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The fire danger is improving in at least part of Wisconsin according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

The Northwest corner of the state is now at low danger.

That’s highlighted in green.

Some counties bordering that are at moderate danger, that’s in blue.

But most of the rest of the state is still at very high danger, including all of northeast Wisconsin.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Secret Service has arrested a person for attempting to scale the White House fence.

The agency says the incident happened at 10:25 p.m. Sunday.

Its statement says “this individual was immediately arrested by USSS Uniformed Division Officers,” and says the person was taken into custody and charges are pending.

The Secret Service did not identify the person arrested or divulge other details.

The agency has been beset by a series of security lapses, including an incident last Sept. 19 in which authorities said a man with a knife jumped a fence and ran inside the executive mansion, looking for the president. It was the sixth time someone had jumped the fence in 2014 and the 16th in the past five years, according to the Secret Service.

GREEN BAY- We’ll continue to get rain to start the work week, but it will taper off this afternoon.

Highs will be near 50 and it will be breezy with gusts to 30 mph.

Mostly cloudy and cool conditions continue Tuesday with a chance of afternoon showers.

RACINE, Wis. (AP) – Authorities are investigating an attempted homicide after a man and woman were seriously injured in a cutting incident in Racine.

Lt. Alfred Days of the Racine Police Department says officers found the victims after responding to the scene about 6 a.m. Sunday. He says the victims were taken with serious injuries to a local hospital.

Days says the woman is being treated for potentially life-threatening injuries.

No arrests had been made as of late Sunday night.

An investigation is ongoing.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – A strong undersea earthquake struck between Taiwan and southern Japan on Monday, sparking a house fire that killed a person outside of Taiwan’s capital and causing Japanese authorities to evacuate some schoolchildren as a tsunami precaution.

The quake triggered an advisory for a tsunami of up to 1 meter (3 feet) in Japan that was lifted after just over an hour. It caused buildings in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei to sway, and people there rushed into the streets.

A person was killed in a house fire in the Taipei suburb of Xinzhuang that was sparked by the explosion of an electricity transformer box due to the quake, Taiwan’s fire and rescue agency said in a statement, without providing any further details.

Taiwan’s official Central News Agency gave the age of the deceased as 84, but offered no other details. One other person was injured in the fire, the government said.

Footage from Taiwanese television broadcaster TBS showed signs and lights swinging from the ceiling of a newsroom in Taipei. Fire crews sealed off a multi-level parking lot in central Taipei after the mechanical parking tower failed, damaging 11 cars.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the magnitude-6.8 quake’s epicenter was at a shallow point in seas east of Taiwan and south of Okinawa, near the Yonaguni islands. It said no tsunami was detected.

Television footage of the area showed calm seas, but as a precaution schoolchildren in some low-lying parts of islands in the region were evacuated to safer locations.

Japan reacts intensely to tsunami risks following the massive destruction caused by a March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 18,500 people.

Taiwan’s worst earthquake was a magnitude-7.3 temblor that struck the center of the island in September 1999, killing 2,415 people.

GREEN BAY – Dogs were dressed in their best outfits on Sunday to help fight cancer.

The 9th annual Paws Parade of Hope was held at the Riverside Ballroom.

A silent auction and dog fashion show were part of the festivities.

Organizers say every donation helps.

“So many times when people get sick with cancer, they can’t work because they are sick and they need help paying the bills,” said Paula Smits.

Since the event started, it has raised over $100,000.

All of the money raised at the event will go to The Beacon House and The Community Benefit Tree.

GREEN BAY – Green Bay’s Civic Symphony Orchestra capped off its 20th season Sunday afternoon with some of classical music’s finest composers.

From the lively opener ‘Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila’ by Russian composer Mikhail Glinka, to Mozart’s last major piece before his death, ‘Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra,’ and a compilation of symphony-goer’s Beethoven favorites.

But as the music carried through the Meyer Theatre on this spring day, on the minds of some Civic Symphony faithful was sadness after what has been a tumultuous year for classical music in the Green Bay community.

The 102-year-old Green Bay Symphony Orchestra announced last spring it would cease to exist after declining attendance and donations. The professional group took the Weidner Center stage at UW-Green Bay for the final time last Saturday.

Jim Prosser was there. The 83-year-old saw his first concert as a teenager in the 1940s.

“Do you remember what was played at that first symphony concert you went to?” I asked him.

“No,” he said, laughing. “Absolutely not.”

