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GREEN BAY – Employees at Appleton Coated are planning a “quarter auction” to raise money for Old Glory Honor Flight.  The program sends WWII and Korean Veterans on a memorable trip to the nation’s capitol to visit their memorials.  Julie Haack of Appleton Coated says their last auction in 2013 raised $14,500 for OGHF   This year’s auction will be held at Tanners Grill and Bar Saturday, April 18th.  Auction items include a Brewers Ticket Package for a game at Wrigley Field, a 2014 autographed Packers Football and 4 tickets to Disney World.

Quarter Auction to benefit Old Glory Honor Flight

Saturday, April 18th
12-8pm (auction starts at 1pm)

Tanners Grill and Bar
730 S Railroad St
Kimberly

(920) 788-7275

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Polls are open in Wisconsin on this election day.

Statewide, voters will decide whether to re-elect Justice Ann Walsh Bradley to a third 10-year term on the Supreme Court or to elect her challenger, Rock County Circuit Judge James Daley. They will also consider scrapping the 126-year-old practice of having the most senior member of the court serve as chief justice.

Patchy, light freezing drizzle fell as polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Forecasters say there’s a chance the precipitation will stick around through the day.

Voter turnout is expected to be light. Only two out of every 10 potential voters are expected to cast ballots.

TOWNSHIP OF BLACK WOLF- Fire departments are still on the scene of a fire that broke out around 10:30 p.m. Monday at a home in Township of Black Wolf, in Winnebago County.

Officials say the fire broke out at a home on Highway 45.

Highway 45 in both directions is closed in the area of County Highway Z.

We have a crew on the way and will bring you information as we learn it.

OSHKOSH – Easter may be over, but downtown Oshkosh is still celebrating.

This month’s theme for the Oshkosh Gallery Walk is Peeps marshmallows.

Nearly a dozen businesses have used the sweet treat to create tasty masterpieces in their window displays.

Visitors can check out the displays and vote for the “Peeples Choice Award” until April 16.

FOX 11’s Pauleen Le spent the morning taking a ‘peep’ into some of the displays.

For more information on the gallery walk and a map with all of the Peeps window display locations, click here.

GREEN BAY- A stationary front is parked to our south from northern Missouri through central Illinois and it will stay there through Thursday.

It will be mostly cloudy Tuesday with brisk northeast winds of 10 to 20 mph, gusting to 30 mph at times. The high will reach 44 and there is a slight chance of rain.

Rain showers are likely Tuesday night with a wintry mix at times, especially north, and a low near freezing.

Click here for Pete Petoniak’s full forecast.

GOTHAM, Wis.- Richland County crews have suspended a search for a young child who went missing Monday from a boat launch in Gotham.

Officials said crews searched the river for two hours in the rain, but it became too dark and too dangerous for the crews to continue.

Officials say they’re going to send crews out again Tuesday morning.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The makeup of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and how its chief justice is chosen are at stake in an election that has drawn little attention in the state.

Two questions affecting the state’s highest court are on Tuesday’s ballot. The first involves the race between incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, who is seeking a third 10-year term, and her challenger, Rock County Circuit Judge James Daley.

Bradley is one of the seven-member court’s two liberal justices. Daley has actively courted Republicans as he tries to increase the conservative majority.

Voters also are considering a constitutional amendment that would change the 126-year-old practice of having the most senior justice serve as chief justice. Opponents say it’s a blatant attack on liberal Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, who’s held the position since 1996.

Keep it tuned to FOX 11 and fox11online.com for the latest election results. We’ll have complete coverage on FOX 11 News at 9 and then Wednesday morning on Good Day Wisconsin.

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (AP) – A man and his seven children found dead in their Maryland home Monday were poisoned by carbon monoxide from a generator they were using after the power company cut off their electricity, a couple who identified themselves as the man’s mother and stepfather said.

Police found the bodies at the home in Princess Anne after being contacted by a concerned co-worker of the father, who had not been seen for days, Princess Anne police said in a news release.

They identified the deceased only as an adult and seven young people ages 6 to the teens. They said the cause of the deaths was still under investigation.

