by [email protected] | Jul 4, 2019
Cincinnati – Sonny Gray allowed only four hits in eight innings and struck out 12 Brewers hitters to help the Reds beat the Brewers 3-0 Wednesday night in Cincinnati. Yasiel Puig stayed hot, hitting his 19th home run of the season in the second inning. Brewers...
by [email protected] | Jul 3, 2019
Cincinnati – The Brewers bullpen let a 4-2 seventh inning lead get away Tuesday night and fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-4. Milwaukee led 4-2 through six innings thanks to more home runs, as Christian Yelich, Mike Moustakas and Eric Thames all went deep off Reds...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 15, 2016
Following days of violent protests in Milwaukee, Governor Scott Walker says the most important role of government in the city right now is to protect the safety of the public. “If you don’t have public safety, you don’t have anything else,” Walker told reporters after...
by Bill Scott | Feb 28, 2012
The men’s Horizon League basketball tournament tips off with four opening round games. Following are the four first round games. (10) Loyola at (3) Detroit 6pm (7) Green Bay at (6) Youngstown State 6:05pm (9) Illinois-Chicago at (4) UW-Milwaukee 7pm (8)...
by Bill Scott | Nov 23, 2011
Bud Selig’s career as the commissioner of Major League Baseball will end after the 2012 season. The man who decided to end the 2002 Major League All-Star game at Miller Park in a tie (7-7), has received some raw treatment during his leadership. But while the...
by Andrew Beckett | Apr 20, 2011
A proposal to expand a program that allows low-income children in Milwaukee to attend private schools using a voucher system is drawing fire at the Capitol. The bill would lift the current cap of 22,500 students who can use the program. It would also allow schools...
by Brian Moon | Sep 14, 2010
All three meals at school is an option for many Wisconsin kids. What began as a pilot program at four Milwaukee Public Schools three years ago has ballooned into all district schools offering dinner. Jon Janowski, Director of Advocacy for the Hunger Task Force, says...
by Bob Hague | Aug 16, 2010
Universty of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago has announced he’ll leave in October to become CEO of the Hispanic College Fund, a nonprofit organization in Washington, DC. Santiago has served as UWM’s leader since July 2004, spearheading a renewed...
by Brian Moon | Jul 23, 2010
Southern Wisconsin was hit hard by storm activity that including a stretch of tornadoes, thunderstorms and flooding late Thursday afternoon into the evening. Six-to-eight tornadoes were reported throughout the state from Ridgeway to Racine County. “So far it...
by Bob Hague | Jul 21, 2010
The Government Accountability Board has rejected a candidate’s questionable statement of principle on the November ballot. Ieshuh Griffin, an independent legislative candidate from Milwaukee, argued that the phrase NOT the “whiteman’s b***h”,...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 20, 2010
Aspiring stars hoping to land a spot on the show “American Idol” are lining up in Milwaukee this week, and it could bring a boost to the city’s economy. Registration for auditions on the hit TV show are scheduled for Wednesday of this week, with...
by Bob Hague | Jul 16, 2010
The National Institutes of Health has made a $20 twenty million, five year grant to The Medical College of Wisconsin and a Milwaukee-wide medical research partnership. Dr. Reza Shakar with the Medical College is also director of the Clinical and Translational Science...
by Brian Moon | Jul 15, 2010
Hundreds of young athletes from around the country descend upon Milwaukee for the US Youth Games. USYG General Manager Russell Thomas says the event was started in the early 70’s by then Mayor of New York John Lindsay as way for inner city youngsters to compete...
by Bob Hague | Jul 14, 2010
The U.S. Export-Import Bank has taken the first step forward to provide loan guarantees for sale of Wisconsin built mining equipment. The bank, the official export credit agency of the federal government, has approved proceeding to a full review for financing of U.S....
by Bob Hague | Jul 12, 2010
The head of a company bringing green jobs to Wisconsin argues for a federal renewable energy standard. Helios CEO Steve Ostrenga, whose firm is bringing jobs to Milwaukee in what will be the first solar manufacturing firm of it’s type in Wisconsin, argues that a...
by Brian Moon | Jul 10, 2010
An exhibit beginning today showcases American courage using American craftsmanship. Milwaukee’s Harley Davidson Museum is kicking off an exhibit dedicated to Evel Knieval. As a child, William Davidson, great grandson of the founder of Harley Davidson, met...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 28, 2010
Two men stole a car with an eight-month-old boy in the back seat. It happened at a Milwaukee gas station around 10 o’clock last night. The boy’s mother was pumping gas, and she went inside to pay while a man and the baby stayed in the car. Police said the two suspects...
by Brian Moon | Jun 18, 2010
The upcoming blockbuster Transformers 3 will feature a scene with a well known Milwaukee landmark. Dave Fantle of Film Wisconsin says they’ve been working with the studio since November. Director Michael Bay came to town in December and “fell in...
by Brian Moon | May 18, 2010
A transit panel has taken another step toward the building of a Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter train. The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority voted (7-2) Monday to seek federal approval to start preliminary engineering work on a proposed KRM. The...
by WRN Contributor | May 7, 2010
About 100 students held a protest demonstration last night at Marquette University in Milwaukee, after the Jesuit school withdrew an offer to hire a lesbian dean who had written academic works on gender and sexual orientation. Seattle University professor Jodi O’Brien...