The retired Foreign Service officer and self-described amateur musicologist says the loss of the GBSO is great, but only heightens the volunteer Civic Symphony’s importance.

“I always went to classical music concerts wherever I went, Asia, Africa, Far East, Europe,” Prosser said. “It’s a cultural opportunity which is disappearing – which is too bad. I hope it isn’t. I hope something can happen to keep it going again, it’s so important for everybody,

“You don’t have to be a professional to be a part of the arts scene here,” said Paul Grall, adding the Civic Symphony provides opportunities for patrons and musicians alike – and keeps him coming back.

“Most important, it’s just community members, a lot of them aren’t necessarily professional musicians, but they all have day jobs, they love to play and this is one of the few cities that has an organization of this caliber.”

“Music is such an important part society, and to see the demise of any arts organization is always sad, but it also puts a lot more responsibility for the for the continuation of good, fine music, on the shoulders of the Civic Symphony – and now it’s more important than ever,” said Larry Frye, one of the civic symphony’s founding members.

“Twenty years ago, we never envisioned our orchestra would be as good as it is now, with the wonderful personnel we have, the conductor we have, the scope of the music that we’re playing, it’s really exciting and very, very satisfying to have it go for 20 seasons.”

And now, for at least one more; the Civic Symphony will start the 2015-16 season in October.

The Green Bay Youth Symphony Orchestra is still in operation, but now under the guidance of St. Norbert College.

Green Bay – While Packers General Manager Ted Thompson has gained a well-deserved reputation as a draft guru, just don’t look too closely at the top picks each year. For every fourth round gem, like Pro Bowl G Josh Sitton in 2008, Thompson has also thrown up a clunker in the pick that should be the biggest difference maker each year.

Of the 10 draft classes proctored by Thompson, only four classes have produced reliable starters for the Packers (They had no first round pick in 2008). Aaron Rodgers fell to the Packers in 2005, A.J. Hawk in 2006 (cut this year, but a solid starting career) Clay Matthews in 2009 and to some extent Bryan Bulaga in 2010. Littered among the other years are players who have already washed out , Justin Harrell in 2007 and Derek Sherrod in 2011, and players that just haven’t lived up to expectations of their draft position.

The philosophy of Ted Thompson, however, includes the thought that the draft is an inexact science. Thompson feels 10 picks are better than seven, almost no matter where they fall, since any one of those picks could turn into a starter in the NFL. Buy a bushel of apples, and you are bound to have some good ones in there. The approach of collecting as many draft picks as possible gives him the flexibility to take a flyer on a player from time to time hoping to catch lightning in a bottle. Since the Packers have been successful on the field lately, their picks at the end of the first round have generally been players who have borderline first round talent, and so aren’t the impact players fans want from the draft position.

Thompson doesn’t play much in the free agent market, but there is also a secondary reason to let free agents go if they really aren’t in the team’s plans: getting a compensatory for those who sign elsewhere. Back to 2008 for a minute- Thompson traded away that first round pick because he didn’t see the value there. The Jets moved up to get tight end Dustin Keller, who was serviceable, but who has been out of the league since a 2013 knee injury. The Packers got the Jets higher second round pick, which became WR Jordy Nelson, a player the Packers wanted anyways. The Packers had the ammo to move because they had three fourth-rounders going into the draft, using one to move up in the Jets deal, traded another to the Rams, and used the last one, a compensatory pick, to take a shot on Josh Sitton, now a pro bowl guard.

Ted Thompson also picks his spots when he wants to move up, which is almost never. Most famously Thompson packaged three picks (including the 3rd rounder they got for trading Brett Favre to the Jets) in 2009 to get back into the first round to take LB Clay Matthews 26th overall, who has been more productive than their other first round pick that year B.J. Raji. Again, getting multiple picks increases the odds one will work out.

Thompson continues to reap players in the last day (rounds 4-7) of the draft, and is hoping it will continue. As recently as 2013, the final day produced starter David Bakhtiari (4th rd), CB/S Micah Hyde (5th rd) and presumed starter next year at ILB, Sam Barrington (7th). This year Thompson goes into the draft with nine picks in seven rounds, with six of those picks on the final day. Expect Ted to have more success once again on day three than on day one in the 2015 draft.

NEENAH – Neenah Police say officers are investigating an incident in the city.

Dispatchers would not release additional information, however the department has posted a message on its Facebook page.

