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Submitted photos of successes in the 2015 Wisconsin spring youth turkey hunt.

GREEN BAY – You’ll be hearing these terms a lot during severe weather season: watch and warning.

So what’s the difference?

Here it is: When you hear a severe thunderstorm or tornado watch issued, it means that conditions are right for severe weather to develop. That means you should have a plan in place and watch the skies.

But when a warning is issued, the severe weather is occurring – or likely it is happening. It’s time to take action, go to your safe place.

If a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, it’s because the storm has wind speeds near 60 mph or more and/or hail at least as large as quarters. That means damage can be done.  You should seek shelter, and the best place to seek shelter is in a sturdy building. Avoid using electrical equipment and avoid driving near or through storms, as heavy rain could lead to flooding.

When a tornado warning is issued, it means a tornado has been spotted on the ground or is radar-indicated. The best place to be is your basement. If you don’t have a basement, go to the lowest possible floor. Stay away from windows. Go to an interior room – a closet or a bathroom. Keep as many walls between you and the strong winds.

If you are in public, go to the designated shelter, away from windows. For mobile homes, it’s important to get out of the mobile home, go to a safe place, maybe a storm shelter and be safe.

Firefighters battled a grass fire near the Ken Euers Nature Area in Green Bay April 12, 2015.

Green Bay-Salon Aura in Green Bay gave Nancy a Monday Morning Makeover ahead of her 50th birthday.

Click on the video about to check out her transformation.

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (AP) – A community college in North Carolina is reporting that the campus is on lockdown.

The website for Wayne County Community College in Goldsboro says the campus is on lockdown and that the warning is not a drill.

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With the tax deadline just two days away, the pressure is on for procrastinators who still haven’t filed their taxes. If that’s you, those financial professional Kevin Klug from Secure Retirement Solutions has a few last-minute tax tips to help.  He sat down with Rachel Manek on Good Day Wisconsin with some advice.

Rachel: What is the actual deadline for filing your taxes?

Klug: You have until Wednesday, April 15th to send in your tax return. Whether you are filing by snail mail or online, remember your return must be postmarked or time-stamped by 11:59 pm. I recommend my clients file their returns electronically. That will help you avoid long lines at the post office, and if you’re expecting a refund, you’ll receive it quicker, too.

Rachel: What would you tell someone who has procrastinated until now – what is the #1 thing they should focus on when they’re putting their taxes together?

Klug: Get it right – two of the most common mistakes on tax returns are listing an incorrect Social Security number or doing your math wrong. These mistakes are completely avoidable, but sometimes in the last-minute rush, people overlook them. Make sure to double-check because these errors can cost you money in your tax refund or flag you for an audit.

Rachel: When should you ask for an extension?

Klug:  A lot of people think that filing an extension is a bad thing – but it is not ‘frowned upon’ by the IRS. In fact, they prefer that people ask for an extension so they can get it right the first time. If you can’t get all of your paperwork together by the deadline, an extension will give you an extra 6 months to file. But, remember if you owe money on your taxes, make your best estimate because you still need to pay by April 15th. Then, make sure you get your return filed by October 15th.

Rachel: Is there a fee for filing an extension?

Klug: Basically, there are two penalties the IRS charges fees for: a late filing fee and a late payment fee. You can avoid a late filing fee by applying for an extension by 11:59 pm on April 15th. I have a link to that form on my website srsplans.com. But don’t forget, you can still get hit with a late payment fee if you owe money on your taxes. Whether you file an extension or not, that money is due by 11:59 pm on April 15th.

Rachel: What are the biggest pitfalls of waiting to file?

Klug:  If you are expecting a refund, you’ll have to wait longer to get your money. The longer you wait to file, the longer it takes the IRS to process your return. You can get your money quicker by e-filing and using direct deposit. Direct deposit is also a safer way to get your money because your check isn’t sitting in your mailbox.

Once you’ve filed you can track your refund through the IRS – I’ve put a link to that on my website as well.

Plus, this year especially, getting any questions answered by the IRS may take more time. The IRS experienced budget cuts that led to a hiring freeze and cuts to overtime and warned Americans who call to expect longer wait times. So, if you’re short on time, try the IRS website. There are a lot of great tools to help you find the answer you need without wasting precious time on the phone.

