Hate crimes reported on UW-Parkside campus
SOMERS - Officials at University of Wisconsin-Parkside are promising quick action against anyone responsible for recent hate crimes on campus.

Mother of NASCAR driver 
Matt Kenseth dies at 63
CAMBRIDGE - The mother of NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth has died.

Woman charged with selling 
fake Facebook stock
OSHKOSH - As Facebook announces plans for going public with a stock offering, an Oshkosh woman is charged with selling fake shares of the Internet social networking company.

Report: UW Foundation 
endowment worth $1.9 billion
MADISON - A new report says the endowment of the University of Wisconsin Foundation was worth $1.9 billion last year, a 21 percent increase over its 2010 value.

Whooping cranes guided 
by plane to stay in Ala.
MILWAUKEE - A conservation effort involving an ultralight plane leading endangered whooping cranes south for the winter has been forced to stop short of its Florida destination, with officials deciding Thursday to stay in Alabama.

School district sued for denying enrollment
MADISON - The superintendent of the Oregon School District says it's ready to defend itself against a lawsuit filed after it denied enrollment to a student who was expelled from a Janesville school.

Hudson police: No abduction attempt
HUDSON - Hudson police now say an attempted child abduction was just a misunderstanding.

Bon Iver to perform on Saturday Night Live
MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin indie folk band Bon Iver will perform on Saturday Night Live this week.

Bill would create Wis. outdoors 
donation check-off
MADISON - Two Republican legislators are circulating a bill that would allow outdoor lovers to donate to wildlife habitat management through a voluntary check-off on licenses and registrations.

Jimmy in Sun Prairie predicts early spring
SUN PRAIRIE - Sun Prairie's version of Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil is predicting an early spring.