Bonnie and Lloyd Edwards, encountered outside the home by a reporter from The Associated Press, identified themselves as the mother and stepfather of Rodney Todd, 36, whom they identified as the adult who died. They said Todd had seven children, including five girls and two boys. The Edwardses said police told them the family died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Bonnie Edwards identified the children as boys Cameron Todd, 13, and Zycheim Todd, 7; and girls Tynijuiza Todd, 15; Tykira Todd, 12; Tybree Todd, 10; Tyania Todd, 9; and Tybria Todd, 6.

Lloyd Edwards said when police told them Todd had died, “It was disbelief.”

“It’s so hard. How can you understand something like that?”

He said Delmarva Power had cut off the electricity to the house because of an outstanding bill.

“To keep his seven children warm, (Todd) bought a generator,” Lloyd Edwards said. “It went out and the carbon monoxide consumed them.”

Princess Anne Police Chief Scott Keller told the AP there was a generator in the kitchen that was out of gasoline.

Matt Likovich, a spokesman for Delmarva Power, would not say Monday night whether the power had been cut off. He said the matter was being investigated.

Bonnie Edwards described her son as a loving, caring young man who set an example for his children. “I don’t know anyone his age who would have done what he did” for his children, she said. “I was so proud to say he took care of seven kids.”

Todd was a utility worker at the nearby University of Maryland Eastern Shore, said his supervisor Stephanie Wells. Wells, who hadn’t seen Todd since March 28, said she went to the house Monday morning and knocked on the door, but no one answered. She then filed a missing-person report with police.

Princess Anne is located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

ASHWAUBENON – Some Northeast Wisconsin Badgers fans gathered to watch Monday night’s NCAA men’s basketball title game between Wisconsin and Duke at Green Bay Distillery. That’s where the Brown County Chapter of the Wisconsin Alumni Association held its official watch party.

For most of the night, the restaurant was filled with cheers for Bucky. But the energy quickly disappeared as Wisconsin lost the lead in the final minutes of the championship matchup.

“There was a point when you thought they already had it, when they had a 7 point lead, and it hurts in the end, but when you reflect back it was a good year,” said Brent Sinkula of Two Rivers.

Badgers fans couldn’t believe their team didn’t get their shots to fall, ultimately coming up short for the title in a 68-63 loss to the Blue Devils.

“It would have been very nice,” said Gary Delveaux of Green Bay. “It would have been great for Bo. It would have been excellent, but it didn’t work out.”

One Duke fan at the distillery was excited, but humble, about his team’s fifth national championship.

“It was a good game,” said Patrick Nate of Kimberly. “It was everything I expected it to be. Tough fought. I didn’t think they were going to pull it out, but they did. It was awesome.”

Sinkula says he’s still proud of his team, especially because of their victory over previously unbeaten Kentucky in the Final Four Saturday night.

“First time since 1941 they at least got to the finals, so that’s an accomplishment,” he said. “It was good to see homegrown talent going to the finals, beating a bunch of one-and-doners that had a 38-0 record to get here, so that was at least an accomplishment.”

APPLETON – Polls open at 7 o’clock and will stay open until eight Tuesday night.

There are some statewide races, but it’s the local races an area clerk says voters should be aware of.

From mayors’ offices to city council chambers, Tuesday’s election will help shape local governments across the area.

In fact, almost half of Appleton’s Common Council members are facing opponents, but the expected voter turnout is low.

“Turnout runs about 20% for a spring election. So a little bit down from what we see in the fall,” Appleton City Clerk Dawn Collins told FOX 11.

She said spring elections tend to have more localized races. While fall elections typically hold races like president and governor.

“I think people just don’t see the local elections, or municipal elections as, maybe as significant as, maybe, some of the higher level, state and federal level. However, it’s oribabky the election that’s going to impact us the most,” Collins explained.

Collins told us races for positions like judges, school board and city council are most likley to affect your daily life.

“All of our streets and zoning and the work that is done at the city level is what will impact us most on a day to day basis and those are the folks that are making those votes and making those decisions for us,” she said.

But, according to Collins, voters might not take those races as seriously, because we just don’t hear as much about them.

Those races are non-partisan and candidates often don’t advertise like, say, candidates in a presidential election.

“[We don’t see them on tv] on a regular basis being pounded at us and, certrainly, just as siginificant, there’s not the parties that are putting dollars into the campaigning,” Collins explained.

You will not need a photo ID for Tuesday’s election. An ID will be required for future races.