It says: “We want to take this opportunity to get a message out to Neenah residents. We know there is a lot of talk about what might be going on in the Walmart area.There is a suspicious package in the parking lot in the Kohl’s/Walmart area. We are exercising an abundance of caution, just in case it is an item intended to cause harm. Please do not go to Walmart or Kohl’s. The businesses on the north side of Winneconne Avenue, along with Kohl’s and Walmart are inaccessible.”

The message says police will release additional updates once more information is known.

DE PERE – People in our area laced up their shoes to help raise awareness in the fight against multiple sclerosis.

Sunday marked the first MS Walk in Northeast Wisconsin.

The 3-mile walk started and ended at West De Pere high School.

Walk MS connects people living with MS and those who care about them.

It’s a day to come together to celebrate progress made by the National MS Society.

The society’s goal is to raise $1.5 million this year in Wisconsin.

“Twenty years ago there weren’t any treatments available for MS, and today there’s over a dozen therapies available to those folks that have MS that will help make their lives easier and help keep the disease at bay,” said Walk MS Committee Member Matthew Denis.

Walks are scheduled throughout the year and will be held in various locations.

Funds raised from the events go to research and programs helping more than 11-thousand people with MS in Wisconsin.

OSHKOSH – Windy conditions couldn’t stop nearly 1,100 runners from taking part in the 2015 Oshkosh Marathon, Half Marathon, Relay & 5K Sunday morning.

For the first time in its 11-year existence, 138 runners participating in the full 26.3 mile race, which also serves as a qualify for the Boston Marathon.

In the male competition, Oshkosh native Matt Berndt won the event with a top total time of 2:48:44.

“I’ve been training all winter on this course,” Berndt said. “I felt like I had a full course advantage, especially with running in the wind. I felt like that played a big factor. I’m happy it’s over but it’s great. I ran my best time.”

The top female finisher was Milwaukee’s Nikki Cahen. She finished with a time of 3:12:20, good for fifth overall in the field.

“It’s awesome,” Cahen said. “I worked my butt off to get ready and just kept telling myself that I do this all of the time.”

Click here for more race results.

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Gerrit Cole spent two innings tinkering with his offspeed stuff. After watching the Milwaukee Brewers scratch out a couple of early runs, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ burgeoning ace decided to just stick to what he does best: Throw hard.

Challenging the struggling Brewers with a fastball that topped out at 99 mph, Cole guided the Pirates to a 5-2 win on Sunday. The hyper-intense righty struck out six in six innings as Pittsburgh finished off a three-game sweep while leaving Milwaukee with its worst start in team history.

The Brewers have dropped five straight and are 2-10 overall, the poorest record in the majors. Half of those losses have come to the Pirates, who are back at .500 after opening the year by getting swept in Cincinnati.

“It’s really nice to string a few together in a row against your division, it can create some separation real quick,” Cole said. “With the Cardinals running right now, it’s good to keep winning ballgames and stay on their tail.”

It’s a chase the Pirates figure to be in the thick of all summer, with Cole (2-0) guiding the way. The former No. 1 overall pick is blossoming early in his third season. He’s now 6-0 with a 3.06 ERA in his last eight starts overall and is 13-6 at PNC Park since making his debut on June 11, 2013. He’s still refining the mechanics on his breaking pitches. The Brewers drove a couple into the outfield while scoring a pair of runs in the second inning.

Cole quickly changed course and the Brewers managed just one baserunner in his final four innings.

“As we started to get deeper into the ballgame I started locating the fastball better and kind of kept them off balance,” Cole said. “They didn’t seem to be catching up to it much so I just stuck with it.”

Pedro Alvarez hit his fourth homer of the season for the Pirates. Josh Harrison had two hits and Chris Stewart added a two-run single in the sixth off Matt Garza (1-2). Mark Melancon worked the ninth for his second save.

Jonathan Lucroy had two of Milwaukee’s six hits. Garza surrendered five runs in six innings.

“Obviously the results aren’t there,” Garza said. “I’ve started three starts and you just try to stick with the process.”

The Pirates began the series hitting just .207 as a team, the lowest in the National League. That number improved to .222 after a weekend in which Pittsburgh outscored the reeling Brewers 17-7.

Milwaukee’s shaky play did little to help Garza. An error, a wild pitch and an RBI single by Andrew McCutchen put the Pirates ahead 2-0 in the first. The Brewers evened it in the second on a run-scoring groundout by Jean Segura and an RBI single by Lucroy but the Brewers could get little else going against Cole.

