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LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) – The man convicted of killing the owner of a La Crosse camera store and his teenage son has filed an appeal.

Jeffrey Lepsch wants the appeals court to overturn his convictions for fatally shooting Paul Petras and 19-year-old A.J. Petras at May’s Photo in September 2012. Lepsch, from Dakota, Minnesota, stole about $17,000 worth of camera equipment after shooting the two. He’s serving consecutive life terms without the possibility of release.

The La Crosse Tribune says Lepsch argues in his appeal that nine of the 12 jurors either believed he was guilty before they heard the case. Lepsch also argues that his rights were violated when the clerk of court read an oath to jurors because he wasn’t present. A circuit judge denied his request for a new trial in November.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Gunmen fired on a cafe in Copenhagen as it hosted a free speech event Saturday, killing one man, Danish police said. The event was organized by Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who has faced numerous threats after caricaturing the Prophet Muhammad.

Danish police said the gunmen shot through the windows of the Krudttoenden cafe, which the TV2 news channel said were riddled with some 30 bullet holes. Police spokesman Henrik Blandebjerg said three police colleagues at the event were also shot and wounded.

The attack came a month after Islamic militants attacked another media outlet that had printed Muhammad cartoons, the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris, killing 12 people.

Helle Merete Brix, one of the event’s organizers, told The Associated Press that Vilks was at the free speech event Saturday but was not hit.

“I saw a masked man running past,” Brix said. “I clearly consider this as an attack on Lars Vilks.”

There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Danish police, in a statement, said they were looking for the perpetrators who drove away in a dark Volkswagen Polo after the shooting, which took place shortly before 4 p.m.

“I heard someone firing with an automatic weapons and someone shouting. Police returned the fire and I hid behind the bar. I felt surreal, like in a movie,” Niels Ivar Larsen, one of the speakers at the event, told the TV2 channel.

Brix said she was ushered away with Vilks by one of the Danish police guards that he gets whenever he is in Denmark.

In a statement, Danish police said the victim was a 40-year-old man inside the cafe attending the event. He has not yet been identified.

The cafe in northern Copenhagen, known for its jazz concerts, was hosting an event titled “Art, blasphemy and the freedom of expression” when the shots were fired.

François Zimeray, the French ambassador to Denmark who was at the conference to speak about the deadly Charlie Hebdo attack, tweeted that he was “still alive.”

In a statement, French President Francois Hollande called the Copenhagen shooting “deplorable” and said Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt would have the “full solidarity of France in this trial.”

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was travelling to Copenhagen as soon as possible.

Vilks, a 68-year-old Swedish artist, has faced several attempted attacks and death threats after he depicted the Prophet Muhammad as a dog in 2007.

A Pennsylvania woman last year got a 10-year prison term for a plot to kill Vilks. In 2010, two brothers tried to burn down his house in southern Sweden and were imprisoned for attempted arson.

Vilks told The Associated Press after the Paris terror attacks that, due to increased security concerns, even fewer organizations were inviting him to give lectures. He also said he thought Sweden’s SAPO security service, which deploys bodyguards to protect him, would step up his security.

“This will create fear among people on a whole different level than we’re used to,” he said. “Charlie Hebdo was a small oasis. Not many dared do what they did.”

The depiction of the prophet is deemed insulting to many followers of Islam. According to mainstream Islamic tradition, any physical depiction of the Prophet Muhammad – even a respectful one – is considered blasphemous.

While many Muslims expressed disgust at the deadly assault on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper, many were also deeply offended by the magazine’s cartoons lampooning Muhammad.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – State borrowing for road building would continue to rise under Gov. Scott Walker’s latest budget proposal, a trend that has industry leaders wondering if some transportation projects will be scrapped in order to hold down debt.

Nearly 20 cents of every state dollar in Wisconsin’s road fund will be used to pay off highway loans this year. That number would climb even higher if Walker’s $1.3 billion in proposed transportation borrowing is approved.

Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association executive director Pat Goss says his group believes it’s unacceptable to keep issuing highway bonds without a stream of money to repay them. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos tells the Journal Sentinel new borrowing would help the state get by for two years, but leave the financial challenge even harder to solve in the long run.

GERMANTOWN, Wis. (AP) – The daughter of a 57-year-old Germantown woman is praising a police officer for saving her mother’s life, but the officer is crediting the woman’s dog.

