Verdict in ‘raw milk’ dairy trial

A Loganville dairy farmer has been found not guilty on 3 charges of selling raw (unpasteurized) milk without the proper licenses. The jury deliberated in the case against Vernon Hershberger at the Sauk County Courthouse until Saturday morning, and also…

posted 2013/05/25 by Wisconsin Radio Network» News

World record attempt at food drive

An effort to break a Guinness Book of World Records record for the largest food drive culminates in Fond du Lac this Memorial Day Weekend. Fond du Lac High School junior Danny Loomans is one of the students spearheading the…

posted 2013/05/25 by Wisconsin Radio Network» News

2013-05-24

Cops crack Rapids cold case

A Wisconsin Rapids man already serving prison time now faces more serious charges. Joseph B. Reinwand was charged Friday with the shooting death of 35-year-old Dale R. Meister in his Wisconsin Rapids home on or about February 28th of…

posted 2013/05/24 by Wisconsin Radio Network» News

Funding hit for UW’s United Council

Lawmakers have pulled the funding rug out from under a UW student group. Mandatory refundable fees currently fund the student-led organization United Council, which represents the interests of UW System students. As part of the larger motion dealing with funding…

posted 2013/05/24 by Wisconsin Radio Network» News

Shooting range may be bullseye for job creation

A Central Wisconsin shooting range is being touted as a future jobs creator. The one-year-old, 280-acre Olympic Style Trapshooting facility in Adams County has only three other comparable ranges in the U.S., according to Jessica Fandrich of the Wisconsin Trapshooting…

posted 2013/05/24 by Wisconsin Radio Network» News

2013-05-23

Budget panel approves DNA provision

All non-convicted felony suspects and those guilty of misdemeanors would have to give their DNA to police for the first time, under a Wisconsin budget measure endorsed Thursday night. The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee voted 13-to-3 to obtain the genetic…

posted 2013/05/23 by Wisconsin Radio Network» News

Transportation budget plan reduced

Several Milwaukee area freeway projects will be delayed, after state lawmakers made changes to Governor Walker’s budget plan aimed at eliminating a $63 million shortfall in the transportation fund. The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously Thursday to delay reconstruction work…

posted 2013/05/23 by Wisconsin Radio Network» News

Rent-to-own plan removed from budget

Wisconsin’s rent-to-own businesses will have to keep following state consumer protection laws, after the Legislature’s finance panel on Thursday rejected looser regulations. The panel voted 10-to-6 to reject Governor Scott Walker’s request to give the industry a break. The State…

posted 2013/05/23 by Wisconsin Radio Network» News

Walker criticized for speaking engagements

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate says Governor Scott Walker is abandoning his current job as he campaigns for his next job and, he says, Walker’s denials about a potential bid for the White House is insulting. “You know,…

posted 2013/05/23 by Wisconsin Radio Network» News

Spending cut and tuition freeze for UW

PHOTO: WRN There were plenty of recriminations Thursday night, as the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee voted on a budget amendment for the University of Wisconsin System. The budget panel’s vote came nearly a month to the day since UW System…

posted 2013/05/23 by Wisconsin Radio Network» News

Walker fuels speculation in Iowa

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker fueled speculation about his presidential aspirations with a speech in Iowa Thursday night. Walker spoke of his childhood years in Iowa, made sure the audience knew he is among nation’s younger governors, touted his victory in…

posted 2013/05/23 by Wisconsin Radio Network» News

Arrest in fatal Superior shooting

A man was arrested at a Duluth, Minnesota motel Thursday night, following a fatal shooting in neighboring Superior. The Duluth News Tribune reports that the Superior Police Department called the midday death of a man found in a parking lot…