Weston plans to run for Jefferson County judge (Watertown Daily Times) JEFFERSON - Jennifer L. Weston has filed a Declaration of Candidacy and begun circulating nomination papers with the hope of becoming Jefferson County's next Branch I Circuit Court Judge.

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 ...

How 'activist judge' became a dirty word (The Capital Times) State Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson is an "activist judge" who wants to legislate from the bench. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Randy Koschnick is a "strict constructionist" who merely wants to "apply the law, not make it." Like conservative candidates before him, this is how Koschnick intends to define his Supreme Court campaign as he tries to unseat Abrahamson, a 32-year ...

Leaping silver carp show up in Wisconsin (Chicago Sun-Times) LA CROSSE, Wis. — The silver carp, one of the notorious leaping fish brought to the U.S. from China, has been found in the Mississippi River near La Crosse in its first known appearance in Wisconsin or Minnesota waters.

Wisconsin deer registrations down 20 percent (Pioneer Press) EAU CLAIRE, Wis. --Deer registrations statewide are down about 20 percent from last year, according to a preliminary count at deer registration stations across Wisconsin conducted by the Department of Natural Resources.

Romantic escape to Wisconsin (Chicago Sun-Times) Wisconsin's luxurious, adults-only Canoe Bay, the Midwest's only Relais & Chateaux resort, has a new "Personal Bailout" package priced at $830 a couple through April 30. It includes two nights in a deluxe cottage and dinner at the property's lakeside restaurant.