by Andrew Beckett | Oct 22, 2015
The body of a Wisconsin Air Force airman killed in a military plane crash earlier this month in Afghanistan is coming home. The remains of 21-year-old Quinn Johnson-Harris were due to arrive at Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport on Thursday. He died on...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 9, 2015
Efforts continue to identify the remains of dozens of airmen who died more than 60 years ago when their plane crashed in Alaska. Believed to be among the dead are three men with ties to Wisconsin, whose remains have yet to be identified. More than 50 people were on...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 5, 2015
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) argues that dealing with the Syrian refugee crisis will require addressing the root causes of the problem. To do that, the Wisconsin Republican says it may require putting American troops on the ground. Johnson believes President Obama...
by Andrew Beckett | Oct 3, 2015
The Department of Defense has confirmed that a Milwaukee man was among the six airmen and five civilian contractors killed Friday when their plane crashed in Afghanistan. Senior Airman Quinn L. Johnson-Harris of Milwaukee died when the C-130 transport plane crashed...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 25, 2015
A major military contract could help create new jobs in northeastern Wisconsin. Oshkosh Defense was awarded a $6.7 billion US Military contract on Tuesday to build the next generation of armored vehicle to replace the Humvee. The deal calls for the company to produce...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 7, 2015
An investigation by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general has found that psychiatrists at the Tomah VA Medical Center did not discuss the hazards of a synthetic opiate prescribed to a 35-year-old Marine Corps vet, who later died from a drug...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 24, 2015
Residents of northwest Wisconsin will say goodbye Saturday to a Marine sergeant killed in last week’s attacks on military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A visitation for 25-year-old Carson Holmquist is scheduled to take place at Grantsburg High School...
by Andrew Beckett | Jul 23, 2015
Last week’s fatal shooting at a military recruiting center in Tennessee is renewing calls for allowing armed personnel at those facilities, with members of Wisconsin’s Congressional delegation joining in on the charge. The shootings, which killed five...
by Bob Hague | Jul 21, 2015
Governor Scott Walker has issued an executive order allowing Wisconsin National Guard members to carry weapons while on duty. It’s a response to the shooting deaths of five service members by a gunman who had links to Islamic extremism, at a pair of military...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 17, 2015
Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker spoke to a crowd of more than 300 this afternoon in Cedar Rapids, his first “town-hall” style event in the state this year and just one stop on his first to Iowa since formally launching his campaign on Monday. Walker...
by Andrew Beckett | Jul 17, 2015
A Marine from Polk, Wisconsin was among four people killed this week in a shooting in Tennessee. The U.S. Marine Corps identified Sgt. Carson Holmquist as among those killed Thursday morning, when a gunman opened fire on a pair of military sites in Chattanooga,...
by Bob Hague | Jun 17, 2015
Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin has introduced a bill to help prevent abuse of pain medication by veterans. It’s a response to the problems uncovered at the Tomah Veterans Administration medical center, including the death of Marine veteran Jason Simcakoski last...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 12, 2015
The search has resumed for the remains of servicemen killed in a military plane crash in Alaska in 1952. Three of those still missing are from Wisconsin. Last year remains recovered from wreckage embedded in the Colony Glacier were identified as belonging to 17 of the...
by Jackie Johnson | May 25, 2015
Memorial Day for many is a time for family, barbecues, shopping, and weekend getaways. But, many folks are also remembering the fallen men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces. Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary John Scocos said many troops have died for...
by Jackie Johnson | May 21, 2015
A La Crosse soldier who went missing during the Korean War almost 65 years ago gets a full military burial Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery. Francis Knobel was a 20-year-old corporal in the Army’s 31st Infantry Regiment. He was reported missing in...
by WRN Contributor | May 20, 2015
The recently announced 30-day plan to reform procedures at the Tomah VA Medical Center is getting some criticism and some praise from Washington lawmakers. Congressman Ron Kind (D-La Crosse) likes what he sees in the plan, saying it’s a very good start....
by Bob Hague | Apr 20, 2015
A former staffer for U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin has filed a complaint against the Wisconsin Democrat. The filing with the Senate Ethics Committee by Marquette Baylor comes three months after Baylor was fired as Baldwin’s Deputy State Director, in the wake of...
by Bob Hague | Mar 30, 2015
House and Senate committees heard testimony on Monday, regarding the opiate painkiller scandal at the Tomah Veterans Administration Medical Center. Members of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs are looking into the...
by Bob Hague | Mar 30, 2015
Members of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs will hear testimony on Monday, as they look into the practices at the Tomah VA Medical Center, allegations of over-prescribing opiates to veterans, and retaliatory...
by Bob Hague | Mar 26, 2015
New federal legislation proposed in the wake of the Tomah Veterans Administration prescription painkiller crisis. The bipartisan Veterans Pain Management Improvement Act would establish pain management boards around the country. It’s based on a recommendation by...
