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Police officers across southeast Wisconsin are trying to come to grips with the deaths of two off-duty officers in one day.  Milwaukee Police Officer Kou Her died in a crash early yesterday morning as he was headed home from his shift.  Racine Police Officer John Hetland died while trying to stop an armed robbery at a local bar.  Police say the two deaths, so close together are unsettling for everyone who wears a badge.  Her is the third Milwaukee police officer to

We know know more about an officer involved death in Arpin that happened earlier this month. Wood County Sheriff Deputies responded to a welfare check at a residence on State Highway 186 in Arpin. While conducting an evaluation of the subject, the subject ran back into the residence and obtained a knife. A struggle ensued and the subject was shot by law enforcement, Wood County Sheriff’s Deputy Nathan Dean, 6 years of service with the sheriff’s office. Authorities performed lifesaving measures

A five-year-old is dead after being shot in Kenosha.  Police say the child was dropped off at Froedtert South Hospital yesterday afternoon after being shot in the two-thousand block of 60th Street.  The child’s grandfather says one of his son’s accidentally shot him.  Both of his sons left the boy at the hospital because he says they were afraid.  They’re currently being interviewed by police. 

A semi truck driver is seriously hurt after a deer flew through his windshield in Buffalo County.  The sheriff’s office says an SUV was southbound on Highway 37 near Alma last Saturday afternoon when it hit a deer, causing it to be thrown through the nearby semi’s windshield driven by Tony McCray.  McCray was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries.  He was the only person hurt in the crash. 

A Rice Lake man is facing charges after reportedly fighting with a woman, punching a teenager in the face, and pushing another teen to the ground.  Police say Matthew Peterson was fighting with the woman on Sunday when the two teens tried to intervene but were attacked.  Peterson ran from police but was caught and charged with child abuse.  He’s currently free on five-thousand dollars bond. 

A treasure hunt is underway in Eau Claire.  The Rock Hunt got underway yesterday where a rock was hidden somewhere on public property in the city and someone needs to find it.  Whoever finds the rock will win 500 dollars.  The hunt promotes this weekend’s Rock the Riverfront event at Phoenix Park.  Hints as to where the rock is hidden are posted at Rock the Riverfront sponsor locations. 

The Marshfield Clinic is hosting suicide prevention sessions this weekend.  The class educator says people will be trained on asking questions, persuading people, and referring them to further help, also known as QPR.  People can learn more about the training sessions by calling the Marshfield Clinic Center for Community Outreach. 

The sheriff in La Crosse says one of the teenagers hurt in a six car wreck over the weekend has passed away.  The sheriff yesterday said the 17-year-old who died was a passenger in one of the cars that crashed.  Three other people were taken to the hospital. 

Western Wisconsin’s power company hopes that by looking at its power lines now, it can keep the power on all summer.  Xcel Energy has started to inspect its lines in western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota.  The company yesterday said the idea is to get ahead of any problems that could cut the power during the busy summer season. …..SUMMER? What is that again?

Governor Tony Evers doesn’t appear to be a fan of the Republican road plan in the state.  The governor yesterday said the proposal from lawmakers to increase fees on drivers in Wisconsin lets out-of-state drivers use our roads for free.  Evers wanted to raise the gas tax by eight-cents-per-gallon to pay for new road construction. The governor is waiting for the full legislature to approve the road plan, and the rest of the new state budget, before he will act.  Governor Tony