Larry Nelson shot 6-under 65 Friday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round at the Champions Tour Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am in Lutz, Fla. Nelson's lowest round since he shot a 65 June 1, 2007, in the first round at the Boeing Championship gave him the lead over Nick Price (66) at a windy TPC Tampa Bay golf course. I'm really excited, the 61-year-old former PGA champion and 19-time winner on the Champions Tour told reporters. The Fort Payne, Ala., native has not had a top-five finish since 2005 and has not held an outright first-round lead since September 2001 at the SAS Championship at Cary, N.C.

By Ron Seely, The Wisconsin State Journal Mar. 31--From giant, shaggy chunks of bog that break off and float free, complete with resident ducks and red-winged blackbirds, to floodwaters that lap at the foundations of lake shore homes, Lake Mendota seems to be sending a message in recent years.

By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ Town of Waukesha -- Bracing for the City of Waukesha's plans to pursue a large new well field near the Vernon Marsh Wildlife Area, Town of Waukesha officials will consider a measure Thursday intended to protect residential and small-business wells, Town Chairman Robert Tallinger said.

By Darryl Enriquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Mar.

By Patrick Marley and Darryl Enriquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Mar. 12--Gov. Jim Doyle urged lawmakers to pass the Great Lakes compact before they adjourn Thursday but said he would call a special session after that if necessary.