INDIANAPOLIS — 10:08 P.M.

Twenty minutes left to decide a champion – at least.

The way Duke and Wisconsin are going at it, we may need a couple of overtimes too. There were 13 lead changes in the first half.

The Blue Devils’ Quinn Cook rimmed out a 3-point try and the Badgers’ Sam Dekker was off on his fall-away 3 as time expired, leaving the two teams tied 31-all at the break.

Dekker and Nigel Hayes have eight points apiece to lead the Badgers, while Frank Kaminsky has seven points and seven rebounds while outplaying Duke counterpart Jahlil Okafor.

Justise Winslow has seven points to lead the Blue Devils, while Okafor has six, despite sitting the final few minutes of the first half with two fouls.
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Count tennis star Caroline Wozniacki among the Wisconsin supporters. She is sitting next to Texans star and former Wisconsin football player J.J. Watt.
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8:58 P.M.

Back and forth we go in the national championship game.

The Blue Devils gained some early separation, but freshman guard Tyus Jones began settling for outside jumpers – just like the Harrison brothers did when Kentucky wilted late.

The Badgers stuck to their game plan and clawed back into the lead.

Jahlil Okafor continues to sit on the Duke bench after picking up his second foul with 4:47 left in the first half. Justise Winslow is also in trouble with two early fouls.

Wisconsin has two fouls total.

The Blue Devils are shooting 50 percent from the field early on, but they’re getting pounded on the glass. Wisconsin has 17 rebounds, including eight offensive rebounds and 11 second-chance points, with about 3 minutes left in the half.
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8:52 P.M.

Wisconsin surged back and the crowd got really loud for a 7-0 run capped by Frank Kaminsky’s three-point play to give the Badgers a 24-23 lead. The most important part of that play? The foul was the second on Jahlil Okafor, forcing the Duke big man to take a seat.
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8:50 P.M.

Duke has been winning the hustle points in the first half.

On one play, backup forward Amile Jefferson swooped in to block a shot by the Badgers’ Josh Gasser, and then Blue Devils teammate Tyus Jones nearly slid off the elevated floor and onto the deck while chasing the ball out of bounds. Jones popped to his feet and was OK.

The Blue Devils are also doing a better job of getting into transition, using their superior speed at guard to get easy buckets before Wisconsin can get back on defense.

Badgers coach Bo Ryan wants his team to start attacking the rim, rather than settle for outside jumpers. He threw his arms up in victory when Bronson Koenig did just that and drew a foul. Koenig, an excellent foul shooter, made both of his attempts.

Duke still leads 21-17, though, with just under 8 minutes left in the first half.
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8:38 P.M.

The Blue Devils have been arguably been the best defensive team in the NCAA Tournament, holding opponents to just 55 points per game. Wisconsin has been the most efficient on offense.

Not surprisingly, they are playing to a stalemate early.

Duke’s frenzied man-to-man defense has been able to force three early turnovers, one that turned into an easy run-out and layup by Grayson Allen. But the Badgers are doing a nice job of moving the ball to free up shooters, hitting three of their first five 3-point tries.

Among those in the crowd rooting on the Badgers: Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, an adopted Wisconsinite, and former Wisconsin star J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans.

Duke has pulled ahead 13-12 at the under-12 media timeout.
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8:25 P.M.

The sexy matchup of the night is Frank Kaminsky, the Badgers’ AP player of the year, against Jahlil Okafor, who many think will be the No. 1 pick in June’s NBA draft.

As expected, the two centers dueled each other early on.

Kaminsky struck first when he popped to the top of the key to hit a 3-pointer, then drew a charge on Okafor at the other end. The Blue Devils’ freshman star answered a minute later with an easy basket in the paint, his first of the night.

Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan had to go to his bench first when senior guard Josh Gasser appeared to lose a contact lens in the opening minutes. Traevon Jackson took his place.

Duke led 6-5 at the first media timeout. The stoppage came after a ball was tipped out of bounds, not far from where former news anchor Tom Brokaw was sitting.
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8:10 P.M.

Wisconsin was introduced first as the fourth of the No. 1 seeds, running to the floor through a wall of smoke amid rockets and fireworks. The Badgers are in their road red uniforms for Monday night’s game.

