Now the couple has decided what to do with the extra money. From the Appleton Post-Crescent . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Eugene Kane offers up his own satiric poetry for Governor Thompson's consideration for the new state poet laureate position. On JSOnline . With the relentless rains of late, Madison's Lake Monona has reached record levels according to the Capital Times .
Gas prices continue to lead the news around Milwaukee.
The State Democratic Party Convention is previewed in the Green Bay News-Chronicle . The Thomson newspaper chain which owns eight Wisconsin papers is selling to Gannett, the publisher of USA Today. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's JSOnline reports. Severe weather lead the news all this week. The La Crosse Tribune reports on the tornado and flash floods that struck northern Monroe County.