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DALLAS (AP) – Gunshots have been fired near the Dallas Police Department headquarters, prompting a pursuit involving several police vehicles and culminating in a standoff.

WFAA-TV in Dallas says an unidentified suspect fired multiple gunshots near the Jack Evans Police Headquarters, south of downtown, just after midnight Saturday. Video posted by the Dallas-based television stations shows the suspect’s van ramming a police car amid gunfire, then speeding away.

Police pursued the vehicle and the chase culminated in a standoff on Interstate 45 at Interstate 20. I-45 was shut down and Dallas SWAT was deployed.

Dallas Police Maj. Max Geron tells WFAA that he was not aware of any injuries related to the shooting.

The American Freedom Defense Initiative, the group that planned the draw Muhammad cartoon contest that led to the deadly shooting last month in Garland, Texas, has launched a new campaign.

Across the city of St. Louis, the billboards line the streets. They show a cartoon drawing of the Prophet Muhammad as a part of a free speech campaign.

• Click here to see the billboard (NOTE: Some may find the image offensive)

The billboards are owned by a private company. Some residents are outraged by what they see.

“I think it’s offensive and it needs to come down,” said Donna Brady.

But the American Freedom Defense Initiative says no matter how offensive to some, free speech is still guaranteed.

Judges have sided with them several times, in lawsuits filed in cities like New York and Philadelphia.

In Washington, the group’s attempts to get their Prophet Muhammad cartoon signs in the D.C. metro was turned down. The metro system simply banned all issue oriented ads to avoid having to show theirs.

“That’s kind of sad that our nation’s capital is a place where the public transportation doesn’t even uphold the First Amendment,” said Jim Hanson, the Executive Vice President Center for Security Policy – a pro-Israel think tank.

He also says the ad campaign is raising important questions, saying, “I think the fact that any group of people decides that their offense is more important than the Constitution is a red line that we should not allow to be crossed.”

Dr. Ghazala Hayat of the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis says she also wants the signs removed, but she doesn’t condone violence in retaliation.

“Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, himself would have objective, would have said this is wrong – we do not hurt people, we do not destroy property,” she said.

These signs are just the latest in a campaign that has proven controversial and at times, even violent.

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Aramis Ramirez hit three doubles and drove in five runs, Mike Fiers pitched seven effective innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 8-4 on Friday night.

Ramirez put Milwaukee ahead 2-0 in the first with his ninth double of the season. His 10th drove in a run in the third. Then he highlighted the Brewers’ four-run fourth inning with his 11th, a two-run line drive off reliever Taylor Hill. Jonathan Lucroy knocked in the other two runs that inning with a single.

Fiers (3-6) allowed three runs and five hits. He struck out eight and walked three in his second career victory in two starts against the Nationals. He pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings in a 6-0 win against Washington July 27, 2012, and made two relief appearances against them last season.

Jordan Zimmermann (5-4) allowed six runs and nine hits in 3 1/3 innings, the shortest start since going 2 1/3 on April 13. He walked one and struck out four.

Bryce Harper did what he could to keep the Nationals close. He hit a solo shot, his 21st home run of the season, leading off the second and knocked in the second run with an RBI single in the third.

Tyler Moore homered in the seventh and Wilson Ramos’s double off reliever Corey Knebel in the eighth drove in Harper.

Nationals manager Matt Williams’ astute eye cost the Brewers a run in the third. He asked for a review of second base umpire Todd Tichenor’s safe call at second. Gerardo Parra dove head first back to the bag on a pickoff play as shortstop Ian Desmond applied the tag. It took 59 seconds for the timely reversal. One batter later, Ramirez doubled home Ryan Braun from first.

Adam Lind made it 8-2 with a run-scoring in the sixth. Each position player had at least one hit for Milwaukee which tied its season-high with 16 hits.

Jonathan Broxton pitched the ninth for Milwaukee.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Nationals: Stephen Strasburg, on the DL with neck tightness since May 30, threw 60 pitches before Friday night’s game. The right-hander used all his pitches and there were no issues, according to Williams. Strasburg (3-5, 6.55 ERA) would be re-evaluated Saturday. … The Nationals activated newly acquired right-handed reliever David Carpenter after placing right-hander Aaron Barrett on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right bicep. Carpenter got into the game in the eighth and retired the side in order.

