Showing Spirit: Lands End And Packers Team Up For Titletown Collection
WISCREPORT.COM (10/25/2012) - If 13 world championships are not enough, the Green Bay Packers and Lands End have teamed up to launch an exclusive Titletown Collection, leaping into the Packers Pro Shop and online at landsend.com/titletown. A company spokesperson says it is their way of having fun and showing support. For more, see inside the online pages of WisconsinReport.com, informing internet readers since 2001. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/03/2012) - The Wisconsin treasury gained more than 220 thousand dollars from the sale of Unclaimed Property in 2011, and, in an unrelated story, Governor Scott Walker lost his wager over the UW-Wisconsin Badger's loss to the Ducks in the Rose Bowl. As a result of the Ducks winning, Walker is obligated to send Oregon Governor Kitzhaber a care package of Wisconsin made products, including beer, wine, cheese, and mints. For more, see inside the online pages of the original WisconsinReport.com, informing internet readers since 2001. (read more)...
If You're Planning A Trip To The Rose Bowl, Be Careful Of Scams And Schemes
WISCREPORT.COM (12/05/2011) - Over the weekend, the University of Wisconsin Badgers football team victory over Michigan State Spartans won the Badgers the right to head to the Rose Bowl for the second straight year, meaning many Badgers fans will be making travel plans to Pasadena. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) urges consumers to use caution when buying travel packages to guarantee they have a seat at the big game. For more, see inside the online pages of WisconsinReport.com, informing internet readers since 2001. (read more)...
The Right Of Wisconsin Citizens To Carry Concealed Guns Starts Nov. 1st
WISCREPORT.COM (10/07/2011) - The office of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walkerr has released a statement regarding the upcoming effective beginning of the Concealed Carry law in the state. It seems emergency rules are being enacted to allow the start of the Concealed Carry legislation to begin as planned on November 1st. For more details about the statement, see inside the online pages of WisconsinReport.com, informing internet readers since 2001. (read more)...
Packers Win Opener Over Saints And Rodgers Captured By A Lady Cougar
WISCREPORT.COM (09/08/2011) - Aaron Rodgers throws 3 TDs as the Green Bay Packers outlast Saints 42-34. The Packer defense won the game by stopping the New Orleans Saints at the goal line in the final seconds of the season opener in Green Bay. It was an exciting game, to say the least, but, perhaps, when the dust settles, you, like some of us in this office, are wondering what is going on with Rodgers being wheeled out on a dolly in a TV commercial. The story on that, is online at WisconsinReport.com, providing information to internet readers since 2001. (read more)...
Johnsonville Brats Spiritville Offers Chance For Your School To Win $10,000
WISCREPORT.COM (08/24) - Johnsonville Sausage of Wisconsin has announced the launch of Spiritville, an online contest that gives high schools across the country a chance to win $10,000 for their athletic department and also have a cookout with the Johnsonville Big Taste Grill. Through the contest, students, parents and others nationwide are invited to nominate their schools by uploading photos, videos and a description of their high school's pre-game traditions. See inside WisconsinReport.com for more. (read more)...
