Judge gauges support for high court run (Watertown Daily Times) JEFFERSON - Although still gauging potential statewide support, Jefferson County Branch IV Circuit Court Judge Randy Koschnick said this morning his nature as a judicial conservative could play well in a campaign he is considering against longtime Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson.

Two die in Sullivan accident on weekend (Watertown Daily Times) SULLIVAN - Two Dousman residents in separate vehicles were killed at 7:51 p.m. Friday in a three-vehicle crash that occurred on County Highway CI three-tenths of a mile east of County Highway E in the town of Sullivan.

Open house Sunday at Wisconsin Rapids Republican headquarters (Stevens Point Journal) There will be an open house Sunday at the Wisconsin Rapids Republican headquarters.

Wisconsin needs Evridge's help to beat Penn St. (Chicago Tribune) Wisconsin needs improved Evridge to snap 2-game skid Whenever one of his Badgers lobbies for more playing time, Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema offers this reality check: "Do you honestly think we get in the staff room and say: 'Let's take a kid who can win a football game for us and put him on the bench?' "

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman violated code of conduct, panel finds (Pioneer Press) State regulators want to punish the newest member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for running a campaign ad that falsely suggested his opponent freed a child molester.

More than 62,000 in Wisconsin still eligible for stimulus checks (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) With an Oct. 15 deadline looming, 62,536 Wisconsin retirees and veterans who might be eligible for federal stimulus payments have yet to apply, according to the Internal Revenue Service.