Mail Call (The Herald-Mail) "The West Virginia MARC moochers want not only to continue their expensive subsidy from the taxpayers, they also want to increase it."

Pipeline builder to pay state $1.1 million for violations (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Enbridge Energy Partners, owners of a 321-mile oil pipeline in Wisconsin, will pay $1.1 million to settle state officials' allegations that the company broke numerous environmental laws during construction in 2007 and 2008.

Gun owners continue to stock up (La Crosse Tribune) Jim Dahl left the Bob and Rocco Gun Show on Saturday with a .22-caliber rifle to add to his cache.

Loyola Ramblers edge Wisconsin-Green Bay (Chicago Tribune) Loyola edged Wisconsin-Green Bay 62-60 on a pair of free throws by J.R. Blount with 4.6 seconds remaining Monday night in the Gentile Center, ending a six-day siege of Chicago by Horizon League invaders from north of the border.

589 Wisconsin traffic deaths in '08, lowest number since 1944 (Wisconsin State Journal) Perhaps because of high gas prices in the summer and bad weather in the winter, fewer people died on Wisconsin's highways last year than in any year since World War II. But not content to rest on that success, the state Department of Transportation announced Monday it is launching a $300,000 campaign to bring down the number of deaths even further. The campaign is being funded entirely with ...

Authorities Arrest Wisconsin Fugitive In Idaho (WISC-TV Madison) GARDEN CITY, Idaho -- Idaho police said they have apprehended a convicted sex offender who has eluded authorities in Wisconsin for 14 years. Garden City police say Dale Dolan, 65, was arrested Saturday at one of the city's trailer parks.