For years humans punished wolves for existing and hunted them to the brink of extinction.

Kent Vande Kolk, Waupun, and Dale and Kathleen Jeche, Juneau, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie Vande Kolk, Juneau, to Anthony Tesch, Beaver Dam, son of Donald and Cindy Tesch, ...

A ham and turkey dinner will be held on Oct. 18, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 127 E. Oak Grove St., Juneau.

JUNEAU - Charges against a Waupun man accused of abusing his 92-year-old mother are expected to be dismissed because of problems with witness credibility.

Results of a Quinnipiac University poll which asked likely voters in Wisconsin for their views on the presidential race.

THE POLL: Quinnipiac University telephone poll of 1,081 randomly selected likely voters in Wisconsin before last week's presidential debate, and 1,201 after the debate (10 electoral votes.)

THE NUMBERS: Barack Obama 51 percent, John McCain 43 percent before the debate. Obama 54 percent, McCain 37 percent after the debate.

OF INTEREST: This pair of polls shows a dramatic post-debate bump for Obama in Wisconsin where his 17-point lead is the largest any poll has shown for him in the state. It comes on the heels of another independent poll released last week that showed Obama ahead by 10 points in Wisconsin. Particularly troubling for McCain is that Obama leads among independent voters, who were expected to determine the outcome of the race in this hotly contested state, 52 percent to 36 percent. The flailing national economy is also benefiting Obama with 55 percent of those polled saying it is the biggest issue in the race. And a majority say Obama is better able to deal with it _ 53 percent to 32 percent.

Sen. Barack Obama today urged his Wisconsin supporters to vote before Election Day as his campaign increased its focus on early voting.

The Wisconsin Street bridge is tentatively slated to open on Wednesday, Oct. 22, nearly two weeks after a celebration marking the completion of the project will have taken place.