Duke followed in its home white uniforms, and coach Mike Krzyzewski earned a roar from the Blue Devils fans when he strode to the floor moments later.

Badgers fans outnumber Duke fans by about 4 to 1.

The national anthem was performed by a military band while a 25-year-old bald eagle – named Challenger after the space shuttle crew killed in the 1986 explosion – soared over the length of the floor. The eagle was blown from a nest and raised by the American Eagle Foundation.

Next up: Introductions, then the final tipoff of the season.
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7:40 P.M.

Both teams are sticking with their Final Four starting lineups.

That means the Badgers will send out seniors Frank Kaminsky and Josh Gasser along with junior guard Sam Dekker and sophomores Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig.

The Blue Devils will counter with their trio of heralded freshman – Jahlil Okafor, Tyus Jones and Justise Winslow – along with sophomore guard Matt Jones and senior guard Quinn Cook.

The starting lineups are one thing, but this game could come down to bench play. The Badgers have a bit more depth than the Blue Devils with Traevon Jackson and Duje Dukan capable of providing a big lift.

Amile Jefferson and Grayson Allen are among the key reserves for Duke.
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7:25 P.M.

Hundreds of teams. Thousands of games. It all comes down to this.

No. 1 seeds Duke and Wisconsin are meeting at packed Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis to determine this year’s national champion. Tip-off is less than an hour away. And in about 3 hours, one of those teams will be cutting down the nets to the tune of “One Shining Moment.”

Both teams have already been out on the court to get some shots up. The Badgers were the first to retreat to their locker room, while the Blue Devils spent a few extra minutes on the raised floor of the indoor football stadium.

Jahlil Okafor, the Blue Devils’ star freshman, put up a bunch of extra free throws. Good idea, because a game between such evenly matched teams could come down to the foul line.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is trying for his fifth national championship, and his third in Indianapolis. Wisconsin counterpart Bo Ryan is also trying for his fifth title, though the first four came while coaching in the Division III ranks at Wisconsin-Platteville.

Judging by the crowd already in the arena, most of Madison made its way to the game. There are plenty of blue-clad Blue Devils fans, too.

The students are close to the floor, but not necessarily in great seats. The court is raised up enough that those standing toward the back of the student section have to spend much of the game staring up at the video board to see the game. Especially, if the action is at the other end of the floor.

The Badgers’ section is located around the CBS set with Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Clark Kellogg. A few fans were trying to get Barkley’s attention, and the analysts were giving their phones a check before going on the air.

MILWAUKEE — Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun left the season opener against Colorado with a strain on his right side.

The injury occurred in the fourth inning Monday when Braun crashed into the right-field wall while catching Justin Morneau’s drive. Braun was replaced by Gerardo Parra with the Rockies leading 10-0, but there was no announcement about an injury during the game.

Afterward, Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said Braun strained his lower right side.

When asked whether the injury was considered an abdominal strain, Roenicke said: “I think maybe a little lower than that. I’m not exactly sure.”

Braun, the 2011 NL MVP, was limited by a thumb injury much of last season.

“We’ll check and see how he is tomorrow,” Roenicke said.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin fans flocked to bars and campus union buildings hours ahead of the start of the NCAA championship game against Duke, searching for the perfect spot to watch the game hoping to celebrate the team’s first national title in 74 years.

Crowds of college students and other Badgers fans clad in bright red jerseys and the school’s signature striped bib overalls could be seen throughout Madison on Monday afternoon. Tipoff in Indianapolis against the Blue Devils was scheduled for 8:18 p.m. CDT.

Griffin Stangel, 25, who now lives in California, said he grew up in Madison and had memories of the team’s 2000 trip to the Final Four.

“I just remember 10-year-old me at the fan celebration,” Stangel said. “It was incredible.”

But so far, the basketball seasons have not turned out the way he’d like, Stangel said. Stangel said he attended the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games in Los Angeles this season and hopes the Badgers will clinch the win.

“I’m just thinking about all … these seasons that ended too soon,” Stangel said. “I hope tonight goes better.”

UW students Katie and Laura Zimny sat in the Memorial Union building while Laura, 20, tried to study the vascular system. Her sister Katie, 24, said the two grew up in Minnesota, but both their parents and their brother attended Wisconsin.

“We were fans always,” Zimny said. “(The University of Minnesota) Gophers were never anything.”

