The Pittsburgh Pirates begin a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves tonight at PNC Park. First pitch is 7:05pm. WISR airtime is 6:40pm. Steven Brault will start for the Pirates. The Pir... Read more
The Pirates selected right-handed pitcher Quinn Priester with the 18th overall selection in the 2019 MLB Draft last night. The 18-year-old Priester attended Cary-Grove High School in Illinoi... Read more
High School Sports: PIAA Baseball: –Franklin defeated Freeport 3-2 in the state 3A First Round at Slippery Rock University. Freeport had taken a 2-1 lead in the fifth, but Franklin won... Read more
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 Sunday and took three of four games in their series. With the win, the Brewers have taken over first place in the National League Ce... Read more
Kyle Busch won the Nascar race at Pocono Sunday. It was his fourth win of the season. Busch has now tied Rusty Wallace with 55 career victories. He has been very critical of the new Nascar r... Read more
High School Sports: The PIAA Baseball Playoffs begin today. –Freeport and Franklin meet in the 3A First Round at Slippery Rock University. First pitch is 4pm. –In 2A – Moni... Read more
If you are looking for a challenging way to enjoy nature this weekend, a guided hike is planned for the area near McConnells Mill State Park. Park staff will lead a hike along the Slippery R... Read more
Some creativity by two students resulted in the Butler Area School District receiving grant money from a local organization. As part of XTO Energy’s Community Leaders of Tomorrow Award... Read more
The Butler Senior High School campus will have some repairs scheduled for this upcoming summer. The Butler Area School Board approved a bid to have the storm water inlets replaced over the s... Read more
A total of 97 disciplinary actions were filed across the state in May for unsafe digging practices- including one in Butler County. The local violation occurred on March 7th when West Penn U... Read more