Wisconsin Good Samaritan Giving Shoes To Nigerian Boy Sparked Samaritan's Feet Idea
WISCREPORT.COM (04/05/2011) - A Good Samaritan from Wisconsin who gave a 9-year old boy in Nigeria a pair of shoes is credited with starting an idea that has led Buick to recently contribute 3,000 pairs of shoes and socks to an organization called Samaritans Feet. The organization founder, former University of North Dakota basketball player Emmanuel Ohonme was that 9-year old Nigerian boy. The charity is supported by the NCAA. See inside the internet pages of WisconsinReport.com for more. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (11/26/2010) - If Norman Pettingill were alive today, he might be among the hunters stalking the legendary bucks of Wisconsin and Minnesota. Pettingill once explained that he thought he must have been born with hunting in his blood. Pettingill, a native of Iron River, Wisconsin, claimed to have caught his first wolf by wrestled it into submissionr. For more on this story, see inside WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (10/25/2010) - Heavy smoking in midlife is associated with a 157 percent increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and a 172 percent increased risk of developing vascular dementia, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. This is the first study to look at the long-term consequences of heavy smoking on dementia. Learn more inside WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (08/04/2010) - Legendary road-racing cyclist and seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has teamed up with Quiznos to hold an international pro-cycling competition in Colorado next year. The Quiznos Pro Challenge is expected to attract bicycle enthusiasts from Wisconsin and the rest of the world August 22nd through the 28th, 2011. To read more at WisconsinReport.com, click on the headline above. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (06/16/2010) - Large majorities of Americans feel they should be allowed to have guns, acccording to the latest Harris Poll findings. At the same time, many Americans favor stricter control of guns, particularly hand guns, although this number has decreased somewhat in the past few years. Most Republicans and Americans who own guns favor less strict laws controlling guns and hand-guns. Conversely, most Democrats and those who do not own guns favor stricter control of guns and hand guns. Click on the headline above for more details at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (05/07/2010) - One of the finest play by play baseball broadcasters and comedy and baseball personalities has been released from the hospital after successful heart surgery. Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker expressed thanks to fans and his doctors after being released from Milwaukee Froedtert Hospital Thursday, six days after a six hour heart surgery. His aortic valve, aortic root and part of his ascending aorta were removed. Click on the headline above to read more about Uecker and his surgery at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (04/10/2010) - The University of Wisconsin - Madison will end its licensing agreement with Nike as a result of the company's failure to adequately address the problems caused by the closing of two Honduran factories. According to UW-Madison, displaced workers at the two plants should have been paid a combined 2 million dollars. Even though Nike did not own the factories, the UW is holding them to the UW Code of Conduct for the actions of subcontractors. Read more about this story and others on the internet at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/14/2010) - People in the United States and in countries around the world are looking to assist in the recent earthquake disaster in Haiti. Many are unable to actively go to the country to help in digging out citizens from under the rubble of the buildings, but money and goods are needed to help survivors cope with being without lodging, food, water, and other basic needs. InterAction has a list of member organizations online that accept donations. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/30/2009) - While the federal Cash For Clunkers program grabbed headlines earlier this year, another U.S. government program still in effect can help put money in the pockets of new-car buyers who act before the end of 2009. The Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Dealers Association is reminding people that the tax break for buying a new car is due to expire at end of year. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/19/2009) - The Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee will serve as host for the U.S. World Cup Qualifying Competition, October 21-25. The Pettit National Ice Center has been a U.S. Olympic Training Site for years. The U.S. World Cup Qualifying Competition is a USA Team selection event for the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team in long track speed skating and the first step for skaters to reach their goal of representing the United States in the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Read more about this and other news stories at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (05/06/2009) - May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in Wisconsin. The warmer weather is bringing out motorcycles again, and it's time to be a little more careful while driving a vehicle. Car, truck and van drivers should become more aware of what is coming down the road before starting out from stop signs, yield signs, traffic lights, exiting driveways, and parking spaces. Read more about motorcycling and driver safety at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (05/01/2009) - As of mid-morning today the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports 141 Swine