Rachel: Where do you go to file online?

Klug: You can use freefile on the IRS website if you file a qualifying return. Or you can e-file with one of several different tax filing companies. Depending on your annual salary, some of these sites will allow you to file your state and federal taxes for free, but most people will have to pay some sort of fee.

Rachel: What’s new on this year’s form?

Klug: The biggest change this year is having to report your health care status because of the Affordable Care Act. A new form will need to be filled out by anyone who enrolled for coverage through a government health care exchange or who did not have healthcare coverage last year. There are also changes to 401(k) contribution limits and how often you can rollover an IRA. Some of the new tax changes can be tricky. At this point, if you have a complex return, I recommend you file for an extension and sit down with a tax professional to make sure you get it right.

It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin.

It’s a good time to make sure you’re prepared when severe weather moves in.

Lisa Prunty with Wisconsin Public Service joined Good Day Wisconsin. She told us what items are good to have in severe weather situations.

SUAMICO- Many people got out and enjoyed the warm weather this weekend.

FOX 11 Director of Meteorology Pete Petoniak was one of them.

He took his family to the NEW Zoo.

Here’s some video he took of one of the black bears having fun with a stick.

ASHWAUBENON- It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin.

You want to make sure you’re prepared.

One thing many people use when the power goes out are generators.

Craig Kimps and Jeff Baranczyk from Kimps Ace Hardware in Howard joined Good Day Wisconsin to talk about generators and how to stay safe.

WASHINGTON (AP) – If Marco Rubio launches his presidential campaign as expected Monday, the first-term Republican senator from Florida may have to answer this simple question. Why now?

The 43-year-old Rubio, a rising star on Capitol Hill, could wait four more years, even eight, and still be a relatively young candidate.

Some party officials want him run for governor or try to hold his Senate seat, which could be crucial to continued GOP control of the chamber. By training his sights on the White House, Rubio also sets up a head-to-head competition with Jeb Bush, a mentor with whom he has many overlapping supporters.

But the window to run for president can close as quickly as it opens.

Then-Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois seized an opportunity in 2008 and won. Donors clamored for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to run in 2012, but he declined and now heads into the 2016 campaign in a decidedly weaker position.

“There’s no telling that (Rubio’s) opportunity will be better four or eight years from now,” said Fergus Cullen, the former New Hampshire Republican chairman who is yet to throw his support behind a candidate.

Rubio’s advisers know all about the fickle preferences of the electorate. Rubio was a beneficiary of the 2010 tea party wave that swept dozens of conservative lawmakers into Congress just two years after Obama and Democrats won big.

Rubio was expected to announce his candidacy Monday in his hometown of Miami, which would put him in the shadow of Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton’s own announcement Sunday of a second White House run.

But Rubio’s team sees an opportunity to answer the “why now” question and argue the country’s pressing problems require a new generation of leaders, not a return to the 1990s.

Rubio is about to step into a field that is shaping up to be crowded and competitive.

He won’t be the only senator in the race.

He won’t be the only tea party-aligned candidate.

He won’t even be the only Floridian, the only Cuban-American or the only candidate claiming foreign policy expertise.

Some are better known – Bush, for one.

But it is early, and Rubio’s advisers say they are playing a long game. “Campaigns are won at the end, not at the beginning,” said Alex Conant, Rubio’s spokesman.

Miami’s Freedom Tower was picked as the expected backdrop for Rubio’s campaign announcement. The landmark was once the federal processing center for tens of thousands of Cuban exiles arriving in the U.S. in the 1960s and 1970s.

Rubio’s parents left Cuba in 1956, shortly before Fidel Castro took power.

The senator plans to make his family’s immigrant past and his own success story a central part of his campaign. He also intends to play up his hawkish foreign policy views and experience on two powerful national security-focused Senate committees as he tries to sell his qualifications to be commander in chief.

Rubio was expected to return to Washington in time for a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Tuesday on Iran. Like his Republican presidential rivals, Rubio has been sharply critical of Obama’s deal-making with Iran over its disputed nuclear program.