Brewers: CF Carlos Gomez (sore legs) missed his third consecutive game. “He’s day-to-day, but hopefully tomorrow,” manager Craig Counsell said.

UP NEXT

Nationals: RHP Joe Ross (0-1) is scheduled to make his first career road start Saturday. In his debut against the Chicago Cubs on June 6, he allowed three earned runs on six hits over five innings.

Brewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson (3-6, 4.05 ERA) looks to make his sixth quality start Saturday against a team he’s never faced.

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OSHKOSH – Newly released 911 calls give some insight into the frantic moments following the crash.

The plane, a Sonex Aircraft, went down just off the Wittman Regional Airport runway.

The Sonex CEO Jeremy Monnett and a mechanic, Mike Clark were killed.

Two calls came into Winnebago County 911 a week ago Tuesday regarding the crash..

You can hear emotion in the voice and chaos in the background.

“Winnebago 911,” says dispatch.
“Hey, I’m at Oshkosh Truck, a plane just crashed in the West Plant Parking lot here at the end of the, at the east end of the runway,” responds the caller.

“911, Carla,” says dispatch.
“Hello, I’m calling from Oshkosh Defense at North Plant. We just had a plane crash down from the airport,” replies a different caller.

Those calling from the ground describe what they saw.

“It landed on top of some of our trucks,” explained a caller.

While you can hear one caller talking to others.

Right away the dispatcher asks about victims. One caller was not close enough to see.

“Do you know if the pilot’s injured?” asked the dispatcher.
“I don’t know,” replied the caller.
“Okay, we will get somebody out there,” the dispatcher said.

The other caller had a clearer view.

“You said two people and neither of them look like they’re breathing?” asked the dispatcher.
“Yeah, neither one of them are. I think they’re both dead, honestly,” replied the caller.

Finally, the dispatcher asks where emergency personnel needed to go.

“On the east side of the building there,” advised the caller.
“Okay, that’s the best place? Are you gonna have someone go there to guide them in?” asked dispatch.
“Yeah,” replied caller.
“Okay, great, they’re on the way,” said the dispatcher.

This week’s initial federal report really didn’t provide any specific information about why the plane crashed.

The National Transportation Safety Board says it could be up to a year before they finish their investigation and have a final report.

MILWAUKEE (WITI-TV) – A broken shell to a turtle is like a broken bone to a human.

A turtle was found with its shell shattered after being hit by a car in the Milwaukee area.

Scott Diehl, Director of the Wisconsin Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, is using some interesting materials to piece the turtle back together: epoxy glue and cable ties.

“The cable ties are gently tightened until they bring the two pieces of bone, the shell in close proximity so they can heal,” Diehl explains.

It’s a method often used to save turtles hit by cars.

Right now the turtle has to be in a hospital size cage but eventually he’s going to graduate to a bigger one, and as he heals, they’ll be able to put him outside in an enclosure to get him used to the wild habitat.

The turtle gets pain medication until wildlife experts feel the fracture is stable enough.

The cable ties will stay on for several weeks. In a few months, the turtle should be healed and as good as new.

Wildlife experts hope to release the turtle back into the wild in August.

GREEN BAY – You know you are doing something right when your event has been running for almost four decades.

“It’s the best run in town,” said Heidi DeBaker of Luxemburg. “10K, draws a large crowd, it’s a pretty fun group.”

Those are some of the things Bellin Run registrants have come to expect. But race organizers say the new and sometimes unexpected helps.

“Well I think that’s also a recipe for success to always try to stay ahead of what’s going on in the market and to try new things,” said Randy Van Straten, executive race director for the Bellin.

One thing race participants didn’t get when picking up their packets Friday night was a chip to wear on their shoe to record their time.

“It’s all embedded into your race bib, so basically the coding is right on your race bib and it’s all in one this year,” said Van Straten.

