Major bust nets thousands in pot; Authorities say men caught carrying trash bags full of marijuana; operation has been ... (Portage Daily Register) Several nights of nearly around-the-clock surveillance by Columbia County Sheriff's Department deputies paid off Wednesday, when four people were arrested in connection with what Detective Lt. Roger Brandner called "the biggest drug case we have had in a number of years."

County to learn about block grant for flooding (Watertown Daily Times) JEFFERSON - Jefferson County will conduct a public hearing Tuesday at 7 p.m. during the regular monthly meeting of the county's board of supervisors to provide an explanation of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, its goals and the application process as it relates to helping area businesses rebound from this summer's flooding.

Cheeky Rosebud magazine blooms in Cambridge (The Capital Times) In the mid-1980s writer John Lehman went on a road trip with a friend to San Francisco. While there, the pair sought out City Lights Books, the independent bookstore co-founded by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, which Lehman described as the ultimate "beatnik shrine." At the time, Lehman wasn't able to articulate exactly what it was that he wanted to do to make his own literary mark, but visiting ...

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...

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.

The matchup: PSU at Wisconsin (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) The Penn State Nittany Lions visit the Wisconsin Badgers at 8 p.m. today at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wis.