Ashley Goettl

20 Apr 2012

Jury finds Barnett not guilty in sexual assault case

After deliberating for 10 hours the jury in the Thomas W. Barnett case came to a verdict at 10:40 a.m. Saturday, finding the UWRiver Falls music professor not guilty of second-degree sexual assault and false imprisonment.

13 Apr 2012

Music professorʼs case handed to jury

UW-River Falls music professor Thomas W. Barnett’s case is now in the hands of a St. Croix County jury.

09 Mar 2012

Hockey enters NCAA tourney

The Falcon women’s hockey team will play at Gustavus Adolphus College in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.

02 Mar 2012

Tourney time! Men host Edgewood at Karges

Although it may have taken the team until the third try this season to beat UW-Whitewater, the Falcons made sure to beat the No. 8 ranked team in the country when it counted: in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championship game.

02 Mar 2012

Tourney time! Women travel to take on Coe

Two senior players on the women’s basketball team that have already reached 1,000 points in their careers, and another has already broken the career rebounding record. This strong senior class has helped lead the Falcon women’s basketball team to their first Division III NCAA Tournament appearance since the 1995 season.

28 Feb 2012

With big victory over Whitewater, Falcons set for NCAA tournament

They say the third time is the charm. Just ask the UW-River Falls men’s basketball team.

28 Feb 2012

Music professor’s trial rescheduled over weather concerns

The jury selection and trial of UW-River Falls music professor Thomas Barnett has been postponed until April 11 due to concerns about potential snowfall.

17 Feb 2012

WIAC schools to leave NCHA conference

The UW-River Falls men’s and women’s hockey teams will join with the other Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) schools to leave the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) effective as of the 2014-15 academic year.

17 Feb 2012

Witnesses in music professor’s case admit to lying to officials

The two teenagers who brought charges against UW-River Falls Music Professor Thomas W. Barnett admitted to lying to law enforcement officials according to motions filed at the final pre-trial hearing for Barnett on Feb. 13.

14 Feb 2012

Former chancellor dies at 82; remembered for overseeing campus growth

Former UW-River Falls Chancellor George R. Field, who oversaw substantial growth in student enrollment, was at the helm of UWRF’s transition to the University of Wisconsin System and who is the namesake of the George R. Field South Fork Suites, has died.