Also new this year, there will be no results tent at the end of the race. People can sign up for updates on their phone or check online.

“It will be fun to watch,” said DeBaker. “I can keep track of my family members who are running it also.”

“This is brand new technology for the race industry and of course, we’re not afraid to try new stuff and keep improving what we’re doing,” said Van Straten.

Some of the new technology is also aimed at improving safety. Participants should have been asked online for medical information that goes along with this QR code on their bib.

“Once that’s in there it’s all in a secure cloud and our safety or first aid workers can go out and take a photo basically of that code and it’ll give them your information immediately,” said Van Straten.

For the most part, racers we spoke with were fine with the changes. They say they’ll be using their own technology, mostly for the same purpose.

“It helps me set my pace, so I really want to know what I run at, I can set a pace for myself and follow the plan better,” said Alex Priebe of De Pere.

The race starts Saturday morning at 8. As of 7:15 Friday night, 16,274 people were signed up to participate.

HOBART – A house was fully engulfed in flames when a fire broke out Friday night.

Multiple fire crews responded to the fire on Overland Road and Silas Drive just west of the Austin Straubel Airport.

Crews were able to put the fire out.

There’s no word on any injuries.

FOX 11 has a crew on scene and will have more details as they become available.

Listen to comments from Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind (D) on Capitol Hill regarding the ongoing trade agreement negations.

GREEN BAY – Bring on warmer weather, Green Bay’s city pools opened for the season Friday.

With a Green Bay high of 69 degrees, a few children took to the water of Colburn Pool with a game of Marco-polo, while others took turns on the diving board.

Free swimming runs Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Colburn and until 7:00 p.m. at the Resch and Joannes Aquatic Centers.

Madison – The Kimberly Papermakers were not able to defend their division one softball title, losing to Watertown, 16-2 in a game shortened to five innings.

With all the rain on Thursday, the WIAA had to compress the schedule and add a venue to try to get in the softball tournament. Kimberly gave up 12 runs in the third making the difference in the game.

To get all the WIAA softball state tournament scores, just click here.

MANITOWOC – A man who killed his stepson was sentenced Friday to 11 years in prison.

Jesse Moreno Jr. was also placed on extended supervision for seven years, according to Manitowoc County Clerk of Courts office.

During an argument about family and money, Moreno Jr. stabbed his stepson, Koyoko Perry, April 27, 2014, in Two Rivers. Perry tried to drive away from the scene. He then crashed into two vehicles in a driveway and later died at a hospital.

Moreno Jr. was originally charged with first-degree intentional homicide, but that was reduced to second-degree reckless homicide. Moreno Jr. pleaded guilty to that count in April.

A look at when and how the 2016 presidential candidates entered the race.

Haven (WI) – Defending PGA Championship winner Rory McIlroy got a chance to take in the site of this year’s competition, the Straits course at Whistling Straits, and says he has come to have an appreciation for the Pete Dye creation.

“I shouldn’t say this, because he’s standing right behind you, but I used to hate Pete Dye courses,” said McIlroy. “The thing with Pete Dye golf courses is you really have to learn them and have your thinking cap on and really be disciplined where you need to position your ball. It’s more like a game of chess.”

The last time the PGA Championship was at the Straits, McIlroy three-putted the 15th and then just missed a birdie putt at 18 which would have gotten him into a playoff, eventually won by Martin Kaymer. He says that experience, along with others, helped him be ready to win his first major at the U.S. Open in 2011.

“All those experiences they add up to being more comfortable in those situations as you go forward,” said McIlroy. “Here was a great experience.”

The straits course, known for it’s sometimes brutal conditions, has been relatively tame in the last two PGA’s, but in August, organizers hope it will show its teeth.

“We have yet to have a championship where it was windy all four rounds,” said Kohler Golf General Manager Jim Richarson. “We’ve had bits and pieces or one day or two days, so us that work here at the golf course, we’d love to have it windy all four days to see what the players can do under those conditions.”

McIlroy, looking for his 3rd PGA Championship in four years, says he doesn’t make big goals, and is just looking to win the next major up.