Rubio will headline fundraisers in New York and Boston later in the coming week. He was a strong fundraiser for Republicans in the 2014 elections and a popular draw in their campaigns, though he will be competing with Bush for some high-dollar Florida donors. Rubio supporters recently announced the formation of a super PAC to bolster his candidacy.

Rubio is set to make his first campaign stop as a presidential candidate Friday in New Hampshire. He’s also expected to visit Iowa, South Carolina and possibly Nevada by the end of the month, aides said.

When Rubio’s campaign set Monday at its launch date, aides knew Clinton could be looking at the same window. The team weighed the risks of Clinton’s announcement upstaging Rubio’s event, but decided to move forward.

Lin Bennett, the first vice chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, said Rubio could set himself apart in the Republican field by getting the first shot at rebutting Clinton’s candidacy.

“It would be a plus for him that I hope he’ll take advantage of,” said Bennett, who is unaffiliated in the Republican primary.

MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard is stressing the dangers of weakening ice after 16 people were rescued from Little Presque Isle off of Lake Superior near Marquette.

Members of the Coast Guard Station Marquette, Marquette County Rescue and Marquette Township Fire Department were called Sunday to help a group of people stranded on the isle. Officials say an ice formation that the group used to get to Little Presque Isle broke apart and created a 30-foot gap between them and the mainland.

The ice rescue team used an inflatable raft to reach the group and transport 14 adults, two children and three dogs back to shore.

No one was injured, and none of the people stranded on the isle entered the water.

GREEN BAY- You may need the umbrella Monday as showers push through the area Monday morning.

Then skies will become partly sunny with a high near 63. Winds will continue to be strong out of the west at 15 to 25 mph.

A high pressure, fair weather system then builds over the state and brings lots of sunshine the next couple of days.

We’ll be 64 Tuesday with sunny skies and west winds at 5 to10 mph.

The normal high is 53.

For Pete Petoniak’s full forecast, click here.

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Milwaukee police say the driver of a car who struck and killed a 2-year-old has been shot to death at the scene of the accident. A teen who was not in the vehicle was also shot and died at a hospital.

Police Captain Timothy Heier says the car accident occurred at 5:10 p.m. Sunday after the child ran into the street.

Heier said in a statement that the driver, a 41-year-old man, remained at the scene. Then he and a 15-year-old boy were shot. Heier said the teen was not a passenger.

Heier says the 2-year-old and man were pronounced dead at the scene. He says the teen was taken a hospital, where he died during surgery.

Police say no suspects are in custody. No further details were immediately available.

APPLETON (AP) – At Fox Cities Stadium, baseball fans hear the classic bat cracks and mitt pops, smell the grass and the hotdogs and maybe see a few home runs or a diving grab in the outfield.

A big part of the entertainment – the stuff not soaked in more than a century of nostalgia – comes courtesy of Jerred Drake, whether baseball fans know it or not.

“When you go to a Major League Baseball game, most people are going to watch the baseball game. But with minor league baseball, most people are coming for the entertainment – the promotions, free shirts, everything besides the baseball,” said Drake, a 24-year-old native of Baileyville, Illinois. “It just so happens there’s a baseball game going on.”

After a season as an assistant (and three working with the Milwaukee Brewers), this year is the first for Drake as the production manager for the Timber Rattlers at Fox Cities Stadium. All season long, he’s the man in charge of many of the key elements to the game day experience. The stadium music, the video screen on the scoreboard, the camera crew scattered around the park, the silly audio cues and movie clips that play between outs – that’s all under Drake’s command.

“Our mission statement is to be the top entertainment venue in Wisconsin. That’s what we’re always striving to be,” Drake, a 2012 graduate of the Madison Media Institute, told Post-Crescent Media.

When the goal is to entertain – and not necessarily draw people in with the promise of brilliant 4-6-3 double-plays executed by major league prospects – things often get a little goofy. And that’s where Drake’s job gets to be really, really fun.

