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LOCAL NEWS
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HAMBURG - Robert Sessions had no idea what was happening. "My understanding was that he thought he was coming to his grandson's confirmation," said VFW Post 1638 president Alicia Weix. Instead, Sessions arrived at VFW Post 1023in Hamburg on Sunday to find people gathered together for a different reason: to honor his service with a custom-designed quilt. "I never found out until I walked through the door today," Robert Sessions said. "It was such a shock I didn't know what to do."
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EAGLE RIVER - Republican congressman Sean Duffy won Wisconsin's seventh district by 23 points in 2016, but that hasn't stopped Democrat Margaret Engebretson from running to challenge him in the 2018 election.
Engebretson was at Blend Coffee House in Eagle River Sunday hosting a "Coffee With the Candidate" event.
She spoke about her military background and support for universal Medicaid.
Despite Duffy's advantages as an incumbent, Engebretson believes she can win by offering an inclusive message.
"There are a lot of people not sharing in the bounty of this country," Engebretson said. "They're not thriving and we must do something about it."
Brian Ewert is the only other Democrat running to challenge Duffy. The primary between Engebretson and Ewert is on Aug. 14.
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THREE LAKES - More than 1,500 people packed the Don Burnside park in Three Lakes this weekend.
30 teams from all over Wisconsin and the Upper Penninsula of Michigan traveled to compete at the second annual Northwoods Baseball Classic.
The turnout doubled from last year's tournament.
This year another age division was added and people could see the new renovations at the park.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Some Wisconsin schools will be using gunshot-detection sensors when classes resume this fall to try to get police to respond more quickly to a mass shooting.
The sensors are among various security upgrades schools are rolling out with grant money state lawmakers approved this year after the shootings in Parkland, Florida.
The Kenosha Unified School District plans to use $384,000 of its nearly $900,000 award to install sensors from New Mexico-based EAGL Technology at its 43 schools. The system is designed to alert police within seconds of shots being fired and activate surveillance cameras near their location to livestream the scene to authorities. The sensors can also lock doors after gunshots.
EAGL Technology says the number of schools across the country expressing interest in the sensors has increased since Parkland.
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REGIONAL NEWS
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SHAWANO COUNTY - One person died in a one vehicle moped crash Sunday according to the Shawano County Sheriff's Office.
The crash happened around 4:23 p.m. The driver, and lone person on the moped, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The sheriff's office will not release the driver's name at this time. The crash is under investigation.
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FLORENCE COUNTY - Two high school students died in a car crash early Friday morning in Florence County. The wreck happened at around 6:20 a.m. according to the Florence County Sheriff's Office.
The vehicle was traveling north on County Highway N in the Commonwealth Township, when the driver lost control while making a turn. The vehicle crossed the center line, left the roadway, and hit a tree, bursting into flames upon impact.
The names and ages of the Florence High School students will be released after notifications are made.
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CHIPPEWA FALLS - A World War II veteran who spent more than a year as a prisoner of war is finally being awarded the Purple Heart.
The Leader-Telegram reports that 94-year-old Max Bergen will receive the medal Friday. The Wisconsin man says he's overwhelmed and stunned by the honor.
Bergen was serving on a bomb squadron when he was shot down over Germany in 1944. He was held prisoner at a camp in Austria for 14 months.
Bergen suffered shoulder and ankle wounds in the crash, but he had no paperwork about the injuries because he was immediately taken prisoner. Such documentation is needed for the medal that honors troops injured in combat.
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MADISON - High school students from Parkland, Florida., visit Wisconsin to advocate for stricter gun control laws and to register young people to vote.
The students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are making three stops in Wisconsin as part of a nationwide March for Our Lives: Road to Change tour. They plan to hold events Friday in Janesville and Madison and on Saturday in Milwaukee.
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