MADISON (AP) – Gov. Scott Walker plans to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper while in the country for a trade mission.

Walker left for Canada on Friday and was scheduled to return on Wednesday. It is his fourth international trip in five months. Walker’s office says the focus of the trip is increasing foreign investment in Wisconsin.

Walker is scheduled to speak Saturday at a leadership summit in Quebec City hosted by the Council of Great Lakes Governors.

On Tuesday, Walker has meetings set with the American Chamber of Commerce in Canada. Both that group and representatives from Walker’s state economic development agency are hosting a reception with Canadian business executives.

Canada is Wisconsin’s largest export destination. In 2014, Wisconsin companies sent nearly $8 billion in goods to Canada.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Scott Walker plans to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper while in the country for a trade mission.

Walker left for Canada on Friday and was scheduled to return on Wednesday. It is his fourth international trip in five months. Walker’s office says the focus of the trip is increasing foreign investment in Wisconsin.

Walker is scheduled to speak Saturday at a leadership summit in Quebec City hosted by the Council of Great Lakes Governors.

On Tuesday, Walker has meetings set with the American Chamber of Commerce in Canada. Both that group and representatives from Walker’s state economic development agency are hosting a reception with Canadian business executives.

Canada is Wisconsin’s largest export destination. In 2014, Wisconsin companies sent nearly $8 billion in goods to Canada.

FT. WORTH (KDAF-TV) – Kayla Lane, a waitress at West Side Cafe in Fort Worth, proves a simple act of kindness can go a long way.

When regulars, Shaun and Debbie Riddle were in the cafe last week, Lane noticed their newborn baby wasn’t with them.

The couple told her that their daughter had died a month earlier.

Instead of just comforting the greving couple with kind words, when it was time to pay up, Lane decided to pay it forward.

She brought a note to the table that read, “your ticket has been paid for we’re terribly sorry for your loss.”

“This is proof that a small thing can really change someone’s day, not necessarily monetarily an act of kindness, a smile, a thank you, a hello a hug, anything,” said Lane.

The couple was so appreciative, they posted the note on Facebook hoping Lane would be “tipped” with  plenty of recognition.

MARINETTE – A drug bust landed a town of Beecher man behind bars.

Marinette Co. sheriff’s officials say they raided a home in the town on Thursday. They found 29 marijuana plants, two pounds of processed marijuana, drug paraphernalia and marijuana growing equipment.

The 46-year-old owner of the house was arrested. He has not been formally charged in the case.

MEDFORD (AP) – A Sheldon man who was convicted in a drunken driving crash that killed an Illinois deer hunter has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.

WAOW-TV reports that 43-year-old James Winchel also will spend 18 years on extended supervision.

Winchel was convicted of six felonies in February, including homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. Three counts against him were dismissed Friday.

Authorities say Winchel was driving drunk on Nov. 29, 2013, when he plowed into a group of deer hunters, killing 50-year-old Juan Salinas of Roscoe, Illinois, and injuring another man.

The judge said Winchel had a cavalier attitude toward drunken driving. Salinas’ wife testified she lost her soul mate.

Winchel also spoke in court, apologizing to the Salinas family. He said he wanted to take full responsibility.

ASHWAUBENON – The outdoor warning siren near Cormier Road and Holmgren Way will be temporarily out of service while crews are working on the property.

The siren will be relocated to a different area in the Village of Ashwaubenon once a site has been determined.

The purpose of outdoor warning sirens is to warn residents of threatening weather.

GREEN BAY – A local home for veterans is now a place of remembrance for an important war hero.

The Major General Jacob Brown Veterans Manor officially revealed its plaque Friday in preparation for its mid-June opening.

The new complex was named after Army officer Jacob Brown, who’s name was also the inspiration behind the name Brown County.

Brown fought during the War of 1812.

Officials say the complex will be a good thing for both the community and its future residents.

Brown County Executive, Troy Streckenbach says, “For over four years, we’ve been working on this. So today’s a great day for Brown County residents and the veterans in our community.”

Residents will be moving into the new complex starting June 17.