As anyone who has attended a Timber Rattlers game in recent years could attest, the music and other audio cues that hit the speakers over the course of the game are often amusingly topical. A batter takes a base on four balls? Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way,” the Bangles’ “Walk Like an Egyptian” or Passion Pit’s “Take a Walk” might follow. A runner is thrown out trying to swipe second base? Perfect opportunity for “Been Caught Stealing” by Jane’s Addiction.

“It’s a long season so we try to keep our entertainment up in here,” Drake said.

The production room manned by Drake and about six others, including a director orchestrating the game’s livestream and public address announcer “Joey D,” features probably the best seats in the house (no matter what the furniture retailer tells you about the recliners near the third-base concourse).

The team is tasked with entertaining the thousands in attendance during every break in the action. If the ball isn’t in play or a batter isn’t in the box, there’s something to be done.

Game day itineraries are mapped out by the minute, with a host of advertisements, promotions and plugs that need to hit the fans’ eyes and ears at specific times. Wacky on-field activities like human bowling, Bratzooka and the Cousins Subs race – the Merkt’s cheese race is so last year – have their time slots and help keep the attention of the all-ages audience that’s welcomed by the Rattlers.

And in the empty spots on the schedule where there’s silence in the stadium and nothing on the schedule, Drake & Co. get to be creative – and often, very funny.

Among the game day highlights for the staff are clips from movies and TV shows that occupy the scoreboard for a few seconds after certain types of plays in the game. For instance, when a batter is hit by a pitch, the production team might cue a clip of Adam Sandler from “Happy Gilmore” getting blasted by baseballs in a batting cage.

A.J. Riehbrandt, a 21-year-old production assistant who worked closely with Drake during the spring in preparation for the season, said his favorite clip to play is of Steve Carell as Michael Scott in “The Office” delivering a nonsensical string of words after a strikeout: “You know what they say: Fool me once, strike one. But fool me twice … strike three.”

The material comes from all around the organization, Drake said. People in the front office often will hear a song or see a scene in a movie and offer it up as a suggestion. Everything from “Sesame Street” to “The Hangover” has made it to the video board.

The same goes for the Timber Rattlers walk-up music. Players send an email to the production crew – sometimes as often as every homestand if they’re the more particular type – with requests. As long as they are clean enough for a family environment, they’ll hit the speakers.

As for the opponents, Drake and his crew enjoy looking for opportunities to give them special treatment. Last year when the Burlington Bees came to town with first baseman Eric Aguilera, his at-bats were scored by a few different hits from Christina Aguilera. Another Rattlers opponent featured an outfielder named Burt Reynolds. Naturally, his walk-up music included selections from “Smokey and the Bandit” and “The Cannonball Run.” They even swapped out his headshot with a smiling shot of the actor (complete with his team’s logo on Reynolds’ cowboy hat).

Drake said he and the staff often wonder if people in the stands pick up on what’s happening and, since they keep their window open toward the field, they often try to gauge whether or not folks in the stands are recognizing or appreciating their extra effort.

“We hope other people are enjoying them as much as us,” he said.

Sometimes, they aren’t.

“Wayne Gretzky’s son got really pissed,” said Drake, who had Gear Daddies’ “Zamboni” play before at-bats from the hockey legend’s son Trevor Gretzky, an outfielder who played with Burlington in 2014. “He got out one time and he just stared at us all the way back to the dugout. We were like, all right, we got in his head there.”

While the good times roll, there’s a lot more to the job than waking up a crowd in the eighth inning with “Jump Around” or answering a wild pitch with Bob Uecker calling “juuuust a bit outside!” There’s a lot of preparation before the season and game days are a long haul. They’re often shooting videos with players, preparing all the graphics for the scoreboard and prepping for an array of promotions.

“Even if it’s a night game, we’ll be here at 9 a.m.,” Riehbrandt said.

Though employed by the Rattlers, when the ballpark hosts other events such as the WIAA state tournament or the Jordy Nelson Charity Softball Game, they’re on duty.

The time to rest is after the season, said Drake, who despite his three years with the Brewers is a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan. Having a job like he has now but with the Cubs is his dream gig – and with this year’s Wrigley Field renovations, such a job finally exists. So someday, it’s not out of the question.