Officer Jeff Gonzalez was on patrol Friday morning when he spotted the black lab running loose in the snow. When he tracked it down, he found the woman passed out in a lawn chair in the front porch. The temperature was barely above zero, and paramedics think she may have been outside for two hours in a coat and pajamas.

The woman’s daughter, Tianne Wendt, tells WISN-TV that her mother may have passed out from a heart condition now being monitored by doctors.

Wendt says Gonzalez saved her mother’s life. But Gonzalez calls it a “Lassie moment” for the dog.

Town of Leon – The Waushara County Sheriff’s department says a man was struck and killed early Saturday morning while riding his bike.

According to the sheriff’s department, 911 dispatchers received a call around 3:00 this morning that a male riding his bike on County Road EE just north of Buttercup Drive was struck by a vehicle.

By the time rescue crews arrived no other vehicles or witnesses were on scene.

The male was pronounced dead on scene by the Waushara County coroner’s office.

The Waushara County Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation with assistance from the Wisconsin State Patrol.

The initial investigation shows the striking vehicle may be a Ford and there should be damage to the right front area by the headlight.

If anyone has information about this crash or a potential vehicle or driver you are asked to call the Waushara County Sheriff’s Office at 920-787-3321 or you can call Waushara County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-800-5219.

TORONTO (AP) – Police in Canada say the suspects had access to weapons and were planning their own Valentine’s Day massacre until authorities foiled the plans to attack a Halifax, Nova Scotia mall.

Authorities say one suspect, a 19-year-old male, killed himself when police surrounded his home. Another suspect, a U.S. woman from Illinois, was arrested at the Halifax airport and confessed. Two others are also in custody and police say there are no additional suspects. A news conference is planned today.

A senior police official says two suspects were planning to kill as many people as they could before killing themselves.

The official said Friday the suspects were on a chat stream and were apparently obsessed with killing and death and had many photos of mass killings.

(BELLEVUE) Many will be showing their special someone just how much they care through roses and chocolates this Valentine’s Day, but one Bellevue man has received so much more from his sweetheart.

When you get to the age of the many residents at Bellevue Retirement, you’ve seen and experienced many things.

“Jeanette was part of everything I was in, all the time,” said Bernie Van Kamp, a resident at Bellevue Retirement.

Van Kamp is 93-years-old and has shared more than 70 years-worth of experiences with one leading lady.

“There wasn’t anything I didn’t like about her,” Van Kamp said. “It was everything I loved about her.”

The two married in 1943. Their first true test of their marriage came with WWII and the draft. Van Kamp joined the Navy Seabee’s and headed to Virginia for boot camp.

“I called her up and said, ‘I’m really lonesome. I wish I could see you,'” said Van Kamp. “She said, ‘don’t worry. I’ll be there.'”

From then on, where ever he had to report for training camp, she followed. When he came home from the war, she helped pay his way through school, handled the finances when he got a job in the local paper industry and they raised a family.

“I didn’t really think ever that you could love a person that much,” said Van Kamp.

Van Kamp says their marriage wasn’t perfect, but together, they made it. Jan.13 of this year, they celebrated 72 years of marriage. Van Kamp wanted to do something special for his wife and thought of an announcement during lunch, but the staff had other plans.

“We have a lot of couples in our community, 50 years, 60 years, 65 years, but 72?,” said Mary Rogala, executive director at Bellevue Retirement. “That was awesome. You have to celebrate.”

The staff planned a surprise party inviting the couples family and friends.

“It was just amazing that something like that could happen for us,” said Van Kamp.

But with any marriage, people have to take the good with the bad. Jeanette passed away about two and a half weeks later. She was 90 years old.

” loved her very much,” said Van Kamp. “It’s very difficult.”

While many would say this is the end to their love story, for Van Kamp, it only ends when it’s forgotten.

“I think about her everyday all the time,” said Van Kamp. “How lucky a person can be to be married to a wonderful person.”

Their love story lives on as long as it stays in the hearts and memories of those who loved them most.

“It was wonderful,” said Van Kamp. “A wonderful life.”

In addition to their three daughters, the couple four granddaughters and seven great grandchildren.

(TOWN OF HARRISON) The wait is over. The start of the 2015 Sturgeon Spearing season begins at 7 a.m. Saturday morning.

Thousands will be heading out to parts of Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes hoping to spear a sturgeon.

Wisconsin DNR officials are predicting a quick season this year thanks to good water clarity.