“It was a fistfight for two and then (Cole) put his foot down,” Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. “He got in a much better lane with the fastball, which was playing up big as the game went on.”

SCARY MOMENT

Pittsburgh shortstop Jordy Mercer left the game in the sixth after getting hit in the chest with an 89 mph fastball from Garza. Mercer was down on the ground for several minutes before making his way to the clubhouse.

“I’d never been hit there before and I just couldn’t catch my breath,” Mercer said. “I’ve recovered a little bit better now and take some X-rays and everything is negative so we’re good.”

Garza said the pitch got away from him. Jung Ho Kang pinch ran for Mercer and Stewart followed with a two-run single that broke open a one-run game.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Pirates: Pitcher Charlie Morton will likely make one more start in an extended spring training game before a decision is made on when he could return to Pittsburgh. Morton is recovering from hip surgery.

UP NEXT

Brewers: Milwaukee begins a weeklong homestand on Monday when it starts a four-game set against Cincinnati. The Brewers went 9-10 against the Reds last season and haven’t beaten Cincinnati in a season series since 2006. Wily Peralta is 3-3 with a 2.88 ERA in six starts versus the Reds.

Pirates: Pittsburgh opens a four-game series with the Chicago Cubs on Monday. The Pirates are 14-6 against the Cubs over the last two seasons at PNC Park. A.J. Burnett (0-1, 2.25 ERA) gets the start. Burnett is 7-4 with a 3.25 ERA in 13 career starts against Chicago.

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) – One person is dead after an early morning fire in an Eau Claire apartment building.

Crews were called to the burning four-plex just before 3 a.m. Sunday. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy smoke and some flames coming from the second floor of the building.

The Leader-Telegram reports firefighters found the victim on the second floor. The person was taken to Mayo Clinic Health System and was later pronounced dead.

Firefighters had the blaze under control at about 4:30 a.m. Eau Claire fire inspectors, along with the state fire marshal’s office, are investigating.

Damage is estimated at $100,000.

GREEN BAY – If the Packers pick a linebacker in this year’s NFL Draft, chances are he won’t be there to shake commissioner Roger Goodell’s hand on stage. In perhaps a reflection of the lack of elite linebacking talent in this year’s draft pool, just one player at the position is confirmed to attend the Draft in Chicago according to the league: Mississippi State’s Benardrick McKinney.

Green Bay figures to at least somehow address the inside linebacker position during the Draft, which starts with the first round on Thursday, April 30th and runs through Saturday, May 2nd. The Packers have just one true inside linebacker on the roster with extensive experience: third-year player Sam Barrington, a former 7th round pick. Barrington made 7 starts in the 2014 regular season, registering 68 total tackles.

Outside Barrington, there are some other options. Clay Matthews moved from his normal outside linebacker position to play extensively inside during 2014 with positive results. The team may want to keep Matthews, one of the league’s premiere pass-rushers, outside where he can focus on getting after opposing quarterbacks.

Also inside the Packers have former draft picks Carl Bradford and Nate Palmer plus former undrafted options in Adrian Hubbard and Joe Thomas.

As for the players they could pick, experts have said this inside linebacker group does not have a serious standout, guaranteed to be a first round lock. At least several of the top players at the position figure to be on the board when Green Bay picks 30th overall; and perhaps some could linger to the Packers second round pick 62nd.

Those top options include the aforementioned McKinney, an early-entrant after 244 career tackles over 3 seasons at Mississippi State. He was named first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association his junior season. McKinney’s size is notable, measuring out at 6’4 at the NFL Combine.

A decorated linebacker with a solid pedigree could continue the California-to-Green Bay connection. UCLA’s Eric Kendricks won the Lott Trophy and Butkus Award his redshirt senior season in Los Angeles where he has the most tackles in school history with 481. His brother Mychal is a linebacker for the Eagles.

Another top option shares an alma mater with Packers senior personnel executive Alonzo Highsmith. Miami’s Denzel Perryman was first team All-ACC during his true senior season. He comes in slightly shorter than the other top options, measuring 5’11 at the Combine.

The last time Green Bay took an inside linebacker in the first round of the Draft was AJ Hawk out of Ohio State in 2006, Ted Thompson’s second Draft.