For now, he has thousands of guests at Fox Cities Stadium to entertain.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Jimmie Johnson was still chasing Jamie McMurray and Kevin Harvick, trying to get back in front as the laps wound down at Texas Motor Speedway.

Then Johnson got the break that led to his fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup victory at the track.

“They slid up high through (Turns) 3 and 4 and left the bottom wide open for me,” Johnson said. “I thought I’d at least get (Harvick). When I came off of Turn 4, I was alongside (McMurray).”

Johnson passed both of them, regaining the lead for good with 14 laps left. He held off Harvick and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. for his second victory this season – and 72nd of his career.

Harvick, the series points leader who has also won twice this season, had been trying to get around McMurray, who had taken only two tires for the final restart on lap 314 of 334.

Then Harvick went high and scraped the wall with about three laps to go.

“I looked up in the mirror and I saw smoke and sparks,” Johnson said.

“Just lost a little bit of time and tried to make too much of it up in too many chunks, and about spun out and got in the fence trying to make up ground,” Harvick said. “All in all, it was a lot of fun. Fun to race that way.”

Johnson led nine times for 128 laps. He also won in November at Texas, where all four of his previous wins had been in fall races.

The runner-up finish for Harvick comes after he was eighth in Martinsville in the last Cup race two weeks ago. That ended his run of eight consecutive races finishing first or second, the longest such stretch since Richard Petty did it 11 times in a row in 1975.

“I’m not disappointed at all, racing for wins is what we’re here to do,” said Harvick, who led 96 of the 334 laps but is without a win in 25 Texas starts. “Nothing at all to hang your head about.”

This was the fifth time in Johnson’s last seven starts at the 1 1/2-mile, high-banked track that he led at least 100 laps. This is fourth win in the span that also includes a runner-up finish in the spring race three years ago.

Earnhardt, with his third third-place finish this season, gave Chevrolet a sweep of the top three spots in the first Sprint Cup night race this season. But he was disappointed with one move that he didn’t make that could have made the night even better.

“I had Harvick cleared off two. I had passed him on the bottom,” Earnhardt said. “I still had Jimmie behind me at that point, and I should have pulled up in front of Kevin and made it a little more difficult on him. We weren’t as good as the 48 (Johnson) or the 4 (Harvick) early in the race, but we definitely improved it.”

Team Penske rounded out the top five in a pair of Fords, with defending race winner Joey Logano finishing fourth and Brad Keselowski fifth.

Harvick, Logano and Martin Truex Jr., who finished ninth, are the only drivers to finish in the top 10 in all seven races this season. Keselowski got his sixth top 10.

Jeff Gordon, who in his last full season, is the only driver who has started all 29 Sprint Cup races at Texas since the track opened in 1997. He finished seventh after starting 12th.

Gordon won the 2009 spring race at Texas, where he has 12 top-10 finishes. It is also the only track in his 768 career races where he has finished 43rd – last in the field – and it did that twice, in 1999 and again in 2008.

Unlike after Johnson’s win in November, the only postrace fireworks this time were in the sky.

There was late contact between Keselowski and Gordon in the race five months ago. That led to a post-race melee on pit road involving both of their teams, a fracas that broke out after Harvick pushed Keselowski into the fray.

Harvick, who led only eight laps his first 24 Texas starts, led the first 33 laps. Kurt Busch, his Stewart-Haas Racing teammate and the polesitter, combined to lead the first 79 laps before Gordon passed Busch, who wound up 14th.

The only other driver with more than two Cup wins at Texas is Carl Edwards, a three-time winner. He finished 10th, ending his career-long streak of eight consecutive finishes outside the top 10. It was his first top 10 for Joe Gibbs Racing.

APPLETON – Timber Rattlers starting pitcher Kodi Medeiros tossed six no-hit innings but Wisconsin fell to Peoria 11-1 Sunday in their home opener at Fox Cities Stadium.

Monte Harrison’s run-scoring double gave the home team a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning. However, the Rattlers’ bullpen faltered in the final two innings, giving up 11 runs to the Chiefs. With the loss, the team falls to 0-4 on the season.

