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 The family of one of the men killed in an early New Year’s Day shooting at a Racine bar says there was a fight, then gunshots. Police say two men died in a shooting about 2:30 yesterday morning at Rerun’s Lounge in Racine. One of the men was the owner, Avery ‘Rerun’ Stewart. Investigators say there was a fight, then someone left to get a gun, but no one is saying what happened after that. Racine Police are asking anyone

Police in Milwaukee are still counting, but it is guaranteed that 2022 was another record year for homicides. Police say there were 214 homicides as of Saturday the 28th, but that number likely went up over the weekend. In 2021 there were 193 homicides, in 202 there were 190, and in 2019 there were just 97. No one is saying why there was another spike in killings in the city this year, just like no one is offering a solution

There’s a new opportunity for Wisconsin students to save on a college education, but they’ll have to move to South Dakota to take advantage of it. Regents in South Dakota last month voted to officer Wisconsin high school graduates in-state tuition to South Dakota schools. The agreement means Wisconsin students can enroll in South Dakota’s largest schools, the University of South Dakota and South Dakota State University, for about half what they’d pay at UW-Madison. South Dakota offers in-state rates to eight different states, but not

The new year officially begins tomorrow for Wisconsin lawmakers and elected leaders. Tomorrow is inauguration Tuesday at the statehouse. The governor will take his oath of office at 11 a.m. Lawmakers will take their oaths at 2 p.m. Tomorrow is mostly a day for pomp and circumstance. Lawmakers aren’t scheduled to get to work on a new state budget for a few more weeks.

Sylvie Mae Udelhofen will never forget her birthday. In fact, she will always have a countdown to remind her. Sylvie Mae is Eau Claire’s first baby of 2023. Mom and dad welcomed her about 3 a.m. yesterday morning. Mom and baby are doing well. The nurses at Marshfield Medical Center celebrated their new New Year’s baby with a couple of pictures and an announcement.

Mega Millions is living-up to its name with a 785 million-dollar jackpot. No one won Friday’s drawing, which means tomorrow night’s drawing will be worth about three-quarters of a billion-dollars. Lotto managers say the lump-sum on a 785 million-dollar jackpot will be worth 395 million, before taxes. Tomorrow’s jackpot is expected to be the fourth-largest in Mega Millions history.

The Packers are one win away from the playoffs. Green Bay blew-out Minnesota yesterday, winning 41-17 at Lambeau Field. The win, combined with a Washington loss, means Green Bay only needs to beat Detroit next week to earn a spot in the playoffs. The Packers could end-up facing Minnesota again in the playoffs, but the final match-ups are not yet set.

With the calendar turning to 2023, people are thinking about those New years resolutions. A University of Scranton study shows about 40-percent of people will be successful with their new years resolutions six months into them.   The study’s author Professor John Norcross says in order to be successful, people should make a realistic goal, make the resolution known to people and map out a plan on how to achieve the resolution. 

Nine people have been arrested after a drug sweep in Dell Prairie.  The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says it carried out a search on 11th Lane this week and arrested nine people ages 19 to 55 on various drug trafficking and possession charges.  Police also found a quantity of methamphetamine and fentanyl on the property. 

Officials in Sun Prairie say Friday’s fire that destroyed a storage shed was likely started by a tractor.  Crews from eleven different fire departments were on the scene for more than eight hours putting out the fire, and that water had to be hauled in because of the farm’s rural location.  Officials said Saturday that a tractor that was parked in the shed shortly before the fire was discovered may be to blame.