Flu cases (H1N1) have been confirmed in 19 of the country's 50 states. However, there still has been only one death in Texas that has been attributed to the strain of flu virus that has caused illness in a large number of people in Mexico. So far Wisconsin seems to be spared from the CDC statistics, but there is news today that there may be two cases in Milwaukee. Meanwhile the ACLU has issued a caution. More information is on the internet at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (04/30/2009) - In response to an intensifying outbreak in the United States and internationally caused by a new influenza virus of swine origin, the World Health Organization raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 5 yesterday (April 29, 2009). Meanwhile, new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius cautions people not to panic. Sebelius reminds people there are flu outbreaks every year and everyear there are some flu deaths. She also says HHS and other agencies are doing everything possible to limit the seriousness of this particular flu outbreak. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/27/08) - There are mixed reactions to last night's first United States Presidential Debate between the two major party candidates running to be the next Commander In Chief of the Economy as well as Commander In Chief of the Military. McCain supporters say Arizona Senator John McCain won, while Illinois Senator Barack Obama supporters say Obama came out on top. And, Depending on which tv/radio talker you listen to after the debates, you have your choice of, it was a draw, or, Obama proved he was ready to take control of the military and the economy, or, McCain's strategy seemed to be to try his best to look stern and to not look at his opponent, and so on. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/27/08) - Last night the candidate who came in second in the long primary campaign to determine who would be the Democrats presidential candidate on the November 2008 ballot urged her 18 Million primary voters to switch their allegience to Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton told delegates at the Democrats National Convention in Denver, Colorado that her delegates and supporters and Obama's delegates and supporters must unite as a single party with a single purpose. Hillary said it's time to take back the country and no one should sit by the sidelines, because it will take everyone and every vote to make sure it happens. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/07/08) - New York Jets General Manager Mike Tannebaum has confirmed that the Jets have made a deal that brings former Packer Brett Favre to the Jets. In a conference call to the media, Tannebaum said he spoke with Favre about the prospect of joining the Jets and Brett, team management and Jets fans seem to be excited about the football icon becoming a Jet. Tannebaum explained that acquiring Brett Favre will mean that the Jets are likely to let Chad Pennington go. He said he appreciates what Pennington has done for the Jets, but, would not say where Chad would be going just yet. For more see WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (08/06/08) - Madison Magazine's August issue online has a gem of a suggestion for the Packer's Brett Favre to do now that he is no longer the likely quarterback for this season. John Roach suggests that Brett should sit down at the kitchen table and apply to be the vice president of the United States. Roach goes on to explain that Favre would get out of the house, and, still get some love from the adoring throngs, but not have the threat of being broken into small pieces every Sunday. Plus, it's inside work. No more frozen tundra. And the smiles of this delightful MVP for VP article continues. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (07/16/08) - Now that Miller Brewing Company and Coors have joined forces to become MillerCoors, changes were expected to take place, as is usually the case when two major companies merge. MillerCoors have announced that it is placing its headquarters in Chicago, but will maintain substantial operations in Golden, Colorado, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. MillerCoors will invest over $50 million into the brewery in Milwaukee over the next three years and increase the number of jobs at the brewery, even though headquarters office jobs will be lost to the city. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (05/02/08) - The University of Wisconsin - Madison Formula SAE team raced to first place at the inaugural Virginia International Raceway competition April 23-26. This was the first Formula SAE event to incorporate a road course that included significant elevation changes. The UW-Madison team, which received funding from the United Wisconsin Grain Producers, piloted its one-third-scale Indy-style car to victory while awing the spectators with unmatchable lap times. The car was the only vehicle of 43 at the competition to run on E85 fuel. The UW - Madison formula car, concrete canoe, and steel bridge teams also excelled recently. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (04/16/08) - Voters at this week’s Wisconsin Conservation Congress spring hearings approved the position of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau on all three questions of interest to farmers. The questions involved Deer Baiting and Feeding, Managed Forest Law Change, and Wolf Management. Citizens who attended April 14th hearings throughout the state supported the creation of a hunting season for wolves, banning deer baiting and feeding, and were against a proposal involving Managed Forest Land contracts that would essentially make it mandatory to allow public access to private lands. