Thieves crash stolen car into Cross Plains gun store

Thieves used a stolen vehicle to help break in to a gun shop in Dane County. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office says thieves backed the 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis through the front of PT Firearms in Cross Plains early Friday morning. Once inside, they smashed display cases and stole several firearms. The suspects then fled […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Happ named repeat candidate for Abdul-Jabbar Award

For the second straight season, Wisconsin big man Ethan Happ was among 20 members named to the watch list for the 2018 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award.  He was named to the final five candidates for last year’s award. The Milan, Illinois, native looks to expand on his All-America sophomore campaign, during which […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Packers and Microsoft team up on ‘TitletownTech’

The Green Bay Packers are teaming with Microsoft in hopes of growing the economy in northeast Wisconsin. They’re creating TitletownTech, a three-part initiative to help entrepreneurs and existing companies. They’ll be setting up an accelerator program, innovation lab, and venture capital fund. They’ll be run out of new building that will be going up in […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Daughter of state lawmaker charged in overdose death

Formal charges have been filed against the daughter of a state Representative in the drug overdose death of 31-year-old Jennifer Skeen, who was pregnant at the time. Cassandra Nygren, daughter of State Representative John Nygren, made her court appearance in Brown County court Thursday, and was charged with 10 counts, which included two felony counts […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Retired solider to challenge Ron Kind for House seat

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A retired soldier has announced a bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Ron Kind next year. Republican Steve Toft of Osseo announced his candidacy in a news release on Friday. He planned news conferences in Eau Claire and La Crosse later in the day to discuss his plans with reporters. Toft served 32 years in the U.S. Army. He retired last year. Kind, a La Crosse Democrat, has represented western Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District since 1997. A voicemail left at Kind’s campaign headquarters on Friday wasn’t immediately returned. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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