A record more than 13,000 licenses have been sold for the season.  Officials also raised the harvest caps this year for six percent for adult females, which usually will close down the season.

With bitter cold temperatures, officials are urging spearers to register their sturgeon as soon as possible. They say it won’t take long for the fish to freeze making it more difficult to determine the age, sex and reproductive stage of the fish.

There are 11 sturgeon registration stations around the Lake Winnebago system.

The season is scheduled to run for 16 days, or until the limit is reached.

Last year the season ended after less than a week.

Click here for more information on Sturgeon Spearing regulations. 

GREEN BAY – This week’s Cooking With You guest is Trevor LaRene!

Trevor joined FOX 11’s Emily Deem on Good Day Wisconsin to create a romantic and easy Valentine’s Day meal.

Click here to learn more about Trevor’s Podcast.

Homemade Truffles
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate (at least 52% cacao)
½ cup (120mL) heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons butter

1. Coarsely chop chocolate. Place in a bowl.
2. Bring cream and butter to a boil.
3. Pour over the chocolate, stirring to melt.
4. Let chill for 2 hours.
5. With small scoop or spoons, form chocolate into balls. (Roll with gloved hands to make them as even as possible.)
6. Roll in preferred topping.
7. Return to refrigerator until firm.

Nutritional data:
Calories (per truffle):  65
Fat:                              5.5g
Sat fat:                         3.5g
Chol:                        8.5mg
Sodium:                   1.7mg
Carbs:                          4.3g
Fiber:                          0.6g
Protein:                      0.6g

Walnut-Pear Bleu Cheese Salad with Maple-Mustard Vinaigrette
Serves 2
A double-handful of mixed greens
1/2 of a ripe pear, thinly sliced
1/2 of a cucumber, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon walnut pieces
1 tablespoon bleu cheese crumbles
1.Place greens in a bowl.
2.Add dressing, toss to coat.
3.Divide lettuce and place on two plates
4.Add equal amounts of pears, cucumbers, walnuts and bleu cheese to each.
5.Note: You can make this vegan by either removing the bleu cheese completely, or replace it with something else savory. (Maybe wasabi-coated tofu crumbles? I haven’t tried it, but I think it would work.)

Nutritional data:
Calories:        131
Fat:                 9g
Sat fat:         1.9g
Chol:       12.5mg
Sodium: 154.1mg
Carbs:          8.4g
Fiber:           2.4g
Protein:        5.8g

Maple-Mustard Vinaigrette
Serves 2
2 tablespoons white balsamic
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Nutritional data:
Calories:        104
Fat:                 7g
Sat fat:            1g
Chol:            0mg
Sodium:   62.5mg
Carbs:        10.1g
Fiber:              0g
Protein:           0g

WISCONSIN RAPIDS (AP) – No matter how cold it gets in Wisconsin, you are sure to find some people grilling out and wearing shorts outside.

And for some, not even subzero temperatures and snow will keep them from riding a bike.

Fat tire bikes – bikes with 4- to 5-inch wide tires – are gaining in popularity, said Barry Winters of Nekoosa. Winters, 45, is hooked on the bikes and has been riding almost daily for the past year, including during the winter months.

“A friend of mine had one that I tried and I really liked it, so of course, had to get one,” Winters, who also owns road and mountain bikes, told Daily Tribune Media. “But since I got this (fat tire) bike, it’s about the only bike I’ve been riding.”

His other bikes aren’t the only things being neglected. An avid snowshoe and cross-country skier, fat tire biking is taking precedence for Winters’ free time.

“(Fat tire biking) took away a lot from my skiing, because this is so much fun,” said Winters, who works at Bring’s Cycling and Fitness.

Jenny Rockwood, who works in sales at Bring’s, refers to the trend as “fat bike fever.”

“They’re getting more and more popular,” she said.

The Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival, started in 1983, grew so big that participation numbers now have to be limited and the event uses a lottery-style entry system, according to its website.

Races also are popping up across the state. The Snow Bully Fat Bike Race was recently held at the Iola Winter Sports Club, and the Fat Bike Birkie is March 7 in Cable.

The bikes, which cost between $1,700 and $2,500 at Bring’s, were developed for the Iditarod in Alaska and for use in the snow, Winters said.

“You can go more places than you can on your regular 2-inch mountain bike,” he said.

