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.

School districts provide little information after firings, resignations (Northwest Herald) HEBRON – As a rule, calling a school district and inquiring about a past employee is a short conversation, and the district volunteering negative information about a past employee could open the district up to a lawsuit, experts say.

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.

COL BKB: Wisconsin 74, Virginia Tech 72 (UPI) BLACKSBURG, Va., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Trevon Hughes scored with 1 second left Monday, letting Wisconsin slip by Virginia Tech 74-72 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

Big Ten-ACC Challenge: Wisconsin tops Va. Tech (Chicago Tribune) All preseason and through its first six games, Wisconsin never worked on end-game tie situations until Monday morning. It paid off big only hours later.