Wisconsin-Native Part of Obama's Team (WEAU Eau Claire) Wisconsin native Mona Sutphen will have a key role in President Barack Obama's administration.

Wisconsin Native To Play Role In Obama Administration (WISC-TV Madison) MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin native Mona Sutphen will have a key role in President Barack Obama's administration. The 41-year-old was tapped last week to serve in the Obama administration as a deputy chief of staff.

The big cheese: The four Crave brothers of Waterloo are the year's top dairy operators (Wisconsin State Journal) WATERLOO -- The fraternity that operates the rapidly expanding Crave brothers dairy farm and cheese factory here takes family farming to a new level. Each brother has a specific role to play: Charles handles the bookkeeping and feeding; Tom oversees crop production and farm maintenance; Mark manages the herd and personnel; George runs the cheese factory. This melding of expertise that has ...

Wisconsin restaurant not exempt from smoking ban (AP via Yahoo! Finance) A Wausau restaurant owner can't get around the city's smoking ban by creating a "sham" private club with a $1 membership, a Wisconsin appeals court ruled Tuesday.

La Crosse Tribune editor John Smalley to head Wisconsin State Journal (Wisconsin State Journal) A veteran of newspapers in Wisconsin and Iowa has been named the top editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, publisher Bill Johnston said today. John Smalley, editor of the La Crosse Tribune since 2002, will lead the State Journal as the 156-year-old Madison institution faces the twin challenges of a recession and a shift by readers toward the Internet. He is expected to start by early ...

Wisconsin holds off Virginia Tech 74-72 (AP via Yahoo! News) Trevon Hughes hit a leaning floater in the lane with 0.9 seconds left and Wisconsin survived a furious rally by Virginia Tech on Monday night, winning 74-72 in the opener of the 10th Annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge.