UW-Whitewater opens center to help displaced GM workers (Small Business Times) The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Forward Janesville have created a partnership to provide services and support for the displaced workers and small businesses to be affected by the closure of the General Motors Corp. plant in Janesville.

Assembly District 31: Nass, Urban differ on key issues (Wisconsin State Journal) Democrat Frank Urban of Dousman is taking on incumbent Republican Rep. Steve Nass of Whitewater for the 31st Assembly District seat. The election is Nov. 4. Steve Nass Age: 56 Address: N8330 Jackson Road, Whitewater Family: Single; daughter, Ashleigh Current job: Owner of rental property business and legislator Political experience: Elected to Assembly since 1990; Whitewater City Council, ...

D2 tennis: Wayland, Columbus lose out on state bids (Beaver Dam Daily Citizen) WHITEWATER — Wayland's doubles team of Brooke Schumann and Johanna Sckaer fell to East Troy's Anna Rhode and Paige Klumb, 6-0, 6-1, at Wednesday's Division 2 girls tennis sectional.Columbus junior Amber Swaagman also lost her first match in the No. 1 singles bracket.Team scores: Big Foot/Williams Bay 44, McFarland 26, Luther Prep 25, Madison Edgewood 25, Lodi 23, Ripon 22, East Troy 12, ...

BC honors NCAA title; defeats Wisconsin in opener (Boston Globe) Freshman Cam Atkinson scored with 6:30 left in regulation to complete Boston College's banner-raising night Friday with a 5-4 victory over Wisconsin in the schools' season-opener.

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.

Bellevue man pleads guilty in stabbing in Wisconsin (Seattle Times) A man who was caught in Bellevue after being sought on a murder charge in Wisconsin has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and faces up to 15 years in prison.