Cocaine conspirator sentenced (Beaver Dam Daily Citizen) The first of 15 people indicted earlier this year for a drug dealing conspiracy in the Watertown area was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb to four years and four months in prison. Will Bryant, 34, of Watertown, was among a group of nine who conspired ...

Cocaine conspirator sentenced to 4 years prison (The Capital Times) The first of 15 people indicted earlier this year for a drug dealing conspiracy in the Watertown area was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb to four years and four months in prison. Will Bryant, 34, of Watertown, was among a group of nine who conspired to deal cocaine and were arrested in June after law enforcement agencies working on the case obtained court permission ...

Caring and dependable, Ladwig is dedicated volunteer (Beloit Daily News) Nancy Ladwig of Beloit is the Voluntary Action Center/Beloit Daily News pick for November Volunteer of the Month. Pictured abovet is the VOM demonstrating duties as a Beloit Memorial Hospital escort volunteer. Sitting in the wheelchair (for demonstration purposes) is another escort, Pat Carnes.

Wisconsin restaurant not exempt from smoking ban (AP via Yahoo! Finance) A Wausau restaurant owner can't get around the city's smoking ban by creating a "sham" private club with a $1 membership, a Wisconsin appeals court ruled Tuesday.

La Crosse Tribune editor John Smalley to head Wisconsin State Journal (Wisconsin State Journal) A veteran of newspapers in Wisconsin and Iowa has been named the top editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, publisher Bill Johnston said today. John Smalley, editor of the La Crosse Tribune since 2002, will lead the State Journal as the 156-year-old Madison institution faces the twin challenges of a recession and a shift by readers toward the Internet. He is expected to start by early ...

Wisconsin holds off Virginia Tech 74-72 (AP via Yahoo! News) Trevon Hughes hit a leaning floater in the lane with 0.9 seconds left and Wisconsin survived a furious rally by Virginia Tech on Monday night, winning 74-72 in the opener of the 10th Annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge.