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Monroe County Sheriff Scott Perkins reports a shooting incident this (Friday) morning that resulting in the death of one, in the township of Jefferson.  The incident appears to be isolated and it is not believed that the public is at risk.  One suspect has been identified, and is now in police custody.  Further details will be released as soon as practical. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

The American Lung Association in Wisconsin is offering free smoking cessation classes for low income resident of public housing. The Lung Association’s Keri Schneider says it’s being offered in advance of a directive from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development directive that will require all public housing in the country to be smoke […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

This is an update to the story that originally appeared on WRJC.com on January 8th.   Since Sunday, January 7, 2018, the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has been leading an officer-involved death investigation in Sparta, Wis. at the request of Monroe County Sheriff Scott Perkins and Sparta Chief of Police David Kuderer. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and the Sparta Police Department responded to a domestic violence-related 911 call in Sparta. Law enforcement officers encountered a male suspect threatening the life of a female with a knife and a Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy deployed deadly force with his firearm. The decedent succumbed to injuries

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Ahead of 2018 election, Gov. Scott Walker attacked for spending more on corrections than colleges The dais was crowded at a candidates’ forum attended by 12 of the Wisconsin Democrats who are running for governor in 2018. One of them joked that "there's actually another blank name tag up here, so if anybody else wants to get in the race …" But much of the event, in Eau Claire on Dec. 11, 2017, was serious, of course. Candidate Kelda Helen Roys used part of her time to attack Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who is running for a third term. Roys, a former state Assembly

A meeting is being planned for agribusiness professionals who work with farmers that are facing increasingly tighter financial margins during the current state of the agricultural economy. Source: WisconsinAgConnection.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]