Category Archives: Learfield Staff Writer
New Roster Additions Make Difference For Bucks In Playoffs
Three players new to the Milwaukee Bucks' roster this year played big roles in the four-game sweep of Miami. After a pair of early exits, G-M Jon Horst knew his team had to get bigger, tougher, and mo...
Jun 01, 2021 CC Markus Spiske
Milwaukee Police Officer Shoots Armed Suspect To Death
An outside law enforcement agency is investigating a Sunday night incident where a Milwaukee police officer shot an armed suspect to death. Reports indicate the 49-year-old man was fatally wounded whe...
Jun 01, 2021 Daniel / CC
Urias Doubles In Winner for Brewers Against Tigers
Luis Urias bounced a walk-off, game-winning, ground-rule double to plate the winning run in the 10th inning Monday, resulting in a 3-2 decision over the Tigers. Urias lost his starting job with the tr...
Jun 01, 2021 Bryce Edwards / CC
Wisconsin Announces Details About First Five Badger Football Games
The University of Wisconsin is announcing details about the first five football games of the 2021 season. The Badgers open the season against Penn State on Saturday, September 4th at 11 a-m at Camp Ra...
May 28, 2021
Madison, Fitchburg Finalize Plans to Annex Town of Madison
The cities of Madison and Fitchburg have finalized their plans to absorb the Town of Madison. That joint annexation would eliminate the town of Madison entirely and has been in the planning for over a...
May 28, 2021 Paul Downey / CC
Former Packers OL Veldheer Suspended Then Retires From NFL
Former Packers offensive lineman Jared Veldheer is retiring from the N-F-L again - after being handed a six-game suspension. The 33-year-old tackle said in a statement Thursday that he plans to retire...
May 28, 2021 RonAlmog / CC
GOP Joint Finance Committee Ends UW-System's 8-Year Tuition Freeze
Republicans on the legislature's joint finance committee are ending the UW-System's tuition freeze. That freeze had been in place for eight years. Wisconsin Democrats wanted the freeze to remain along...
May 28, 2021 cc / depositphotos
Packers Back-Up QB Love Running 1st Team Offense at OTAs
The Green Bay Packers believe back-up quarterback Jordan Love is show signs of improvement in his second season. The 2020 first-round draft pick is running the first-team offense at O-T-As with the re...
May 28, 2021 Phil Roeder / CC
7-Day Average for COVID-19 Cases Under 300 For 1st Time Since June
State health officials say the seven-day average for new COVID cases in Wisconsin dropped below 300 for the first time since last summer. The Department of Health Services dashboard showed 282 new cas...
May 28, 2021 sergio santos / CC
Brewers: Bradley Walk-Off Padres in Extras, Plan Re-Opening Day 2021 For Full Capacity on June 25th
The Milwaukee Brewers walked off the San Diego Padres 6-5 in ten innings Thursday to earn a split of the four-game series. Jackie Bradley Junior drove in the winning run with a hit off the outfield wa...
May 28, 2021