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/26/08) - Three more video service providers – CTC Telecom, S and K TV Systems, and Western Wisconsin Communications – have all applied for cable franchises in Wisconsin as a result of cable competition legislation which passed through the State Legislature and was signed into law by Governor Doyle late last year. These providers join Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable, AT and T, CenturyTel, and Comcast Cable, who have already applied for and received franchises from the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions under the new statewide rules regulating cable tv operations in Wisconsin. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/04/08) - Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has decided to not come back to the Packers for another year to break more records. He is instead retiring from leading the Packers on to victory, and from professional football. Packers General Manager Ted Thompson says Favre informed the Packer organization of his intention to retire from the Green Bay Packers and the NFL. Brett Favre has had one of the greatest careers in the history of the National Football League, and is walking away from the game on his own terms. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/01/08) - FSN Wisconsin's 135 game regular-season Brewers baseball schedule this year will include an increased number of games to be televised in high definition (HD schedule to be released at a later date) as well as 17 day games that will be re-broadcast in primetime. FSN Wisconsin will produce all of the 150 regular season telecasts, including the 15 over-the-air broadcasts on WMLW TV-41. Telecasts on WMLW will be simulcast by FSN outside the Milwaukee DMA on satellite and cable. FSN Wisconsin's coverage begins at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 31 against the division rival Chicago Cubs. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/18/08) - Ed Schultz of the syndicated Ed Schultz Show is the only Progressive talk show personality among the Talkers Magazine top ten. He is ahead of Neil Boortz, who just barely made the top ten. The rest of the top 10 includes Conservative big guns, Rush Limbaugh (number one), followed by Sean Hannity (2), and Michael Savage (3). Others in the Top 10, include Dr. Laura Sschlessinger (4), Glenn Beck (5), Laura Ingraham (6), and Don Imus (7), followed by Ed Schultz (8), Mike Gallagher (9), then Boortz to round out the top ten. Bill O'Reilly is number eleven. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/17/07) - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection will hold animal health public hearings January 7th through the 10th. The hearings will be in regard to proposals that would streamline, clarify, and update Wisconsin's animal health regulations. The department proposals have a goal of protecting the state's livestock industry by better prevention and control of animal disease. The hearings will be held in Appleton, Madison and Eau Claire. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/17/07) - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Matt Frank and Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary Rick Raemisch have announced that a new initiative targeting certain felons who illegally possess firearms is producing strong results. The initiative is said to be resulting in a safer Wisconsin for hunters and others who enjoy the state’s outdoors. One of the provisions of the initiative allows felons to drive deer as part of a hunting party – but they may not carry, possess or use a firearm. WisconsinReport has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/13/07) - SIRIUS Satellite Radio has announced that it will broadcast an in-depth interview conducted by former Democratic presidential candidate and SIRIUS host Senator Bill Bradley with current presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama on Monday, December 17th on SIRIUS Stars channel 102. Obama discusses a wide range of topics, including his relationship with his mother and father; his upbringing; his strong sense of patriotism, and his priorities if elected. Bradley recently interviewed candidate John Edwards, and continues his dialogue with the candidates by talking with Senator Obama. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/13/07) - Current and former Major League Baseball players have been named in former Sen. George Mitchell's investigation into performance enhancing drugs in baseball. Mitchell held a news conference during which he made a few comments to reporters before releasing the names of many prominent Major League baseball figures who have been indicated as being involved in steroid or other performance enchancer use during their careers. Some of those allegedly uncovered during the Mitchell investigation included Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds. Commissioner Selig says players will be disciplined on a case by case basis. WisconsinReport has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/3/07) - Don Imus brought his morning show back to the radio airwaves and television today after being fired by his former employers following the turmoil that erupted when he uttered a racial slur against the Rutgers womens team. The show airs live on weekdays from 5-9 am (CST) on WABC radio and is syndicated nationally. The morning show is simulcast on the RFD TV Network, and rebroadcast in the evening in primetime. RFD is also offering the show on video on demand, enabling west coast viewers and millions of fans to experience the show at their convenience. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/29/07) - Many Packer fans are upset about the Packers vs. Cowboys game only being available through the NFL Network, which most people in Wisconsin don't currently have access to. State Senator Spencer Coggs wants to do something about it for future games. Coggs says he is exploring legislation that would limit current and future taxpayer funded subsidies to the Packers, Brewers, University of Wisconsin Badgers and other teams if they play more than a quarter of their games on subscriber based TV networks. