Jefferson County is getting healthier (Watertown Daily Times) While Ozaukee County is the healthiest county in the state, Jefferson County is slowly moving up the list, according to the newly released 2008 Wisconsin County Health Rankings.

Wisconsin home to two top-polluting power plants (BizJournals) The state of Wisconsin is home to two of the top 50 most-polluting power plants in the country, according to a new report from the nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project.

Judge enters race against Wisconsin chief justice (Green Bay Press-Gazette) MADISON Sounding the same campaign themes that succeeded in the past two hotly contested Supreme Court elections, a Jefferson County judge announced his candidacy Monday.

Wisconsin Badgers football: CT staff predictions vs. Cal Poly (The Capital Times) Once again, the crew at Capital Times sports will offer its predictions heading into every University of Wisconsin Badgers football game this year. But this year, there's a twist: We're picking against the spread. And so far, this year has been almost as tough on us as it has been for the Badgers. This isn't an endorsement of gambling, but rather an attempt to up the ante for our crew, which has ...

Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball: No shortage of athleticism in Paradise Jam field (The Capital Times) ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands -- It's fitting that the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team is playing a tournament on this tropical Caribbean island. The type of game the Badgers will be playing in this three-game, four-day event is about as far from what they'll play in the Big Ten Conference as they are from home right now. "A lot of people say that in tournaments like this, it's ...

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-21 19:04 Wisconsin's record defict grows to $5.4 bln (Interactive Investor) CHICAGO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Wisconsin added another $400 million to its already record $5 billion projected deficit for the current and next two fiscal years, a state official said Friday. "It's the worst-ever, for sure, in dollar terms," said Dave Schmiedicke, the state's budget director, referring to the latest projection that was part of a report released late on Thursday. He said Gov. Jim ...