Those places include Nepco Lake trails, where Winters likes to trek to after work. Treks can include just riding to and from work, like Winters’ co-worker, Ben Walters of Wisconsin Rapids, likes to do. Walters’ fat tire bike is his main mode of transportation, and with the right gear, which includes lights and boots, he makes the daily trek no matter the weather.

The wide tires and being out in the snow do garner some glances.

“These look like a motorcycle without a motor, really,” Winters said.

Walters agreed. The two men shared laughs as they took a short ride in a snowy lot next to the bike store.

“It’s pretty funny, people think they’re hard to pedal,” Walters said. “You just got to hop on and try them out.”

“We see people out there and they point and ask questions,” Winters said. “It’s a lot of fun.”

APPLETON —As the Kimberly girls basketball team made its way to the locker room Appleton North coach Joe Russom met the players and talked to them.

It’s not something you see often, when the a opposing coach talks to another team, but Russom felt he needed.

Moments earlier his team defeated Kimberly, 32-30, and the win knocked Kimberly our of a first-place tie with Hortonville in the Fox Valley Association with one game to play in the regular season. After the final buzzer, fans rushed the court and Russom wished it hadn’t happened.

The Papermakers have been one of the quality teams in the FVA for a long time and Russom wanted the Papermakers to know how much he respected what the program has accomplished.

“If you look at the banners and the number of conference championships, it’s night and day,” Russom said. “It’s become more of a cultural thing. Since I’ve been here the thing I wanted to instill is that this is an expectation that we’re going to get to this point and that we’re going to be battling every year for the FVA championship.”

Grace Garvey, who made her first 3-pointer of the season in the second quarter, talked what this meant to beat the defending conference champs.

“I think this win means we’ve been proving ourselves as a team,” Garvey said. “We’ve been struggling to get wins in a row and this was our fifth win in a row and we really have proven we can win together as a team, even if we’re young.”

The win clinched third place for North (13-8, 13-4) in conference and now the Lightning is one game behind Kimberly (15-6, 14-3) in the FVA.

But it wasn’t easy getting there. Both teams struggled on offense, but North’s defense is what really stood out.

After trailing 10-8 after one quarter, North limited the Papermakers to 20 points combined in the final three quarters. Part of that was making sure Kimberly didn’t get second chances.

“This is probably (Kimberly coach) Troy’s (Cullen) best offensive rebounding team he’s had in my seven years,” Russom said. “We felt if we could contest shots, block out and eliminate second shots and free throws, we could have success. In the first quarter, we didn’t do a very good job of it, but in the final three quarters we did.”

Still, it came down to the final seconds before North could celebrate.

Leading 32-29, North fouled Jenna Smarzinski with less than 15 seconds to play on a 3-pointer. Smarzinski, though, made just one free throw, but the Papermakers were able to force a jump ball on the rebound and it had the possession arrow.

After a North foul, Kimberly inbounded, looking for any type of shot. Sara Rosenow found Smarzinski for a contested corner 3-pointer but she missed just before the buzzer sounded. After the buzzer, the players celebrated and then the fans.

We got what we wanted,” Russom said. “We forced what we wanted.”

“One of the most exciting feelings in my life,” Garvey said about the win. “It’s really a great feeling.”

North hopes this will be a stepping stone as the postseason nears. Seeding meetings are this weekend and this win certainly could boost North’s seed possibilities.

While that is in the immediate future, Russom said the win was great, but the goal at the start of the season was higher.

“I expected us to win the FVA,” Russom said. “The thing that derailed us is the thing that derailed Kimberly, an injury (North lost freshman Taylor Sieg to a torn ACL on Dec. 29, 2014). Granted she was first kid off the bench but she changes a whole heck of a lot with our team.”

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Appleton North’s Grace Garvey talks about her team’s 32-30 win over Kimberly on Friday.

Kimberly visited Appleton North in a Fox Valley Association girls basketball game Friday. North won, 32-30.

De Pere senior and future Badger Brevin Pritzl scored 22 points Friday night to make it to 1,601 for his career, making him the Redbirds all-time leading scorer. Click on the video to see highlights from that game and others around Northeast Wisconsin.

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) – Tevonn Walker scored 20 points as Valparaiso beat Green Bay 63-59 Friday night in a battle for first place in the Horizon League.

