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Girl injured on Dells ride back in Florida

by Andrew Beckett on September 1, 2010

in Crime & Courts,Fires/Accidents/Disasters

A young girl critically injured on a Wisconsin Dells thrill-ride this summer is back near her home in Florida.

Just a month after she was sent to the American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison, 12-year-old Teagan Marti was transferred Wednesday to a hospital closer to her home in Parkland, Florida. [click to continue…]

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Preparing for emergencies

by Jackie Johnson 09/1/10 10:09 AM

Are you ready for an emergency? Despite our share of flooding, tornadoes and snowstorms, only about 20-percent of Wisconsin residents are prepared for such large-scale emergencies. That’s according to a ReadyWisconsin survey conducted last year. “That, to me, is amazing because we’re in a state that does have emergencies.” Tod Pritchard of ReadyWisconsin says officials [...]

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Rock County boy dies in farm accident

by WRN Contributor 08/30/10 7:52 AM

An 8-year-old Brodhead boy died after a utility vehicle accident in Spring Valley Township, according to a news release from the Rock County Sheriff’s Department. At 8:02 p.m. Saturday, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, along with Orfordville Police, Fire and EMS, responded to a report of a utility vehicle accident in a farm field at [...]

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Mother of fall victim recalls tragic event (VIDEO)

by Andrew Beckett 08/20/10 5:24 PM

It’s been three weeks since 12-year-old Teagan Marti went on a free-fall ride at the Extreme World attraction in the Dells, and was rushed to the Children’s Hospital in Madison after a net wasn’t deployed to catch her. Her mother, Julie Marti, says there are signs of recovery, even though Teagan is unable to breathe [...]

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Flood waters carry away herd

by WRN Contributor 08/12/10 10:45 AM

Home owners and farmers are cleaning up damage from flash floods this week in parts of St. Croix, Dunn, and Pierce Counties. The high waters also have one dairy farmer looking for what’s left of his herd. Flooding on the Rush River washed away 13 of dairy farmer Tim Wipf’s cows. The Pierce County farmer [...]

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