Zimny said the two scouted out their spot in the union eight hours ahead of tipoff. She said they loved the atmosphere in the lodge-style dining room, as well as being surrounded by so many others in their Badgers apparel.

“There is just something about it,” Zimny said. “It’s just a feeling like you’re so proud to be a Badger — it’s more than just being a fan of a sport.”

Lucia Vitale, 21, said she arrived to grab seats at the union building at 10 a.m. and spent hours working on assignments leading up to midterm exams.

More than a hundred students had gathered Monday evening at the union building, some working on laptops while sipping beers and keeping an eye on the Brewers’ season opener in the background.

 

While the Easter weekend was a time of celebration for Christians around the world, it was also a somber time.

In just the last few months there have been multiple targeted killings of Christians and now more and more people are calling for the rest of the world to get involved.

In Vatican City during Easter masses, the head of the Catholic Church made a plea for action, following the massacre of more than 140 students at Garissa University in Kenya, many of them believed to be Christian.  Earlier this year, 21 Coptic Christians were also executed in Egypt.

“May the international community not stand by before the immense humanitarian tragedy unfolding in these countries,” Pope Francis said in his homily, also condemning the world’s  “complicit silence”  in the wake of the recent killing of Christians.

While governments are quick to condemn the violence, there have been few calls for action,” says international human rights lawyer Emmanuel Ogebe.

“Flashback to the Holocaust,” Ogebe said.  “It’s really deeply disturbing and i think it’s hypocritical of the world to have said no never again and let it be happening We are not calling it out for what it is.”

Ogebe says what it is, is modern day “anti-Christian genocide” and argues the response of the international community changes drastically based on geography.

“When there’s terrorism in the west, oh it’s global jihad but when it happens in Africa, oh it’s Africa it’s poor service delivery, Africans will die anyway – no!” Ogebe said.

But many others believe terrorist groups like Al Shabab and Boko Haram aim to create chaos and international involvement, especially by the west should raise some important questions first.

Martyn Oliver, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at American University asked the following: “Would pressure from the west be a help or perhaps fuel some of the tensions that are there?”

Oliver said religion is rarely the sole target.

“I think it is education, order, civil society, so wherever they can disrupt civil society or exploit division they will look to go after that,” Oliver said.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods arrived later than usual Monday for a Masters that is different from all the others he has played.

No one was sure what to expect from him.

Woods offered a quick glimpse that it could be just about anything. He hooked his tee shot on the first hole so far left that it nearly went into the ninth fairway. And then he hit a shot to about 6 feet and rolled in the putt for birdie.

More relevant than any of his shots — including his chipping, which looked fine — was the atmosphere.

Spectators watch Tiger Woods’ tee shot on the sixth hole during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament Monday, April 6, 2015, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

The first official day of practice at Augusta National was filled with warmth and optimism for the first major of the year. Rory McIlroy, No. 1 in the world and going for a career Grand Slam, played 18 holes with British Amateur champion Bradley Neil. Steve Stricker is playing for the first time all year. Jason Day took four hours on the back nine alone, letting groups through so he could chip and putt, the key to winning a green jacket.

And then Woods arrived.

Fans ran to the side of the practice area when his cart pulled up, with one man holding a digital camera high above his head for a picture. Fittingly, Woods headed straight for the chipping area and went through two bags of balls before heading to the first tee with Mark O’Meara.

Woods is playing for the first time since Feb. 5. He was off nearly five months when he returned at the Masters in 2010 following the scandal in his personal life, but he was No. 1 in the world back then. His last competition was a victory in the Australian Masters.

Now he is No. 111. In his last tournament this year, he walked off the course at Torrey Pines after 11 holes. Before that, he shot 82 and missed the cut in the Phoenix Open. In both events, he played 47 holes and hit chips that either didn’t reach the green from 5 yards away or went some 25 yards over the green.

That’s when he stepped away, saying his game was not acceptable and he would not return until it was.

The real test comes Thursday, when the shots count. What he showed Monday certainly looked acceptable, and it was a treat for the fans who normally would be headed home after a long day at Augusta. The first hole was packed when Woods and O’Meara teed off at 4:20 p.m., and more than 2,000 kept following him. Dozens of fans raced over from the second fairway to the fourth tee to get a good spot.

