate in April, bringing the number to 2.4 percent. That’s the third straight month...
by WRN Contributor | May 19, 2023
Hundreds of workers at a Madison-based insurance company are going on strike. Around 450 CUNA Mutual Group employees head to picket lines Friday in their first ever strike in the union’s 80 year history. The announcement from Local 39, a union made up of office...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 26, 2023
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu is proposing a flat tax for Wisconsin. The Republican from Oostburg says the flat tax would, in theory, do away with the different levels of the current system, and make filing much more simple. “Regardless of how much money you...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 18, 2023
Ripon’s historic Little White Schoolhouse was successfully moved to a new location on Monday – though not without controversy. Republican Party of Fond du Lac County Chairman Timothy Bachleitner said a more appropriate location could have been found. “It’s...