Daeshon Francis and Carrington Love hit back-to-back 3-pointers to pull Green Bay within 56-49 with 2:34 left. Then Love’s 3-pointer with 35 seconds remaining cut Green Bay’s deficit to two points. But Valparaiso made 5 of 6 free throws in the final minute to seal it.

Alec Peters added 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Valparaiso (23-4, 10-2 Horizon).

Valparaiso went on an 8-0 run, all scored by Peters, to take a 15-point lead midway through the second half.

Valparaiso held a 29-23 lead at halftime after shooting 50 percent from the field. The Crusaders held a 20-7 advantage on the glass but turned it over 14 times in the opening 20 minutes.

Love led Green Bay (20-6, 9-3) with 15 points. Jordan Fouse had 11, and Alfonzo McKinnie and Greg Mays added 10 apiece.

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FOND DU LAC- Many people took to the ice of Lake Winnebago for the “Sturgeon Stampede” Friday night.

It’s a weekend event off of the shore of Roosevelt Park in Fond du lac.

There was ice bowling, tether ball, an ice bag toss.

Friday night they also crowned the Sturgeon Queen.

People say this event is a great way to celebrate the Wisconsin winter.

Reid Simons said, “We’re out enjoying the bonfire and we have a live band tonight and it’s exciting. It’s great enjoying a Wisconsin winter and having some fun tonight.”

Many of the activities are free.

The event started Thursday and runs through Sunday.

FOND DU LAC – Doctors in our area are brushing up on what they know about measles.

“Prepare for it, we read about it, we [review] cases and get updates from the CDC,” said Dr. Nathan Larsen, Emergency Department Medical Director for St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du lac.

Two people in Central Wisconsin are being tested for the virus, which was declared eliminated from the U.S. just 15 years ago.

“With the unimmunized population, it’s definitely coming back,” said Larsen.

According to health officials the two people have been isolated, because they could have measles. That’s what we’ve reported from the Stevens Point area.

Now it’s waiting for test results. If confirmed, the cases, both in Portage County, would be the first in the state this year.

At St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac Dr. Nathan Larsen told FOX 11 since 2000, measles has been almost non-existent locally.

“Can’t say I’ve actually ever seen a measles case. I’ve been practicing for ten years,” he said.

Same goes for Winnebago County Health Nurse Cindy Draws.

“I don’t know of a case that we’ve actually had confirmed,” said Draws, who works for the Winnebago County Health Department.

However, with two possible cases close by in Portage County, healthcare workers say they’re making sure they’re ready for any cases.

Larsen told us if you are vaccinated against the Measles, you are mostly protected.

But for those who aren’t, “nine in ten people who get exposed who are unimmunized will actually contract the disease,” said Larsen.

If you contract measles, experts say most people get through it fine.

However, Draws told FOX 11 about one in three will develop issues like ear infections pnemonia and more.

“Even more serious things like encephalitis, which is swelling of the brain, even death,” she said.

Draws told us the virus is one of the most contagious, spread through coughs and sneezes.

“The thing about the measles virus is it can hang in the air for up to two hours,” she added.

According to Larsen early symptoms include coughing, sneezing, red eyes, then high fever and eventually a rash, but he said you’re contagious four days before a rash can develop.

“It’s definitely unsettling, you know, we prepare for it, we read about it, but the challenge is just to figure out who actually has it and try to containg the spread of it,” Larsen explained.

Some opposed to the vaccine have opted out because of the potential side-effects. According to the CDC those include fever, seizures or in the most severe cases, long-term coma or permanent brain damage.

But no matter where you stand on the vaccine, health officials say if you have symptoms to stay home and call your health care provider.

“Then we’ll arrange through the health department or through the hospital on where that patient can go to get tested or treated,” said said Larsen.

The most recent update, which was a week ago, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is: 121 confirmed cases in 17 states, most originating at Disneyland in southern California.

PHOENIX (AP) – Caylyn Otto bought a bracelet for her unborn son, but not for his baptism.

“I pictured it being on an urn or being buried with him,” Otto said. “I never thought he’d get to wear it.”

But now instead of planning his funeral, the Mesa, Arizona dental assistant can start planning her son’s future. Born nearly seven weeks early, Oliver became one of the youngest heart transplant recipients at Phoenix Children’s Hospital last month. He will need to be hospitalized a few more weeks. But doctors say Oliver, who was due Feb. 20, has been doing remarkably well post-transplant.

“He immediately looked like a new baby,” said father Chris Crawford, a pizza delivery driver.