Remember, you’re not supposed run at Augusta National.

I hope he’s happy. I hope he’s fine,” U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer said. “I hope he will play well this week. But what would bother me a lot is all the speculation. You don’t have a choice. You will read about it somewhere. You will hear about it because you socialize with people. So mentally, it must be quite exhausting, and we know how important the mental part is in golf.”

“So it’s difficult, and some things I don’t find very fair,” he said. “You should just let him be. Let him play golf, what he likes to do.”

The last image of Woods was the best player of his generation at his worst, especially with the chipping. That led to rampant speculation — some coaches, including former swing coach Hank Haney, said he had the yips. He was said to be practicing hard at home in Florida. When he showed up at Augusta National last week to practice, one report said he shot 74. Another said he was playing better than ever at home.

The fans who stuck around the Masters got to see for themselves, at least in practice. The real show starts Thursday, and everyone is curious.

“We’re all waiting with baited breath what Tiger is bringing,” three-time champion Nick Faldo said. “He’s got to believe he’s got a bit more game than that. This is not the place. These are the toughest chipping areas, but off perfect lies, anywhere in the world. … It’s all nerve. That’s what the Masters is. It’s nerve. It’s the most nerve-wracking golf course.”

Most of the cheers late in the afternoon came from the par-3 16th, where players were skipping shots across the water and onto the green. The other cheers followed Woods, especially that shot over the pine trees and at the flag for his birdie. Woods then tossed a few balls short of the green to chip.

“Fore!” one fan jokingly said from behind the green.

He hit two at a time to where caddie Joe LaCava was standing. Woods moved around various sides of the green and chipped to different pin positions. Most of them were reasonable. Some were good.

Woods reached the par-5 second hole with ease on his second shot. He smashed a drive down the short par-4 third and hit a flip wedge that trickled a few inches by the hole.

“Golf internationally needs Tiger Woods. He does make a difference,” three-time Masters champion Gary Player said. “People say — I hear this all the time — ‘Well, they won’t miss Tiger Woods. There’s so many young guys that will take his place.’ There is nobody in the world today that can play like Tiger Woods at his best. Nobody yet. I’m not saying in time to come, a Rory, Jordan Spieth, Jason Day.

“As of today, there’s nobody playing like Tiger at his best.”

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (AP) – Police say seven children and one adult, all related, have been found dead in a Maryland home.

Officers from the Princess Anne Police Department say no foul play is suspected. They were sent to the home Monday after being contacted by a concerned co-worker of the adult.

A news release from the department says the juveniles ranged in age from 6 to 16. Police did not give an age for the adult or say how the deceased were all related.

News photos from the scene showed a small, single-story home with yellow siding and brown shutters, marked off with yellow police tape. A small crowd gathered in front of the home, near a police SUV.

Princess Anne is the county seat of Somerset County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

OSHKOSH – The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh said they will reduce the number of its intercollegiate athletic programs by two, effective after the 2015-2016 academic year.

The men’s soccer and men’s tennis teams will be eliminated to prepare for a significant budget reduction from the state.

“We owe it to our students to provide a high-quality and positive competitive experience. As costs rise and budgets shrink that becomes more difficult therefore we need to look at what we offer with a critical eye,” UW Oshkosh Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Darryl Sims said.

This will bring UW-Oshkosh’s total from 21 to 19 varsity sports and two coaching positions will be eliminated.

The college says other sports will be combined under a restructured coaching staff. They say approximately 35 students in the two sports are directly impacted by the change.

The decision is being announced now to give student-athletes as much time as possible to consider their options and plan their next steps.

“We looked at whether the sport had a conference championship to participate in and if it was an automatic qualifier in the WIAC conference, among other criteria,” Sims said. “If we offer a varsity sport, we want to make sure the experience is optimal for the student-athlete, and if not then we need to decide if the funds to operate it are better leveraged in other programs.”

UW-Oshkosh will host a public open forum on Wednesday, April 8, at noon in the Reeve Union, room 307.

 

 

GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Police Department added five new faces Monday.

The hiring of five new officers means the Green Bay Police Department is now fully staffed.

But the department says even with 193 officers, that number is constantly changing.

