Final I-94 closures in Jefferson County zone season next week (The Capital Times) The final lane closures of the season for the Interstate 94 construction zone in Jefferson County are set for next week, the state Department of Transportation announced. I-94 will have a single lane closure in the eastbound and westbound directions from Airport Road (west of Lake Mills) to Wisconsin 26 (Johnson Creek) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. next Monday through Thursday. One lane will remain open ...

Prepare for a sloppy commute tomorrow morning (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Motorists - prepare for a sloppy commute tomorrow morning.

Two area volleyball players participate in Tri-State Volleyball All-Star game (Albert Lea Tribune) Rochester Community and Technical College will be the host site for this year’s Tri-State Volleyball All-Star Games. Teams from Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin will compete in the event, which started Saturday and will run through Sunday.

Jumping silver carp discovered in Wisconsin waters (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) The super-sized cousin to the common carp was discovered late last week in Wisconsin waters of the Mississippi River. It is the first time silver carp, one of four species of Asian carp, have been confirmed in the state, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.

Tribune editor leaving: Smalley to be editor of Wisconsin State Journal (La Crosse Tribune) After more than six years as the La Crosse Tribune’s editor, John Smalley will leave later this month to become editor of a sister newspaper, the Wisconsin State Journal in Madison.

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.