If the Packers choose to wait until later in the Draft to snag an inside linebacker, there are plenty of options, including one who models his game after former Badger Chris Borland. Kansas’ Ben Heeney projects as a mid-to-late round selection after a first-team All-Big 12 his senior season where he led the Jayhawks in tackles.

“[Borland’s] name stuck out to me,” said Heeney at the NFL Combine. “Looked him up, started watching him. I think he’s a really good player. I can see the comparisons.”

The half marathon is in its 11th year and it’s the first year for the full marathon.

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) – A published report finds investigators’ missteps led to delays in charging anyone in the 1990 disappearance and killing of an 18-year-old Wisconsin woman.

The Gannett Wisconsin Media Investigative Team found the investigation into the killing of Berit Beck of Sturtevant was “plagued by long lapses, missteps and flawed theories.”

Beck was traveling to Appleton when she disappeared. Her van was found in a Fond du Lac parking lot, but her body wasn’t found until more than a month later.

Last month, Kenosha truck driver Dennis Brantner was charged with first-degree murder in Beck’s death.

Brantner was targeted as a suspect in February 2014 after a State Crime Lab analyst matched previously unidentified fingerprints from Beck’s van to him. But Gannett Wisconsin Media reports investigators earlier had instead focused on another man who was never prosecuted.

OSHKOSH – Winning a college sports national championship is incredibly difficult. Winning another one can often be even tougher. Those accomplishments are challenges by themselves, though life rarely lets you focus on just one obstacle at a time.

“I’ve been thrown a lot of different situations,” said UW-Oshkosh senior Jecel Klotz.

Klotz is a track athlete with the Titans, specializing in the shot put and weight throw. As a sophomore in 2011 she won an NCAA Division-III national title in shot put with a throw of 15.15 meters at the Outdoor Nationals competition in Delaware, Ohio.

The shot put she threw that day weighs about eight-and-a-half pounds. As it turns out, something else that was eight-and-a-half pounds provided quite a shock soon after.

“We had nationals in the end of May [in 2011],” said Klotz. “I think at the end of June I found out. They tell you how far along you are, I was probably 3 weeks pregnant at Nationals with Jordy.”

Jordy is now three years old, a future athlete for sure and fixture at Titans practice. He’s named after Jordy Nelson and JJ Watt and was something of a surprise for Klotz after her national title performance.

“At first I was scared to tell my coach and family, but they were very supportive,” said Klotz. “After I got that support, I was excited.”

“I was probably 3 weeks pregnant at Nationals with Jordy.”

With that support, Klotz decided to take a year off to raise Jordy. After that break, however, she decided to give competing another shot. She started training and getting back in shape, before tearing three ligaments in her knee while playing basketball.

“I’ve never really had to deal with an injury before. That was the first surgery I’ve ever had,” said Klotz.

That meant another year off. It wasn’t all bad: during that second hiatus Klotz married Jordy’s father Jesse, who happened to be a thrower at UW-Stevens Point. She could’ve easily called it a career there, avoiding the difficult rehab and long road back to competing at the peak of D-III athletics, but that wasn’t in the cards.

“I wanted to do it not only for myself, but also for other mothers that are in sports,” said Klotz.

So she did – returning to the team, and to practice, often with Jordy an eager, active spectator.

“Jordy steals the show at the team meetings,” said Oshkosh head women’s track and field coach Ben Dorsey. “He’s usually present, sitting in one of the desks playing a game. Every once in a while he’ll pipe up and say something pretty funny.”

Klotz notes, as many mothers would expect, it’s not always easy: Jordy once set off a fire alarm at practice, sending the team evacuating from their meeting room.

The comeback, however, has been a pretty big success. Klotz won individual shot put national championships at the 2014 Indoor and Outdoor Nationals. She was a big part of the Titans winning the Indoor National Championship in 2014. This year has been outstanding as well: the Titans women took second in the NCAA Indoor Championships while Klotz finished third in both the shot put and 20-pound weight throw.

“This is my final season and we’re giving it our last go, I guess,” said Klotz.

Klotz can cap her career with another title or two. She’s getting ready for the Division-III Outdoor Championship is May 21st-23rd.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) – Jim Furyk won his first PGA Tour event in five years, making birdies on both playoff holes to outlast Kevin Kisner at the RBC Heritage on Sunday.

Furyk was ahead by a stroke when Kisner birdied the 72nd hole to force the playoff, the fourth in the last six tournaments at Harbour Town Golf Links. On the first extra hole, Kisner rolled in a second straight birdie putt on the 18th. But Furyk, the 2003 U.S. Open champion, answered with a birdie to keep the playoff going.