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/29/07) - With the Packers-Cowboys game being televised on the NFL Network, some portions of Wisconsin and the country will not have the game on their basic cable systems. Nationally, the game is being broadcast on the NFL Network. In the Green Bay area, the game also will be on WFRV Ch. 5 in Green Bay and WISN Ch. 12 in Milwaukee. The NFL allows local over-the-air TV stations in each team's home TV market to pick up the NFL Network feed. In Wisconsin, that applies to Green Bay and Milwaukee. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/28/07) - Hunters registered a preliminary total of 343,644 deer during Wisconsin’s regular nine-day gun deer season. Wildlife officials stress that this is a preliminary figure that will change somewhat. The 2007 harvest showed 125,060 bucks and 218,584 antlerless deer registered. This computes to a 6 percent increase in antlerless deer harvest and a 3.5 percent decline in buck harvest over 2006. Officials also reported a total of 641,432 gun deer licenses were purchased by resident and nonresident hunters. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/28/07) - It's official: Wisconsin is heading to the Outback Bowl, and the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) bowl tour will take fans to Tampa, Fla. in true Badger style. The WAA Outback Bowl tour is open to all University of Wisconsin alumni, friends and families. The Deluxe Red Tour includes four nights of accommodations at the Marriott Waterside from Dec. 29, 2007 to Jan. 2, 2008, round-trip charter air service from Madison and Milwaukee, and a special New Year's Eve Event with dinner, drinks and entertainment. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/27/07) - A new report by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) indicates the Global Warming impacts on the Great Lakes will likely be increased unless inadequate regional water laws are strengthened to prevent water diversion. The report is called Climate Change and Great Lakes Water Resources. It warns that a warming climate is likely to reduce Great Lakes water supply while increasing water demand within the region. The NWF is encouraging prompt passage of the Great Lakes Compact because the existing legal framework won't be enough to protect the Great Lakes. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/27/07) - When the Green Bay Packers play the Dallas Cowboys in a historic contest this week, most Packers fans will not be able to view the game on tv. The game between two teams with 10 wins and just one loss for the season will only be seen on the NFL Network. In most of Wisconsin, the NFL Network is only available by satellite. Wisconsin fans who have cable won't see the NFL Network, because some cable companies do not have an agreement to carry the network. A non-profit group called TV4US believes if the state assembly puts their approval on a senate bill called the Video Competition Act, the No-Packers dilemma could be eased for fans in the future. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (11/3/07) - The Video Competition Act, which would open up the Wisconsin cable market to competition, recently passed on an overwhelming 13-3 bipartisan vote in the State Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance. The State Assembly has already passed the bill, and a vote on the State Senate floor is expected on November 8th. TV4US Wisconsin hopes passage will create better service and rates for consumers. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (10/30/07) - What an exciting, whirlwind of a football game on ESPN Monday night! After a fast paced game, where the Denver Broncos seemed to shine more than many sports pundits expected, it looked like the Green Bay Packers might lose a game they were expected to win. The Packers didn't score the entire second half on Monday night but in the last seconds, the game was tied, prompting overtime action, which gave the Pack the opportunity to score, and they did. When it was over, the Packers record was 6 wins and one loss to this point in the season. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (10/29/07) - Wisconsin Congressman Steve Kagen, M.D. and his Washington D.C. roomate, Congressman Ed Perlmutter, who represents rural Denver have a gentleman's wager riding on the outcome of tonight's Packers vs. Broncos football game. Kagen is taking the Packers and Perlmutter has the Broncos. Whoever wins the wager, brings the beer. A case of Miller versus a case of Coors. Tensions are high on Capitol Hill - and in this instance, it's not about politics. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (10/5/07) - Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle has proclaimed Sunday, October 7, 2007 “Brett Favre Record Day”. The observation is in honor of the quarterback’s record-breaking 421st career touchdown pass against the Minnesota Vikings last week. The record was previously held by Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino. Brett Favre Record Day will find the Packers taking on the Chicago Bears for the 174th time. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (9/24/07) – Wisconsin State Senator Jim Sullivan (D) 5th Senate District, and State Representative Josh Zepnick (D) 9thAssembly District, have called upon Wisconsin’s two largest cable providers, Time Warner and Charter Communications, to put The Big Ten Network on expanded basic cable in their coverage areas throughout the state. (read more)...
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