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There is a death investigation underway in St. Croix County. Police in New Richmond found a 48-year-old dead at a home early Saturday morning. Officers say he was suffering from ‘multiple wounds’ but are not offering any other specifics. A suspect, who is not being named, is being held in the St. Croix County Jail ahead of formal charges.

A professional skydiver is dead after police say he took the wrong angle on a hard landing yesterday. It happened about 11:30 a.m. in the pond next to Skydive Midwest in the village of Yorkville. Racine County’s sheriff says fellow skydivers pulled the man out of the water, but could not revive him. The man is from Tennessee, and was in town for the U.S. Parachute Association National Championships, which are set to open on Saturday.

Two men and a woman are recovering after a fight in a Racine bar that ended with a shooting. Police say it happened early yesterday morning. All three are expected to survive. Racine Police say while they were investigating that shooting, they heard gunfire from just a few blocks away. No one was hurt in that shooting, and police are looking for the gunman. Yesterday’s shooting comes after a Saturday night shooting in Racine that left one man wounded.

Winter gas can now be sold in Wisconsin because of a refinery fire in Indiana. The EPA issued a waiver for four Midwestern states, including Wisconsin following last week’s fire at the refinery in Whiting, Indiana. That fire knocked the plant offline. The EPA’s move will allow refineries to make winter-blend gas, which is easier to make, in order to keep up with demand. Gas Buddy says there may be some price increases because of the fire, but there’s no guess as to how

Wisconsin is starting the week with under 500 people in the hospital with the coronavirus. The state’s Hospital Association on Friday said 463 people are hospitalized with the virus. That includes 77 people in the ICU. Not everyone who is hospitalized with the virus is hospitalized because of the virus. Wisconsin hospitalization numbers are about what they were last spring. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS.

Madison’s congressman is defending the costs and benefits of President Biden’s student loan cancellation plan. Democratic Congressman Mark Pocan was on Capital City Sunday yesterday. He said the plan doesn’t need to help everyone as long as it helps some people. Pocan is having to defend the cancellation policy that will have people who never went to college pay for the loans of those who did. Pocan says as long as ‘all boats are lifted,’ the policy is a good

 Public health managers in Eau Claire are warning people about bats. The city-county health department has gotten a few calls about bats in people’s homes. The health department’s Nolan Fadness says they’re worried about rabies. Bats are one of the biggest spreaders of rabies in the state. His advice, make sure your home is sealed, and report any bats you see to the health department.

The Department of Transportation is declaring a regional energy emergency following a fire at an Indiana oil refinery.  The order clears the way for immediate transportation of various types of fuel in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan.  This allows the states to bypass certain federal regulations to handle the emergency.  BP shut down units affected by an electrical fire at the refinery Wednesday.  The facility on Lake Michigan just south of Chicago processes more than 430-thousand barrels of oil per day

 A man convicted of negligent homicide begins to serve his sentence.  On Friday 26-year old Skyler Opelt was admitted to the Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun to serve a four year sentence.  He was convicted of driving under the influence on County Highway E in Little Black in Taylor County when he hit a horse drawn buggy carrying a mother and her eight kids back in 2021.  The mom died from her injuries.

A correctional officer in Racine is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate.  A Racine County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post on Friday says corrections supervisor 37-year old Jacqueline Heidt works at the Racine Correctional Institution in Sturtevant.  She was arrested Thursday based on allegations made by an inmate who claims to have had sexual relations with Heidt off and on since April.  Heidt is being held in the Racine County Jail where she is expected to face several