Baldwin touts lower prescription drug prices
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WRN) — Amidst her reelection campaign, US Senator Tammy Baldwin is touting lower prescription drug prices under the Inflation Reduction Act. Baldwin says people have had to make…
WILL sues DMV over denied personalized plate
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A First Amendment challenge to Wisconsin’s personalized license plate restrictions. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty is asking a judge to strike down the state…
DNR approves Elk Management plan
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approves the 2023-2024 Elk Management plan. The DNR says the plan will guide management at a statewide level to ensure…
Cops on a Rooftop to raise money for Special Olympics, Law Enforcement Torch Run
If you see cops on the rooftop of Dunkin Donuts in Rice Lake today, don’t be alarmed. Rice Lake Police Officer Andy Jondreau said it’s fundraising for charitable causes. “Different…
Driver killed by wrong-way driver in construction zone on Highway 53 near Haugen
HAUGEN, Wis. (WRN) — A driver was killed in a head-on collision in a construction zone on Highway 53, Wednesday evening. The state patrol said the crash happened just before…
Small airplane crash at Chetek airport
A plane crashed Wednesday afternoon at the Chetek Airport. Chetek Police Chief Ron Ambrozaitis said the only occupant, the pilot, was 34-year-old Travis Turner, of Cameron. He had nonlifethreatening injuries…
Hovde says abortion issue should be put to referendum
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Republican US Senate candidate Eric Hovde took questions at a WisPolitics luncheon in Madison on Wednesday. Hovde wants abortion put before voters at the state level.…
Contenders in key Wisconsin Senate race come out swinging after primaries
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican millionaire businessman Eric Hovde and Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin are wasting no time going after one another. Hovde easily captured the GOP nomination Tuesday, officially…
Democrats try to block Green Party from presidential ballot in Wisconsin, citing legal issues
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An employee of the Democratic National Committee has filed a complaint seeking to remove the Green Party’s presidential candidate from the ballot in Wisconsin. The complaint…
Local governments slow to seek Wisconsin road dollars
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A Republican lawmaker who helped write the legislation is disappointed in the low number of applications for Wisconsin’s Agricultural Road Improvement Program. A Republican lawmaker who…