by [email protected] | Jun 6, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – 14 former Madison Mallards will continue their baseball dreams into the professional ranks after being chosen in the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft. No team in the competing Great Lakes West division had more former players selected than the...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 27, 2011
While police say 28-year-old David Hoem did not admit to police that he killed four-year-old Kevin McArthur and his three-year-old brother Kemaurey, they say he did tell investigators the biblical figure Daniel had simply given the boys a big embrace while they were...
by Andrew Beckett | Jul 6, 2011
Police in Madison are investigating a possible double homicide involving two young boys. The bodies of the two children, ages three and four years old, were found early this morning in a car parked near a business on Madison’s north side. Police have detained a...
by Brian Moon | Jun 16, 2011
UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin took a trip to Amherst College for a ceremony introducing her as the soon-to-be president. Martin is leaving her Wisconsin after being heavily recruited by the Massachusetts college. Jide Zeitlin, who led the committee to screen...
by Jackie Johnson | Feb 19, 2011
After a week of protesters rallying in Madison, supporters of the Budget Repair bill have their say over the weekend. While thousands of people show their support for Governor Scott Walker at the state capitol on Saturday chanting “thank you Scott,” some...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 30, 2010
Frantic moments Thursday evening ended with the birth of a baby boy at a fire station on Madison’s east side. A young couple realized they wouldn’t make it to the hospital in time, so they called 911. Dispatcher Mike Chamberlain directed them to the fire...
by Bob Hague | Jul 27, 2010
The “Summer of Marriage Tour” made a tumultuous stop in Madison on Tuesday. Approximately two dozen traditional marriage supporters were outnumbered by some 200 members of the LGBT community and their supporters, as speakers in support of traditional...
by Bob Hague | Jul 16, 2010
Wisconsin hosts bike polo teams from around the nation this weekend. Bike polo is a sport that’s been growing in popularity in Madison and elsewhere. Event organizer Jonny Hunter says the Madison bike polo club put in a bid last November to host the North...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 14, 2010
A Craiglist posting by a Madison man got more attention than he probably wanted. He was looking for a mechanic to build an explosive device. What he got was an undercover ATF agent, to whom 76 year old Jansson Wheeler offered $500 for an explosive device. “Mr....
by WRN Contributor | Jun 17, 2010
Fitchburg police are seeking the most serious charge in the murder of a 16-year-old this week, “The Fitchburg Police Department has referred charges to the Dane County District Attorney’s office of First Degree Intentional Homicide and Robbery with Force....
by WRN Contributor | Jun 7, 2010
Two UW-Madison students are paying hefty fines of about $700 apiece, for stealing a 20 foot maple tree from a downtown street. Police spokesman Joel DeSpain says it appears some late night hijinks were involved. “They were up into the wee hours of the morning on...
by Bob Hague | May 20, 2010
One Wisconsin County is getting some extra crash, to investigate and prosecute serious traffic crimes. Major Dan Lonsdorf with the Wisconsin State Patrol says, with new laws on uninsured motorists, tougher drunk driving penalties, and the ban on texting while driving,...
by WRN Contributor | May 19, 2010
After an all night meeting, Madison’s City Council has approved the $98 million Edgewater Hotel redevelopment project. Members of the Madison City Council spent the meeting debating a proposed downtown hotel redevelopment, before taking a final vote on the...
by Brian Moon | May 17, 2010
The Dalai Lama made a stop in Madison this weekend encouraging positive mental qualities like empathy and compassion. While sporting a Badgers cap presented to him by a children’s choir, the religious leader recalled a memory of young children who he were not...
by WRN Contributor | May 15, 2010
The best advice to pedestrians on the streets around Wisconsin’s state Capitol might best be summed up as “step lively.” Anecdotally at least, the downtown area has become notorious for drivers who routinely drive through crosswalks with little...
by Bob Hague | May 6, 2010
The Doyle Depot? Madison will have a new high speed rail station downtown, and if the city’s Mayor has his way, it will be named after Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle. Doyle made the announcement Thursday that a site in the heart of downtown Madison has been...
by Bob Hague | Apr 29, 2010
Madison’s Mayor is weighing on a proposed goose kill. “We need to explore all the options, but safety is paramount,” says Mayor Dave Cieslewicz about plans to kill up to 100 Canada Geese at Madison’s Warner Park. He emphasizes that the big...
by Brian Moon | Apr 13, 2010
The Wisconsin Justice Department is refusing to release its copy of a threat assessment regarding groups participating in an abortion protest that occurred last year in Middleton. The report was compiled by US Homeland Security and shared with state DOJ and local law...
by Brian Moon | Apr 9, 2010
In a lifetime that spans the Great Depression and the Vietnam War, Noam Chomsky, 81, says he’s never seen such a climate of distrust in the US. Chomsky claims this distrust is giving rise to the tea party movement which he says is based on real concerns of...
by Bob Hague | Mar 18, 2010
Lawmakers are considering a bill which would remove confusion over whether or not the public can park on Madison’s Capitol Square. State Senator Glenn Grothman said legislators, who have reserved spots on Capitol Square streets, know the public can use the spots...
