Category Archives: Learfield Staff Writer
Joint Finance Committee Rejects $70M Increase In Funding To Combat Homelessness
The Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Finance Committee has rejected the governor's proposal to spend an additional $73-million on initiatives to combat homelessness. Thursday's 12-4 vote came along party...
May 21, 2021 By Vijay Kumar Koulampet // commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27024740
Former Brewers Pitcher C-C Sabathia Calls Out White Sox Manager
Add former Brewers pitcher C-C Sabathia to the list of people in the Major League Baseball family calling out White Sox manager Tony LaRussa. While LaRussa's Chicago team was whipping Minnesota 15-4 M...
May 21, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Kenosha County Sheriff: Security Will Be Tight For Rittenhouse Hearing
Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth says security will be tight during this morning's (May 21st) hearing for Kyle Rittenhouse. A pre-trial hearing is set for 10:30 a-m. The sheriff says additional offic...
May 21, 2021
Brewers Wasting A Lot Of Good Pitching With Anemic Offense
The stats guys and their metrics tell us what we already know - the Milwaukee Brewers need to score more runs. The team's Weighted Runs Created is 81 - where 100 is average - and only one Major League...
May 21, 2021
La Crosse Man Charged With Burning Infant With Cigarette
A La Crosse man has been charged with child neglect and several other offenses after a doctor called authorities to report treating an infant with injuries. Kevin Mulcahy is accused of burning the chi...
May 21, 2021
Pro Football Focus: Packers Davante Adams Best WR In NFL
To nobody's surprise, Pro Football Focus reports the numbers show Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams is the best at his position in the NFL. Adams is coming off a season of 115 receptions f...
May 21, 2021 Kyle Engman / CC
DNA Connects Racine Man to Two Cold-Case Rapes
Investigators with the state's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative have used D-N-A to connect a Racine man to two cold-case rapes. 46-year-old Matthew P. Crockett is charged with the sexual assault of a 20-...
May 21, 2021
Bucks Look For Revenge And Path To NBA Finals
The Milwaukee Bucks took two-of-three games against Miami during the regular season, but that means very little as the N-B-A playoffs begin. Star shooting guard Jimmy Butler didn't play in any of thos...
May 21, 2021
Republicans In Congressional Delegation Vote "No" On January 6th Commission
When the House of Representatives voted to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6th attack on the U-S Capitol, 35 Republicans broke ranks and supported the idea -- none from Wisco...
May 20, 2021 ttarasiuk / CC
Camp Randall Renovation Ready To Restart
The major renovation project for Camp Randall Stadium in Madison has been paused for a year. Work was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the Wisconsin Athletic Department is ready to restart i...
May 20, 2021 Phil Roeder / CC
