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Wisconsin History's Top 10 News Stories of 2009


Reporters crowd around Mansfield Neblett, who donated to the Wisconsin Historical Museum the cheesehead he had signed by President Barack Obama during the president's November 4, 2009, visit to Madison

In 2009 Wisconsin slogged through the doldrums of an economy in recession, received a visit from President Barack Obama, lost several of its own soldiers in a mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, and Green Bay Packers fans suffered as a Minnesota Vikings team led by Brett Favre beat their beloved Pack — twice. There were other big news stories as well, including a less than stellar gun deer hunting season and a December blizzard that shut down state government and snarled traffic for days. Continuing a year-end tradition begun in 2003, the Wisconsin Historical Society has selected 10 history-making news stories with a Wisconsin connection. Please join us in reflecting on the events and issues that made headlines in 2009.

:: Posted December 21, 2009
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