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A 51-year-old man is dead after participating in the Ironman triathlon in Madison yesterday. IRONMAN Wisconsin says the man “suffered a medical event” in Cross Plains during the bike portion of the race. An off-duty police officer and a race staff member gave the man immediate medical assistance. He was taken by EMS to a hospital, where he died.  

The Village of Oconomowoc Lake is the wealthiest place in Wisconsin. That’s according to the American Community Survey by the US Census Bureau–listing the ten wealthiest cities in Wisconsin. The median annual household income in Oconomowoc Lake is 239 thousand dollars. Chenequa and Lac La Belle villages round out the top three. The rest of the top ten includes River Hills, Maple Bluff, Wrightstown, Merton, Mukwonago], Mequon, and Whitefish Bay.

Madison is looking to change the rules for pigs in the city. The Common Council is expected to vote on new rules that would allow people to own one pig, as long as it is vaccinated and neutered, inside the city limits. The move comes after a couple of pig owners were told they had to get rid of their pet swine. Madison’s Board of Health approved the changes last week, and recommended that the Common Council do the same.

PHOTO: William Stoehr visited Mt. Everest base camp in Nepal as part of his travels while leading the map division of National Geographic. “My job as an artist is to get you to think and to ask questions…” An alum who turned his interests and dreams into two unexpected careers — traveling the globe working for National Geographic then becoming a full-time artist — will return to University of Wisconsin-Stout to speak and open an exhibit of his work. William

Many of us remember exactly where we were 22 years ago today. Family members who lost loved ones in the 9-11 terror attacks will be gathering at the World Trade Center Memorial in Manhattan for the 22nd anniversary of the attacks today. Scott Pringle reports.  Locally, Eau Claire’s VFW reopened to remember 9/11. There was a crowd at the VFW Post 305 yesterday to remember the fallen, and to honor the first responders on the job here in Eau Claire.

A man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Polk County. It happened just before 5 a.m. yesterday morning in the Town of Clam Falls. Investigators say the man went off a curve, hit a sign, and ended-up deep in the woods.

The memorial for the western Wisconsin Girl Scouts run down five years ago is growing. Volunteers spent the weekend adding landscaping, benches, and a new walkway to the memorial in Lake Hallie. The memorial stands to remember the three Girl Scouts and one mom who were killed when a driver drove off the side of the road and ran them down back in 2018. CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON THIS STORY WITH OUR PARTNERS AT WEAU 13 NEWS.

The state of Wisconsin needs help in finding red pine seeds. The state’s Department of Natural Resources says it’s used most of its seeds and saplings to help reforest the state. Now, the DNR is looking to see what you have. The DNR’s Jeremiah Auer says the past few years have not produced a great crop of red pine cones, which is why the state is asking for help. Auer says they want red pine cones at the mature stage

A new poll shows most people in Milwaukee County don’t want to spend taxpayer dollars on the Brewers’ ballpark. The poll, from the nonprofit Milwaukee Works, was shared yesterday on UPFRONT. It says 56 percent of people in the county don’t want to see taxpayers cover the cost of renovations and upkeep at American Family Field. Though that thinking changed when pollsters asked if people would be supportive of using state money. About 60 percent of the people who oppose

Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to take the first step toward making it harder to increase taxes in the state this week. The State Assembly is scheduled to vote on a constitutional amendment that would require a two-thirds majority vote in the legislature in order to raise taxes. The idea is to stop the governor, and governors in the future, from being able to raise taxes on their own. Republicans support the plan, Democrats don’t. The amendment will have to pass