Five candidates vie for Wisconsin superintendent of education (The Appleton Post-Crescent) MADISON Five people are vying to become the next superintendent of education in Wisconsin, a position that will help shape education policy in the state for the next four years.

Foreclosures Hit Record High in Wisconsin (WQOW Eau Claire) The number of foreclosure filings in 2008 hit a record high in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Foreclosures Hit Record High (WISC-TV Madison) MILWAUKEE -- The number of foreclosure filings in 2008 hit a record high in Wisconsin. There were more than 25,000 foreclosure actions started in Wisconsin last year.

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 ...