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Police have detained a "ranting" man accused of crashing a pickup truck into a Fox affiliate television station building in downtown Dallas during a live newscast. Source: WAOW.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

No injuries were reported when a smoky fire forced the evacuation of patients from Whitehall Hospital and Gundersen Tri-County Care Center.  Those patients were first moved to other rooms in the medical facility but were later transported to other temporary location.  The hospital and care center was closed but is expected to reopen sometime today (Wednesday).  Officials didn’t know how many patients were affected.  The fire apparently started in a heating unit and firefighters were able to contain the problem quickly. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Meteorologists say the upper atmosphere is to blame for the record-setting rainfall which has filled waterways and caused extensive flooding.  A dome of high pressure sitting over the southeastern U-S has diverted tropical moisture to this part of the country, making this a humid summer for Wisconsin.  Moisture accumulated during the summer months and a more active jet stream have pushed low pressure through this region over the last few weeks.  The systems grabbed the moisture already in place, forcing it out in storm after storm.  Weather experts say there is a good chance the current rainy pattern is about to leave, but not before it dumps more rain on

Authorities have identified the 41-year-old domestic violence suspect who’s accused of shooting at pursuing law enforcement officers last week.  Girard Jones drove away when officers tried to arrest him in the Chippewa Falls area and he opened fire while he was being chased.  Nobody was hit.  The search for Jones started shortly after a woman arrived at a hospital with severe head injuries.  Part of her skull had to be removed to relieve pressure on her brain.  Jones told investigators she jumped out of a vehicle while it was moving.  The woman’s name hasn’t been released.  She is reported to be in critical condition. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State

Many local students were chosen to receive scholarship money from the National Dairy Shine for the coming school year. Source: WisconsinAgConnection.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]