589 Wisconsin traffic deaths in '08, lowest number since 1944 (Wisconsin State Journal) Perhaps because of high gas prices in the summer and bad weather in the winter, fewer people died on Wisconsin's highways last year than in any year since World War II. But not content to rest on that success, the state Department of Transportation announced Monday it is launching a $300,000 campaign to bring down the number of deaths even further. The campaign is being funded entirely with ...

Wrestling roundup: Neu picks up 100th win (Beaver Dam Daily Citizen) CAMBRIDGE — Hustisford senior Austin Neu went 3-0 at 189 pounds and picked up his 100th career wrestling victory at Tuesday's Cambridge quadrangular.The Falcons dropped duals to Whitewater (48-25), Cambridge (72-12) and Clinton (70-13)."It's quite a milestone," Hustisford coach Dan Simon said of Neu. "It's the body of work for four years."He's got a long way to go yet and we hope for better ...

Heavy snow means crashes, traffic jams on metro highways (Ramsey County Sun-Focus) Heavy snow started to fall across the Twin Cities about noon today (Tuesday, Dec. 30), leading to traffic accidents and slowdowns on metro freeways. The accident pictured here was on Hwy. 169 northbound along the Plymouth/New Hope border.

SPASH wrestlers look for lightning to strike again against Wisconsin Rapids (Stevens Point Journal) Lightning strikes in Wisconsin this time of year can only be described as a rare phenomenon.

Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball: UW keeps rolling vs. Northwestern (Wisconsin State Journal) Three much improved Big Ten Conference opponents. Three wins. The Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team kept its unblemished start to the Big Ten season alive Wednesday night, pounding Northwestern 74-45 in front of an announced crowd of 17,230 at the Kohl Center. That's nothing new. The Badgers have now beaten the Wildcats 11 straight times in Madison, with the last 10 wins coming at the Kohl ...

St. Charles man dies in Wisconsin snowmobile crash (Daily Herald) A St. Charles man has died after a snowmobile accident in Wisconsin, the second northern Kane County resident to die in similar circumstances in recent days.