Category Archives: Learfield Staff Writer
Badgers Volleyball Dominates No. 10 Baylor In Four Sets
The powerful Wisconsin Badgers volleyball team dominated top-10-ranked Baylor Saturday at the U-W Fieldhouse in four sets. Wisconsin took the first two sets 25-16 and 25-7, dropped the third 25-16, th...
Aug 30, 2021
Milwaukee Police Look For Driver Of Car That Intentionally Hit Girl
Milwaukee police say cell phone video shows the driver of a car in a grocery store parking lot intentionally hit a 15-year-old girl. The incident happened Friday morning at 11:40 AM. The girl's name h...
Aug 30, 2021
Packers Complete Winless Preseason, But Get Good Look At What Their Players Can Do
A 19-0 shutout loss against Buffalo Saturday means the Green Bay Packers went winless in the preseason. Coach Matt LaFleur and his staff left more than 30 starters and important backups out of the act...
Aug 30, 2021 Phil Roeder / CC
Wisconsin Supreme Court Declines To Take Up Mask Mandate Challenge
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declined a request to take up a challenge of the mask mandate in Dane County. Friday's vote was 4-3 as the high court decided not to exercise its own jurisdiction. Lowe...
Aug 30, 2021 Zach Vessels / Unsplash
Brewers Stop Three Game Losing Skid, Whip Twins 6-2
Rookie Aaron Ashby picked up his first major league win as the Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2, ending a three-game losing streak. A three-run homer by Rowdy Tellez was the big blast for Milwauke...
Aug 30, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Trempealeau County Authorities: Body Found In Truck Was Missing Fire Chief
Authorities in Trempealeau County have confirmed the body found in a truck Sunday is that of a missing fire chief. Arcadia-Glencoe Fire Chief Jeff Halvorsen had been reported missing a week ago. Deput...
Aug 27, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Eau Claire North HS Football Breaks 5-Year Losing Streak - Now Looking For 2 In A Row
The Eau Claire North High School football team is looking for its second straight win at Superior tonight (August 27th). That's news because the Huskies won for the first time in 51 games last week ag...
Aug 27, 2021
Oshkosh Superintendent Hopes Parents Think About Their Kids Before Acting Up Again
Oshkosh Area School District Superintendent Bryan Davis says he hopes parents think about their kids before acting as they did at Wednesday's school board meeting again. That meeting was postponed whe...
Aug 27, 2021
Badgers Legend Nigel Hayes Signs 1-Year Deal With Barcelona
The Boston Celtics showed interest in Wisconsin Badgers legend Nigel Hayes this offseason, but the 6' 8" forward is going to play in Europe. Hayes has signed a one-year deal with Barcelona - one of th...
Aug 27, 2021 CC Markus Spiske
Assembly Majority Leader Indicates Lawsuit Against UW System Not Likely
A tweet from Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steinke makes a lawsuit against the U-W System look unlikely. Earlier this week, the co-chair of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules, Senat...
Aug 27, 2021 Jason Dean / CC