Otto said doctors noticed about 20 weeks into her pregnancy that Oliver’s heart was significantly enlarged. At an appointment a month later, the heart had only gotten bigger. The couple, who have a 20-month-old son, was then told to be prepared for their baby possibly being still-born or to consult with hospice caregivers.

Oliver was born Jan. 5 with a heart the size of a 5-year-old child’s with a large left ventricle, Otto said. Dr. John Nigro, the pediatric cardio surgeon who performed the transplant, said the heart was affecting the infant’s lung and kidney development. Ideally, an infant needs to reach a gestational age of 36 weeks before undergoing a heart transplant, according to Nigro. But Oliver was put on the transplant list.

To everyone’s surprise, a donor heart became available a few days later. Though Oliver was not yet at the ideal age, the surgical team decided to have him go through the 10-hour procedure.

“If you get the perfect donor, you may never get that donor again,” said Dr. Daniel Velez, who was in charge of procuring the heart and making sure it met all the requirements needed for Oliver.

Velez said the hospital conducts about one heart transplant a month. But the last time the procedure was performed on someone as young as Oliver was about a year ago. Nigro said everyone has been pleasantly surprised at how Oliver, who now weighs 7 pounds, is coping.

“He’s a real fighter. There’s no question about that,” Nigro said.

Oliver will have to be on immunosuppressant drugs and be constantly monitored for the rest of his life. But there’s no reason not to expect that he can’t go on to live a normal life like going to school and playing sports, Crawford said. He said now they can joke that the size of their son’s heart was an indicator of who he is as a person.

“That’s been the joke: He had too much love. He had to give it away,” Crawford said.

MARINETTE – The quick thinking of an area teen, may have saved a life.

Police say earlier this week a 32-year-old woman nearly jumped off of the Hattie Street Bridge, which connects Marinette to Menominee, Michigan.

It was by pure chance that Brennan Bardowski was driving over that bridge Wednesday night.

But it’s a decision that likely saved a life.

“I saw this woman looking over the edge of the bridge. I just kind of looked at her and didn’t really think anything of it but then I saw her take off her shoes,” said Brennan Bardowski.

That’s when Bardowski felt something just wasn’t right. As he slowly drove across the bridge, the 17-year-old looked at the woman through his rear-view mirror.

“She put her leg up on the rail like she was going to step over,” Bardowski said.

At that moment, Bardowski parked his car and started walking toward her.

“I was like, ‘Hey, hey, hey what’s going on’ and that’s when she looked at me and told me she was going to jump,” Bardowski said.

But Bardowski couldn’t let that happen.

“I just tried comforting her and telling her, ‘People care about you. I care about you,”‘ Bardowski said.

Bardowski says seeing the woman on the bridge reminded him of a movie he saw while in class at St. Thomas Aquinas Academy.

“One of the scenes was a woman about to jump off the bridge and a homeless man talked her into coming back over,” Bardowski said.

Just like the movie, the high school junior was able to calm the woman and keep her from jumping.

“Eventually, she put one leg back over and I just said, ‘Good job, good job’ and then I approached her and grabbed her by both hands,” Bardowski said.

By then another person driving by called 911 and police cared for the woman.

Marinette Police Captain Douglas Erdmann says Bardowski did everything right.

“He chose to stop and make a difference and even if you don’t want to get involved personally or hands on, certainly pick up your phone and call 911,” Captain Erdmann said.

Bardowski’s dad James Bardowski says he couldn’t be more proud of his son.

“He always seems to do the right thing and I’m just thankful he was there at the right time.”

“I think I did what I knew I should do and that worked out,” said the teen.

Police could not give FOX 11 an update on the woman’s condition.

As for Bardowski, he will be honored by the police department with a lifesaver award at next month’s city council meeting in Marinette.

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Milwaukee health officials say they have received a report of a probable case of bacterial meningitis in a Marquette University student.

Marquette University medical director Carolyn Smith said the student lives in a campus residence hall and his hospitalized.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the student’s roommate is receiving preventative treatment.

Bacterial meningitis is also called meningococcal disease. It is spread through respiratory and throat secretions and is most commonly spread through direct, close contact with an infected person. It is not spread by casual contact or thought the air.

Symptoms include rapid onset of a fever, headache and stiff neck. Other symptoms can include vomiting, rash, and confusion. Bacterial meningitis requires immediate medical attention and can be treated with antibiotics.