1st Place: Continuing saga of Brett Favre
2nd Place: Gay teachers
3rd Place: Jail expansion

There are a few adjectives (and adjectival phrases) that are associated with local news and the consumers who love it – “current,” “informed,” and “willing to beat the ever-loving crap out of lots of dead horse stories.” Of course, Wisconsin’s favorite bicep, which happens to be attached to waffling, non-committal Brett Favre, won this category, as the hours spent on retirement vigils recently seem like wasted time. Over at South Middle School, a health teacher shared her sexual orientation with her students, and some parents and community members ended up talking about it about 700 times more than the actual students did. And, of course, the jail expansion disaster comes in third. Just about no one wanted the jail, the county clearly didn’t care, and the whole thing fizzled at the city level, but not before the county purchased several homes, which we assume will be used for government-sponsored parties. – Eric Rasmussen