Alderman Mike Shields voted for LGBT permit (The Journal Times) RACINE — Alderman Mike Shields set the record straight Monday.

Donated ledger provides glimpse of Fort Winnebago, early Portage (Wisconsin State Journal) A piece of Portage history dating back to 1831 has been returned to the state. A quartermaster's ledger from Fort Winnebago, which later became Portage, was purchased by an individual from a rare books dealer on the East Coast this summer. The ledger was then donated to the Wisconsin Historical Society in early December. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, told the society he bought the ...

Tough economy forces couples to balance wedding fantasies, finances (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) A wedding in a recession may be the ultimate showdown of fantasy vs. reality. The Wonderful World of Weddings & Occasions show on Sunday at Wisconsin State Fair Park offered plenty of both.

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.

Wisconsin traffic deaths down 20 percent (La Crosse Tribune) MADISON (AP) — Traffic crashes on Wisconsin roads and highways killed 589 people last year — 148 fewer than a year ago and the lowest total in 64 years, the state Transportation Department said Monday.

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 ...