However, despite the tough finish, fans still enjoyed the opening day festivities. A new franchise-setting record of 5,954 to be exact.

The bratwursts were on the grill. The fans were in the stands and the Timber Rattlers were on the diamond. All signs that baseball is back in Appleton.

“After being stuck in my house, it was great to get out here for the opener,” Neenah’s Lori Romnek said.

“I told the guys in the clubhouse, it doesn’t get any better than this,” Timber Rattlers manager Matt Erickson said. “It was perfect. Last year it was as cold as anything I’ve felt.”

Even Brewers star catcher Jonathan Lucroy made an appearance at the home opener. Well, at least in bobblehead form.

“I’m going to keep it, we’re going to get 11 this year,” Appleton’s Dick Gade said.

For Brewers fans, it’s the first chance to see the stars of tomorrow. The Timber Rattlers boast three of the team’s 21 best prospects.

“I’ve been reading up, this team has a bunch of the Brewers’ best prospects,” Appleton’s Dave Fox said.

“I grew up watching Scooter Gennett,” Brillion’s Paige Kraus said. “To see him play here and then in Milwaukee is awesome.”

Home openers are special, not only for fans but for players too. Last year’s first round pick, Kodi Medeiros, had the start Sunday in front of the capacity crowd.

“It was awesome,” Medeiros said. “It’s an honor to get the start and it was great that it went so well. The defense played really well behind me and Greg McCall and I had a good rhythm in the game.”

A shot for the memory banks on a picture perfect day. In Appleton, Dylan Scott Fox 11 Sports.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton jumped back into presidential politics on Sunday, making a much-awaited announcement she will again seek the White House with a promise to serve as the “champion” of everyday Americans.

Clinton opened her bid for the 2016 Democratic nomination by positioning herself as the heir to the diverse coalition of voters who elected her immediate predecessor and former campaign rival, President Barack Obama, as well as an appeal to those in her party still leery of her commitment to fighting income inequality.

And unlike eight years ago, when she ran as a candidate with a deep resume in Washington, Clinton and her personal history weren’t the focus of the first message of her campaign. In the online video that kicked off her campaign, she made no mention of her time in the Senate and four years as secretary of state, or the prospect she could make history as the nation’s first female president.

Instead, the video is collection of voters talking about their lives, their plans and aspirations for the future. Clinton doesn’t appear until the very end.

“I’m getting ready to do something, too. I’m running for president,” Clinton said. “Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times, but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top.

“Every day Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion, so you can do more than just get by. You can get ahead and stay ahead.”

It’s a message that also made an immediate play to win over the support of liberals in her party for whom economic inequality has become a defining issue. They remain skeptical of Clinton’s close ties to Wall Street and the centrist economic policies of the administration of her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

Many had hoped Clinton would face a challenge from Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has said she will not run.

“It would do her well electorally to be firmly on the side of average working people who are working harder than ever and still not getting ahead,” said economist Robert Reich, a former labor secretary during the Clinton administration who has known Hillary Clinton for nearly five decades.

Unlike some of the Republicans who have entered the race, Clinton was scant on policy specifics on her first day as a candidate. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, for example, kicked off his campaign with a website and online videos that described his positions on an array of domestic and foreign policy issues.

Clinton also began her campaign for president in 2007 with a video, followed by a splashy rally in Des Moines where she said, “I’m running for president, and I’m in it to win it.” This time around, Clinton will instead head this week to the first-to-vote Iowa, looking to connect with voters directly at a community college and small business roundtable in two small towns.

“When families are strong, America is strong. So I’m hitting the road to earn your vote. Because it’s your time. And I hope you’ll join me on this journey,” she said in the video.

This voter-centric approach was picked with a purpose, her advisers said, to show that Clinton is not taking the nomination for granted. Her campaign said Sunday she would spend the next six to eight weeks in a “ramp-up” period, and she would not hold her first rally and deliver a campaign kickoff speech until May.

Clinton is the first high-profile Democrat to get into the race, and she quickly won the endorsement of several leading members of her party, including her home state governor, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine.

Still, there are some lesser-known Democrats who are considering challenging her, including former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders.