After Kisner missed his birdie try on No. 17, Furyk sank a 12-foot putt for his 17th career PGA Tour win. He dropped his putter and punched the air in celebration.

Furyk shot a 63 and Kisner a 64, leaving them both at 18-under 266. Third-round leader Troy Merritt was at 16 under after a 69. Defending champion Matt Kuchar (68) was at 14 under, and Masters winner Jordan Spieth (70) was eight shots back.

It was an odd tournament for Furyk, who had come close to breaking his victory drought so many times – he was 0-9 holding 54-hole leads since his last victory.

He looked as if he’d get left behind early, making 18 pars in the first round to fall five shots back. Furyk found his game Friday with eight birdies on the way to a 64. He had a 68 Saturday, yet knew he needed to fire himself as he did Friday to have a chance.

Boy, did he ever.

Furyk had six birdies on his first nine holes, including a 48-footer on the par-4 eighth that moved him in front. A bogey on the 11th dropped Furyk into a four-way tie for first, but he responded with birdies on three of the next four holes and looked as if he’d have an easy time.

Instead, Kisner matched Furyk’s on-target irons to chase him down on the back nine. He had birdies on the 14th and 15th to move within a stroke and stuck his approach on the signature lighthouse hole at No. 18 within 7 feet for a tying birdie.

Kisner kissed his wife, Brittany, and 10-month old daughter Kathleen on the way to the scoring trailer to prepare for more golf.

Furyk is used to such grinding at Harbour Town. When he won there in 2010, Brian Davis tied him on the final hole to force a playoff – won by Furyk when Davis struck a loose impediment on his swing and called a penalty on himself.

Merritt fell to third after a third 69 this week. His other score was a course-record tying 61 in the second round Friday. Merritt couldn’t keep up with Furyk’s charge and lost his chance after hitting out of bounds on No. 12 and taking double bogey. Merritt made up for it a few holes later with an eagle-2 on No. 16.

Spieth closed an amazing five-tournament stretch. He won the Valspar Championship a month ago and followed that with seconds at the Texas and Houston opens before matching Tigers Woods’ record of 18 under at Augusta National. For Spieth, 19 of his past 20 rounds have been under par.

Spieth had a whirlwind media tour in New York on Monday and Tuesday before arriving at Hilton Head. Now the 21-year-old Texan wants to get back to Dallas in time to attend the Academy of Country Music Awards. He’ll return to golf in two weeks at the World Golf Championship Match Play event.

Divots: Tom Watson finally played like his age, the 65-year-old finishing with a 5-over 76 after making the cut at Harbour Town with a birdie on the 18th hole Friday. Watson, though, said this weekend that playing tour courses was taking a toll on “this old body.” … Golfers went off in groups of three on the first and 10th tees starting at 7:30 a.m. to beat expected stormy weather later in the day.

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MILWAUKEE (AP) – Police say the death of a 29-year-old Milwaukee man is being investigated as a homicide after he crashed his car and was found with a gunshot wound.

Milwaukee police spokesman Lt. Mark Stanmeyer says the crash happened just before 3 a.m. Sunday on the city’s south side.

Police and fire crews were called after the car crashed into a building. Fire crews found the driver with a gunshot wound. The man was taken to a hospital, where he died.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports no one has been arrested.

The shooting comes after a rash of killings last week brought Milwaukee’s number of homicides to at least 42 for the year – about three times as high as it was at the same point last year.

OSHKOSH – After more than a decade, Oshkosh added a full marathon to this year’s race.

The 26.2 mile course allowed marathoners to use the Tribal Heritage Trail.

“This is the first year that the Heritage Trail now connects Wiouwash Trail on the east side of Highway 41 to the west side. So we waited, we’ve been patient,” said race director Gloria West.

West says the Oshkosh Marathon gives runners an alternative with the edition of the trail.

Runners said they liked running on the trail because it’s means less stress on your knees.

“Overall, I thought it was pretty nice. The trail was great. I love trail running,” said Ken Buchinger.

While the trail had its benefits, the wind was a challenge for many runners.

“The wind was pretty bad for at least half of it so that was a little frustrating but it ended up okay,” said Melissa Grandi.

FOX 11’s Gabrielle Mays will have the full story tonight on FOX 11 News at Nine.