County to learn about block grant for flooding (Watertown Daily Times) JEFFERSON - Jefferson County will conduct a public hearing Tuesday at 7 p.m. during the regular monthly meeting of the county's board of supervisors to provide an explanation of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, its goals and the application process as it relates to helping area businesses rebound from this summer's flooding.

Judge says he'll likely run for Wis. Supreme Court (The Capital Times) For the third year in a row, the state could see an intense race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Randy Koschnick said Wednesday he's leaning toward running against Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson in next spring's election. Koschnick, 48, said he would run as a "traditional judicial conservative" opposed to what he called Abrahamson's liberal judicial ...

Judge gauges support for high court run (Watertown Daily Times) JEFFERSON - Although still gauging potential statewide support, Jefferson County Branch IV Circuit Court Judge Randy Koschnick said this morning his nature as a judicial conservative could play well in a campaign he is considering against longtime Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson.

Obama outpaces McCain's get out the vote effort in Wisconsin (WBAY Green Bay) Associated Press - October 11, 2008 11:45 AM ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Barack Obama has more offices, paid staff and volunteers in Wisconsin than John McCain.

Genomics project unites four Wisconsin research institutions (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Wisconsin’s four biggest academic research institutions will collaborate on an initiative aimed at giving the state national stature in the fast-emerging field of individualized medicine, Gov. Jim Doyle said Friday.

Wisconsin youth deer hunt under way this weekend (WBAY Green Bay) Associated Press - October 11, 2008 9:05 AM ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's youth deer hunt is under way. Children between the ages of 12 and 15 who have completed a hunter's safety...