“We never know when somebody’s going into retirement. You have an idea that some people might stay longer, they might leave earlier, we might have new officers that didn’t pass our field training program. That happens occasionally so it’s just not easy to predict it,” said Lt. Chad Ramos with the Green Bay Police Department.

By July, four officers will retire. Hiring replacements isn’t always easy.

“It is a long process just to get though the interviews and application period. But we want to take our time making sure we find the right men and women that are committed to service,” Ramos said.

Green Bay native Jamie Wozniak says becoming a police officer has always been her dream.

“I started taking classes in high school and thought this is the thing that I want to do. I want to give back to the community that I grew up in,” said Wozniak.

During Monday’s ceremony, Wozniak had her parents pin on her new badge.

“This is really awesome, very emotional, excited, nervous, but it’s a good feeling,” Wozniak said.

Aaron Walker says he’ll wear his new uniform with pride.

“I want the people I work with to respect me and to trust me. So that means I need to be coachable, open, and ask good questions and hopefully, when the right time comes, I’ll be rewarded for being a good cop,” said Walker.

Even with the new hires, Green Bay’s Police Department would still like to see more people interested in a law enforcement career.

“Our numbers are down in terms of who applies for this profession and it is a challenging profession,” Ramos said.

As the new officers celebrate their latest accomplishment, they’ll still have to complete a few more weeks of additional training.

Ramos says among the minimum requirements to apply for a police officer’s job are at least 60 college credits and be certified by a police academy.

MARINETTE – GeminiCares, Inc. says they will be closing all 11 of their locations in Wisconsin, including the one in Marinette.

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development says 14 people will be out of work in Marinette and 701 people statewide by May 31, 2015.

GeminiCares is a Wisconsin based company that provides home care, personal care, and respite care services to elderly and disabled individuals.

GeminiCares has service locations in 10 other areas of the state, including Adams, Hayward, Eau Claire, La Crosse, and Stevens Point.

 

MILWAUKEE — Kyle Kendrick pitched seven sharp innings and also got two hits Monday as the Colorado Rockies trounced the Milwaukee Brewers 10-0 on opening day.

Corey Dickerson and Nolan Arenado each homered and drove in four runs. Troy Tulowitzki doubled twice, singled and scored three times.

There were eight extra-base hits in the game, all by Colorado. Kendrick, Dickerson and Carlos Gonzalez contributed doubles.

Kendrick (1-0), who left Philadelphia after last season, excelled in his first opening day start. He gave up seven singles, walked none and struck out six.

After former commissioner Bud Selig lobbed in the ceremonial first ball, the Rockies teed off against Kyle Lohse (0-1).

Gonzalez, Tulowitzki and Arenado doubled in the first inning and Dickerson hit a two-run homer for a 4-0 lead.

Arenado hit a two-run shot into the bleachers off Lohse in the third. The right-hander gave up eight runs on 10 hits before Gonzalez ended Lohse’s third career opening day start with an RBI single in the fourth.

Rockies relievers Rafael Betancourt and Christian Friedrich each pitched a scoreless innings.

The Brewers’ best scoring chance came in the second when with one out they loaded the bases on two singles and a hit batter. Kendrick got Jean Segura to ground into a double play.

Brewers star Ryan Braun, who had offseason surgery on his right thumb, went 0 for 2 and left after the fifth inning. Adam Lind had three singles in his Milwaukee debut.

The Rockies had to be happy with how their two key veterans played, especially after last season.

Gonzalez had multiple injuries, each requiring surgery, and ended the season on the 60-day disabled list. Tulowitzki injured his hip the second game after the All-Star break and missed the remainder of the season.

TRAINER’S ROOM
Rockies: LHP Jorge De La Rosa, last year’s opening day starter for Colorado, was limited in spring training with a groin injury. Placed on the disabled list Sunday, he is scheduled to make a rehab start for Triple-A Albuquerque on Thursday and is limited to 65-70 pitches.
Brewers: Commenting on the pitching staff, general manager Doug Melvin said, “We were very healthy during the spring. That’s a positive to open up the season with all our guys healthy.”

UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Jordan Lyles makes his first start since June 4 when he broke his left hand covering home on a wild pitch. He landed on the disabled list June 5 and missed 54 games before being activated off the 60-day DL on Aug. 6.
Brewers: RHP Matt Garza, who starts Tuesday, has beaten the Rockies his last two starts.