“During this campaign, it is imperative that Secretary Clinton, like every other candidate, address the great challenges of our time: the grotesque level of income and wealth inequality that is crushing our middle class,” Sanders said.

The GOP did not wait for her announcement to begin their campaign against her. The party’s chairman, Reince Priebus, has outlined plans for a broad effort to try to undermine her record as secretary of state while arguing that her election would be like giving Obama a “third term.”

Republicans have also jumped on Clinton’s use of a personal email account and server while she was secretary of state, as well as her handling of the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, in his own online video, said Sunday: “We must do better than the Obama-Clinton foreign policy that has damaged relationships with our allies and emboldened our enemies.”

Should she win the Democratic nomination, Clinton will need to overcome history to win the White House. In the last half-century, the same party has held the White House for three consecutive terms only once, during the administrations of Republicans Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.

As part of her launch, Clinton also will leave the board of her family’s foundation.

The 2016 campaign is likely to be the most expensive in history, with total spending on both sides expected to well exceed the more than $1 billion spent by each of the two nominees’ campaigns four years ago.

This weekend, Clinton campaign fundraisers escalated their outreach to Democratic donors, who largely back her bid, with a flurry of phone calls urging them to donate as soon as possible. Her team on Sunday encouraged donors to become “Hillstarters” by raising $27,000 for the campaign in the next 30 days.

OUTAGAMIE COUNTY – We have new details out of Kimberly on what was reported as a possible kidnapping.

FOX 11 has learned the Outagamie County district attorney’s office will be pursuing additional charges against the suspect in other counties on Monday.

Willie Davis, 22, was arrested on Interstate-41 in Washington County last Thursday.

Friday, Outagamie county prosecutors charged Davis with strangulation, battery and disorderly conduct; however, not with kidnapping.

Prosecutors say Davis allegedly choked his girlfriend at her Kimberly residence, then ordered her to drive him to Milwaukee.

According to court documents – the girlfriend, her two-year-old son, two friends and Davis got in her car and headed south.

The criminal complaint says when Davis’ girlfriend decided to turn back, Davis got angry and threatened to shoot everyone, although later no gun was found.

A source familiar with the investigation tells FOX 11 prosecutors will ask police to refer additional charges to Winnebago and Fond du Lac Counties.

We’re told those charges include kidnapping and false imprisonment.

Davis remains behind bars on a $50 thousand bond.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) – Jordan Spieth got more than redemption and a green jacket Sunday. He took his place among the best in the game with a Masters victory for the ages.

One year after he lost a bid to become the youngest player to win the Masters, the 21-year-old Texan turned in one of the most dominant wins ever at Augusta National. He never let anyone get closer to him than three shots after his record start. He never gave anyone much hope on Sunday.

Spieth closed with a 2-under 70, missing a 5-foot par putt on the final hole that would have set yet another record. Instead, he tied Tiger Woods at 18-under 270.

For all the talk about the Grand Slam bid by Rory McIlroy and the return of Woods, this week was about the arrival of another star.

“It’s awfully impressive,” McIlroy said after finishing fourth. “It’s nice to get your major tally up and running at an early stage in your career. It’s great to see, great for the game, and I’m sure there will be many more.”

Spieth became the first wire-to-wire winner at the Masters since Raymond Floyd in 1976, and this might have been even more special. Craig Woods in 1941 is the only other Masters champion who led by at least three shots from the opening round to the trophy presentation.

Phil Mickelson tried to make a run. So did Justin Rose. Neither got closer than three shots at any point, and it wasn’t long before Spieth was making another birdie putt to take the drama out of the back nine.

Mickelson (69) and Rose (70) tied for second. It was the 10th time Mickelson has been runner-up in a major. Woods jarred his right wrist then he struck wood under the pine straw on the ninth hole. He recovered and closed with a 73, 13 shots behind.

Spieth won for the third time on the PGA Tour and fifth time worldwide. He will rise to No. 2 in the world, still a ways to go to catch McIlroy at the top. When McIlroy won back-to-back majors last year to establish himself as the game’s best player, the quest was to find a rival.

Spieth answered that this week on perhaps the biggest stage in the sport with his record-setting week at Augusta.