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 ...

Lame duck FCC could inflict damage on rural Wisconsin (Small Business Times) While the nation's eyes have been on results of this year's historic presidential election, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to vote on changes to the Universal Service Fund (USF) that may dramatically reduce, or in some cases eliminate altogether, the support available today to expand rural cell phone service in Wisconsin, jeopardizing economic development and public safety in ...

Leaping silver carp show up in Wisconsin (Chicago Sun-Times) LA CROSSE, Wis. — The silver carp, one of the notorious leaping fish brought to the U.S. from China, has been found in the Mississippi River near La Crosse in its first known appearance in Wisconsin or Minnesota waters.

Boys basketball: Wisconsin Valley wins first game of season (Wausau Daily Herald) ONEIDA -- Jordan Vredeveld scored 15 points as the Wisconsin Valley Lutheran boys basketball team edged Oneida Nation 30-25 Wednesday in a nonconference matchup.