by WRN Contributor | Mar 17, 2009
Former Wisconsin running back P.J. Hill has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and leading police on a chase. Hill was arrested early Saturday morning. Police were called to a campus-area gas station after a vehicle hit a guard rail and...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 22, 2008
If you are getting in the car be prepared for the winter temperatures. Larry Kamholz, spokesman for AAA Wisconsin, says people need to ensure they have enough blankets and warm clothes in the car including hats, gloves or mittens. Kamholz also says "first aid...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 22, 2008
State transportation officials say more needs to be done to encourage teens to drive safely. Teenage drivers were involved in nearly 13-percent of the motor vehicle crashes in Wisconsin last year, which claimed the lives of 96 teens and injured almost 8,000 more....
by WRN Contributor | Oct 20, 2008
In Wisconsin's ongoing battle to combat the scourge of drunk driving, much of the news remains bad. But, while tragedies involving multiple drunk driving offenders grab headlines, some local governments are trying to turn things around. In Dane County, County...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 7, 2008
It wasn't all gloom and doom over the Labor Day weekend for the tourism industry. The official numbers aren't yet available, but anecdotal information from various tourist destinations including Eagle River, Door County, Wisconsin Dells, and Hayward shows...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 15, 2008
Wisconsin is being called on to get tougher on drunk driving. The Badger State ranked last on a recent MADD report card for efforts to crack down on drunk drivers. Laura Dean-Mooney, the group's national president, says the state is paying a high price for its...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 17, 2007
Two former Wisconsin Badger football stars, changed NFL addresses on the day of the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday. The San Diego Chargers acquired wide receiver Chris Chambers from the Miami Dolphins, sending a 2008 second-round draft pick to the Dolphins. ...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 12, 2007
It took over 120 minutes of scoreless hockey but senior Jinelle Zaugg's goal at 7:09 into the fourth overtime vaulted Wisconsin past Harvard 1-0 and into the NCAA Frozen Four. The Eagle River, Wis., native scored her 26th goal of the season and was assisted by...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 29, 2006
The Wisconsin women's basketball team (6-1) was defeated for the first time this season. The Lady Badgers dropped a 52-50 decision at U-C Riverside Tuesday night. Junior Danielle Ward tallied a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds, her first...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 11, 2006
Matt Kenseth was involved in a couple of spinouts on the track at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday, but his bad luck wasn't about to end there. The Cambridge native was at a stop light in everday traffic on Monday and was struck from behind by a student driver and...
by Bob Hague | Apr 20, 2020
About 70 people protested at the State Capitol Sunday, opposing extension the Safer at Home order. The protesters reject the idea that the coronavirus threat is worth the damage the order is doing to state businesses. The public health emergency was first issued March...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 17, 2019
Enbridge Energy has begun buying land, as it prepares to reroute its Line 5 pipeline around a northern Wisconsin reservation. The Ashland Daily Press reports Enbridge has opened an office in Ashland for staff members involved in relocating the line. A company...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 1, 2018
The pilot of an Enbridge helicopter was killed in a crash on the Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin. According to the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, the pilot was 64-year-old Dean Bass of Sarnia, Ontario, Canda. The helicopter was reported overdue around...
by Bob Hague | Aug 10, 2016
President Barack Obama has approved federal disaster aid for eight northern Wisconsin counties hit by heavy rains and floods last month. Governor Scott Walker says that will help local governments with up to 75-percent of repair costs to washed out roads and bridges....
by Bob Hague | Aug 3, 2016
Governor Scott Walker has requested a federal disaster declaration for a large area northwestern Wisconsin. The request covers 9 counties – Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Florence, Iron, Price, Sawyer, and Washburn – as well as the Bad River Band of...
by Bob Hague | Jul 21, 2016
Recovery efforts continue in northwestern Wisconsin. On July 12, 8 to 12 inches of rain fell in a matter of hours across northern Wisconsin. Governor Scott Walker declared a State of Emergency for eight counties: Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price,...
by Bob Hague | Mar 27, 2015
A huge – and hugely controversial – open-pit iron mine proposed for northern Wisconsin is officially not happening. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said Friday that Gogebic Taconite has notified the agency that it is withdrawing its...
by Bob Hague | Mar 5, 2015
The state of Wisconsin’s tribes received some attention at the Capitol on Thursday, where lawmakers took a break from heated debate over right-to-work legislation to hear the annual State of the Tribes address, delivered by Mole Lake Sokaogon Chairman Chris...
by Bob Hague | Feb 17, 2014
Organizers estimated about 100 people gathered Sunday afternoon to protest a planned proposed open-pit iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin, and a newly enacted law creating an “off-limits zone” on public lands around test drilling sites. Paul DeMain from...
by Jackie Johnson | Jul 12, 2013
Anti-mining advocates verbally attack workers at the proposed Gogebic Taconite mining site and vandalize property, allegedly causing $2,000 in damage. Recently-surfaced video shows protesters raiding the exploratory drilling site in northern Wisconsin, taunting...
