Holiday Tours Begin Dec. 4 At Wisconsin’s Executive Residence (WISC-TV Madison) MADISON, Wis. -- The public holiday tours of Wisconsin's Executive Residence will begin Dec. 4. Each guided tour lasts about 30 minutes and includes a brief history of the Executive Residence.

Holiday tours of governor's mansion start Dec. 4 (The Capital Times) Celebrate the holidays at the governor's mansion in Maple Bluff by taking a guided tour of the executive residence, bedecked with six themed trees as the centerpiece. The seven days of free tours begin Thursday, Dec. 4 at the mansion at 99 Cambridge Road, on the northeastern shores of Lake Mendota. While there's no admission fee, tour-goers are encouraged to bring new or nearly new children's ...

School scrapbook (Wisconsin State Journal) Honors: Jeanne Boettcher, a foreign language teacher from Sauk Prairie High School, is one of two Wisconsin teachers selected from nearly 1,000 applicants nationwide to participate in a Toyota International Teacher Program environmental expedition to the Galapagos Islands. Patrick Arndt from Berlin High School was also selected. The study tour departed Saturday and will return Dec. 6. The ...

Wisconsin - Team Notes (USA Today) Just in case Wisconsin fans hadn't grown accustomed to the maddening ways of their favorite team, along came the Badgers' remarkable regular-season finale against Football Championship Subdivision powerhouse Cal Poly.

Wisconsin and Virginia Tech kick off Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Covers.com) Wisconsin hasn't fared well in the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge, particularly on the road. Looking for their first road win in six tries in the Challenge, the No. 25 Badgers visit Virginia Tech on Monday. Oddsmakers have set the Badgers as 2.5-...

SE Wisconsin gets first snowstorm of the season (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) MILWAUKEE - Southeastern Wisconsin's first major snowstorm caused power outages, some schools to open late and slippery roads.