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A man is dead after his girlfriend reportedly stabbed him to death in Barron County.  The Turtle Lake Police Department says officers and county sheriff’s deputies got a call from a woman who claimed she stabbed her boyfriend over the weekend.  When they responded to the scene a man was found dead in a backyard and the woman was arrested. 

Tens of thousands of dollars are being raised for cancer research after a bike ride in Middleton.  The sixth annual Roll and Stroll was held yesterday afternoon.  Reports say it brought in more than 53-thousand-dollars for the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center. 

The man who killed three members of his own family then murdered a complete stranger called her and her father about a week before killing her.  Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk says Ritchie German Jr. called Laile Vang and her father on July 18th.  Both calls were less than a minute and came between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m.  The sheriff says German killed Laile Vang ten days later on July 28th.  It’s still not clear how German got her

Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a house in Waupaca County to explode.  The home blew-up yesterday morning.  The sheriff’s office says the man who owned the home in Manawa died in the explosion.  The house is a total loss.  No one else was hurt. 

Prison managers in Madison are apologizing after releasing some potentially sensitive inmate information.  The Wisconsin Department of Corrections on Friday admitted that they released information as part of a freedom of information request back in June that could allow people to see which inmates are receiving drug treatment.  That’s supposed to be protected health information.  DOC says the information was later deleted.  Prison managers are sending letters to about 14-hundred inmates who may have had their privacy violated. 

It was just after 5 on Sunday evening when 54 year old Henry Lee Gapinski was stopped by a WI State Patrol Trooper for traveling 80 mph in a 60 mph zone within a construction zone. The Trooper made contact with Gapinski and smelled the odor of intoxicants coming from the vehicle. Gapinski was asked to perform field sobriety tests and signs of impairment were observed. Gapinski was placed under arrest for Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated 7th offense

Photos of those arrested on OWI charges are going onto social media in Dodge County. The images are being posted on the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.  Sheriff Dale Schmidt says the move is one more way to deter people from operating a vehicle while under the influence.  Sheriff Schmidt says perhaps public shaming will keep some people from drinking and driving since the laws against it and the severe consequences don’t work for everyone.  Nearly 120 OWI arrests

The Sauk County medical research dog breeding facility is not popular with everyone.  Yesterday, hundreds of people showed up to protest the project.  The site on Big Hollow Road near Spring Green is being used to raise coon hounds that are subsequently sold to medical research companies.  Chief Deputy Jeff Spencer with the Sauk County Sheriff’s office says Saturday’s protest was peaceful despite earlier threats of violence against the site. 

Get your telescopes ready for an amazing show in the sky.  Jupiter and Saturn will align with the moon this weekend.  Tonight,  the moon will be directly between the two planets.  And tomorrow night, the moon will appear near Saturn.  Photographers should be able to capture all three in the same photo on both nights.  

A Plymouth, Wisconsin cheesemaker is tops in the state.  Sartori Cheese earned the 2019 Grand Master Cheesemaker honors at the Wisconsin State Fair today.  It’s Rosemary and Olive Oil Asiago was the favorite among 500 entries.