Updated: 2:09 p.m. | As the last of three gates on the newly renovated dam closed, the quiet sound of water spilling through ebbed and then stopped. The stillness was the first step in filling the lake that lost most of its liquid in a catastrophic breach last summer.
Relatively warm pavement has helped area road crews keep pace with the latest batch of snow that blew into the Milwaukee area this morning. Farther north, however, the major interstates and local highways are snow-covered and slippery.
12:56 p.m. | Radiologists say they have found a safe and precise method for treating what appears to be a growing problem among troubled teens: inserting objects such as pins and paperclips under the skin.
We asked for cookies - and we struck gold! Nearly 200 recipes for cookies of every stripe and shape were entered in the Journal Sentinel's Holiday Cookie Contest. Here are the winning recipes and finalists.

