Category Archives: Learfield Staff Writer
UW Women's Hockey Advances To 12th Straight Final Faceoff
The Wisconsin women's hockey team has advanced to the W.C.H.A. Final Faceoff for a 12th straight season. The Badgers swept Bemidji State with a 5-0 shutout victory Saturday. Casey O'Brien had a big se...
Feb 28, 2022 Ryan Dickey / CC
Final Investigation Report On 2020 President Election To Be Released
Former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is expected to release his final report on Wisconsin's 2020 presidential election later today (February 28th). Taxpayers have funded the effort to t...
Feb 28, 2022
Players Dispute Report That Contract Agreement Is "Within Striking Distance"
Several major league baseball players are disputing a report that a final contract agreement is "within striking distance." The story by Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith has been called "beyond absurd"...
Feb 28, 2022 CC / depositphotos
Minnesota Judge Asked To Throw Out Confession Made By Man Arrested In Wisconsin
A Minnesota judge has been asked to throw out a confession made by a man after he was arrested in Tomah last year. 40-year-old McKinley Phillips is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly stabb...
Feb 28, 2022
Marquette Wipes Out 9-Point Deficit, Beats Butler 64-56
Marquette trailed by as much as nine points before finally beating Butler Saturday afternoon on the road 64-56. Guard Darryl Morsell topped the Golden Eagles scoring column with 16 points. Coach Shaka...
Feb 28, 2022
Flambeau Students Walk Out Of Class To Protest Removal Of Their Principal
Students in the Flambeau School District have walked out of class to protest the removal of principal Craig Cahoon. The school board voted not to renew Cahoon's contract last week and he was told to l...
Feb 28, 2022
Saturday Apartment Fire Displacing 18 People In Janesville
A Saturday apartment fire in Janesville has displaced 18 people. Emergency responders were called to the 12-unit apartment building a little after 6:15 p.m. Arriving crews say they saw fire and smoke ...
Feb 28, 2022 Matt Chesin / Unsplash
Badgers Take Over 1st Place With 1 Game Left In Regular Season
The Badgers sit in first place alone in the Big Ten Conference standings after Saturday's 66-61 victory at Rutgers. Johnny Davis scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half as the Badgers ran their ...
Feb 28, 2022
Gunman Who Opened Fire Inside Milwaukee Police Deparmtnet District 5 HQ Expected To Survive
A 23-year-old gunman who started shooting inside the Milwaukee Police Department District 5 headquarters Friday is expected to survive. The accused shooter's name hasn't been released. Investigators s...
Feb 28, 2022
Seven Badgers Named to All-WCHA Hockey Team
Seven members of the Wisconsin women's hockey team have been named All-W.C.H.A. The honors were announced Thursday. Badgers fifth-year senior forward Daryl Watts was named to the first team for the th...
Feb 25, 2022 Ryan Dickey / CC
