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TOP STORY:

UW PRESIDENT

MADISON, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin System search committee was scheduled to hold a phone conference Friday to hash out what they'd like to see in a new system president. Current system President Ray Cross announced in October he will step down after the committee finds a replacement. By Todd Richmond. Developing.

AROUND THE STATE:

POWER PLANT

MADISON, Wis. — State regulators have approved plans for a new $700 million power plant on the shores of Lake Superior despite conservationists' concerns that the facility will harm the environment. SENT: 300 words.

EXCHANGE-JUVENILE DETENTION ARTISTS

MADISON, Wis. — On the second day of a five-day painting process, Madison-based artist Jerry Butler stood back and watched two inmates finish up their 30-minute paint shifts while trying to keep their juvenile detention center uniforms free of stains. The artist and some 12 youth inmates came together to create a mural in the Dane County Juvenile Detention Center‘s admissions office, the first place youths see when they are admitted to detention. John Bauman, Dane County Juvenile Court administrator, said this is the sixth mural to take up space on walls within the detention center. Each mural is designed by inmates then in detention, along with an artist funded by the Madison Public Library. By Shanzeh Ahmad, Wisconsin State Journal. SENT: 550 words, photos.

EXCHANGE-STUDENT FOOD BAGS

MADISON, Wis. — Each Friday morning, people at Westminster Presbyterian Church take turns filling 50 green bags with food and juice boxes and bring them down the street to Thoreau Elementary School. The bags contain a breakfast, lunch and snack item for each of Saturday and Sunday and are delivered to student lockers, where students can bring them home to help their families eat over the weekend. The Weekend Food Bag program is new this year at Thoreau and was a community-led effort, school social worker Laura Glaub said. By Scott Girard, The Capital Times. SENT: 777 words, photos.

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CARING COACH

MILWAUKEE — It’s the day after Christmas, and the sounds of thumping basketballs, squeaking sneakers and shouts from Pulaski/Carmen High School boys varsity basketball coach Melvin White echo off the walls of the school’s gym. By Edgar Mendez of Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service. SENT: 1,005 words, photos.

IN BRIEF:

SCHOOL SHOOTING-WISCONSIN, WINTER WEATHER, SNOW STORM-UPPER MIDWEST, POLICE SHOOTING-WAUSAU

SPORTS:

RODGERS VS SHERMAN

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Two of the best at their jobs will meet once again in the NFC championship game when Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers must decide how much to challenge San Francisco cornerback Richard Sherman. By Pro Football Writer Josh Dubow. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 5 p.m. CST.

WISCONSIN-MICHIGAN ST.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State's Cassius Winston is expected to break the Big Ten career record for assists, set by Mateen Cleaves in 2000, when the 15th-ranked Spartans host Wisconsin. By Larry Lage. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Game starts at 6 p.m. CST.

BIG TEN THIS WEEK

Rutgers hosts Minnesota in one of the top games in the Big Ten this weekend. The Scarlet Knights have won seven of their last eight games and are off to their best start since 1982-83. By Eric Olson. 500 words, photos.

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