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 (Lakeville Sun-Current) 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.

Milk prices keep falling in Wisconsin (The Capital Times) The price paid to Wisconsin dairy farmers for their milk is expected to average $17.10 per hundredweight in December, 70 cents lower and $5.10 less than December 2007, the National Agricultural Statistics Service reported. The expected U.S. milk price for November is $15.90, down $1.20 from November. All 23 of the major milk-producing states were expecting lower milk prices in December compared ...

Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball: UW-Ohio State preview (Wisconsin State Journal) VITALS Who: The University of Wisconsin Badgers (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten) vs. the No. 16 Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2, 3-0) in a Big Ten game. When, where: 8 p.m. Thursday, Kohl Center. TV: Big Ten Network. Radio: 1310 AM. Tickets: Available at the Kohl Center or by calling 608-262-1440. BADGERS LINEUP Starters 11: Rae Lin D'Alie 5-3 Jr. 7.9 ppg. 30: Alyssa Karel 5-7 So. 14.3 ppg. 13: Teah ...

University of Wisconsin community prepares for funding cuts (The Capital Times) With almost certain state funding cuts coming down the pike, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin recently took the unusual step of holding campus forums to give faculty, students and staff a chance to float ideas on how best to absorb revenue reductions. Perhaps even more unusual, people showed up -- approximately 400 in all attended three mid-December forums, ...