Weston plans to run for Jefferson County judge (Watertown Daily Times) JEFFERSON - Jennifer L. Weston has filed a Declaration of Candidacy and begun circulating nomination papers with the hope of becoming Jefferson County's next Branch I Circuit Court Judge.

Final I-94 closures in Jefferson County zone season next week (The Capital Times) The final lane closures of the season for the Interstate 94 construction zone in Jefferson County are set for next week, the state Department of Transportation announced. I-94 will have a single lane closure in the eastbound and westbound directions from Airport Road (west of Lake Mills) to Wisconsin 26 (Johnson Creek) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. next Monday through Thursday. One lane will remain open ...

How 'activist judge' became a dirty word (The Capital Times) State Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson is an "activist judge" who wants to legislate from the bench. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Randy Koschnick is a "strict constructionist" who merely wants to "apply the law, not make it." Like conservative candidates before him, this is how Koschnick intends to define his Supreme Court campaign as he tries to unseat Abrahamson, a 32-year ...

Wisconsin's agricultural exports up 7 percent (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Wisconsin's agricultural exports increased 7 percent through the first nine months of 2008. Gov. Jim Doyle's office said Thursday that the $1.5 billion in exports is a record high for a nine-month period.

Wisconsin holds first conference for female farmers (Pioneer Press) MADISON, Wis. — The state will hold its first conference for women farmers starting Friday in Wisconsin Dells.

Wisconsin Badgers men's hockey: Badgers loaded with quality defensemen (Wisconsin State Journal) It's a construction project that is equal parts fiction and fun, one that makes your head spin from all the cool possibilities. Using materials exclusively from the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team, how would you go about building the ideal defenseman? Mind you, this is not your ordinary gene pool. The Badgers have three defensemen chosen in the first round of the NHL draft (sophomores ...