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A 59-year-old man is dead after competing in the Lake Mills triathlon.  A news release says the man went underwater during the swim portion of the event around 7:45 yesterday morning and had to be pulled to shore by rescue workers.  Police say the man died at Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital while rescuers were trying to resuscitate him.  It’s believed a medical event happened before the man went under the water. 

A motorcyclist is dead after hitting a dog in Vernon County.  The sheriff’s department says Michael Long was on Highway 35 in the Town of Bergen Saturday night when he hit the dog, causing him to be thrown from his bike.  Long was pronounced dead at the scene.  It’s unknown if the dog survived. 

Two people from Arcadia are facing multiple drug charges after police say drugs were found in their car during a traffic stop.  Police say they stopped a car driven by Ramiro Pillado-Silgado and Kristin Carty on May 25th and a police dog detected suspected cocaine, suspected THC, and other drug paraphernalia.  The two were arrested after the search.  Pillado-Silgado is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday and Cart is scheduled to appear next month. 

Harrison Fire Rescue in Harrison is doing its part to support the family of fallen Appleton Firefighter Mitch Lundgaard.  Yesterday the group presented a ten-thousand dollar check to the Lundgaard family with money it raised during a brat fry two weeks ago.  Lundgaard was shot and killed while responding to a medical call in Appleton last month. 

Some kids in Eau Claire could soon be going to new schools.  The city’s school board is set to vote tonight on whether to redraw the district’s enrollment boundaries.  Eau Claire’s superintendent wants a new map to ‘balance’ enrollment at six schools.  If the school board agrees, the new district map will take effect in the 2020-2021 school year. 

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is warning Democrats not to get pulled into fights in 2020.  The governor told the crowd at this weekend’s state Democratic Convention that Republicans will try and ‘bait’ them next year.  Instead, Evers said Democrats must stand up for their values and speak to the issues.  The governor also said that simply opposing Donald Trump won’t be enough to win. 

Wisconsin GOP leaders say a budget with a gas tax increase won’t move forward.  Over the weekend, other top Republicans said without Vos there’s not a lot of momentum at the Capitol for a tax hike.  Instead, Republicans in the legislature say they’re looking to raise fees on big trucks as a way to find money for new roads in the state.   In February, Democratic Governor Tony Evers proposed an eight-cents per gallon gas tax increase to raise money to fix

Wisconsin is included in a national chicken recall.  The USDA says Perdue Foods is pulling 31 thousand-pounds of ready to eat chicken from shelves because it may contain pieces of bone.  The chicken was packaged in March and had best if used by dates in late May.  Regulators say people need to check their freezer for possibly contaminated packages.   WANT TO KNOW MORE? EASY! CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS AND RECALL INFORMATION.

State Supreme Court hopefuls are sharing their thoughts on several hot button topics.  Two candidates in the state’s next Supreme Court election talked about issues like incarceration and women’s rights.  Conservative Justice Dan Kelly is being challenged by two liberal candidates,  Dane County Judge Jill Karofsky and Marquette Law School lawyer Ed Fallone.  Fallone said too many people of color are being locked up, while Karofsky said “our fundamental rights as women are still under assault.”  Karofsky also promised to

GOP skepticism about climate change is putting a damper on Governor Evers’ plan to reinstate more researchers.  A top Republican senator reportedly said the Republican majority on the Legislature’s budget committee agreed to restore two of 18 researchers previously cut by the Walker administration.  But, officials with the Evers’ administration say two researchers aren’t enough.  Evers says more research needs to be done on issues like climate change’s effect on lakes, streams and drinking water, along with invasive species and