by WRN Contributor | Dec 27, 2018
A contractor could be fined over an explosion that killed a Sun Prairie firefighter. VC Tech could face up to a half million dollars in fines for this summer’s deadly explosion in downtown Sun Prairie. The state Public Service Commission is being asked to...
by Bob Hague | Dec 20, 2018
No criminal charges will be filed, in connection to the July natural gas explosion in Sun Prairie which killed firefighter Cory Barr. Sun Prairie Police Chief Patrick Anhalt read a brief statement during a press conference Thursday. Anhalt said “incomplete and...
by Raymond Neupert | Dec 3, 2018
As cleanup continues across Dane County in the wake of this summer’s floods, the discussion now turns on how best to prevent a flood in the future. Richard Lathrop from the UW-Madison Limnology department says simply lowering the levels on Lake Mendota during...
by Bob Hague | Nov 21, 2018
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Roders is stepping up, to help with wildfire relief in his native California. Rodgers tweeted a video on Wednesday, in which he requested others to contribute. “Raising money for both immediate needs and the long term recovery...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 4, 2018
UPDATE: The driver accused of killing three Girl Scouts and a mother is being held on bond. Twenty-one year-old Colten Treu faces charges of vehicular homicide in the deaths of 9-year-old Jayna Kelley and 10-year-old Autum Helgeson, and 10-year-old Haylee Hickle and...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 1, 2018
The pilot of an Enbridge helicopter was killed in a crash on the Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin. According to the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, the pilot was 64-year-old Dean Bass of Sarnia, Ontario, Canda. The helicopter was reported overdue around...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 15, 2018
Two people were killed on a rural Rock County road Saturday when the car they were traveling in struck a bus carrying a college volleyball team from Minnesota. The crash involving the bus carrying the Bethel University volleyball team occurred just after 8:00 p.m. The...
by Raymond Neupert | Sep 27, 2018
Floods across Wisconsin have damaged homes and roads, but they can also damage crops and animal feed. DATCP Spokeswoman Donna Gilson says the same sorts of dangers that people face when it comes to flood waters will affect your livestock as well. “Flood waters...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 12, 2018
More than 30 American Red Cross volunteers from Wisconsin are on their way to Virginia and the Carolinas, to assist people in the path of Hurricane Florence. Hillary Wanecke of Milwaukee also volunteered to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston....
by WRN Contributor | Sep 4, 2018
Four members of a central Wisconsin family died, when their kayak overturned as they were touring the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on Thursday. The Ashland County Sheriff’s Office was alerted around 8:30 p.m. when a woman called to report a text message...
by Bob Hague | Aug 29, 2018
An emergency due to heavy rains, flooding and tornadoes in Wisconsin is now statewide. Governor Scott Walker issued the declaration on Wednesday afternoon. “After the latest round of continuing storms and their tremendous impact in Wisconsin, we have declared a...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 29, 2018
A man died Tuesday night after driving a car into the Wisconsin River at the Merrimac Ferry landing. Sauk County Sheriff Chip Meister said 57-year-old Scott L. Kirkpatrick, from Middleton, was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Trax southbound on State Highway 113 when he...
by [email protected] | Aug 24, 2018
Flood damage in Dane County exceeds $100 million. County Executive Joe Parisi said Friday the initial assessment totals $108 million, with about two-thirds of the total to private homes and businesses and a third to public property. BREAKING: Initial damage...
by Raymond Neupert | Aug 24, 2018
As Dane County starts to clean up after a flood, the rest of the state should be on the lookout for phony charities. Those scammers often pose as legitimate organizations like the Salvation Army or the Red Cross, and use high pressure sales to try and get you to...
by Raymond Neupert | Aug 23, 2018
Flooding dangers are not yet over for Dane County residents. Lake and river levels are already extremely high and many streets remain under water after parts of the county got 13 inches of rain Monday night and Tuesday morning. Dane County Sheriff David Mahoney says...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 20, 2018
Two sisters from Neenah are identified as the victims of a weekend boat crash on Lake Winnebago. The crash on Saturday night involved two boats and two people went missing in the water. The bodies of 20-year-old Cassandra Laabs and 26-year-old Lauren Laabs were...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 2, 2018
At a news conference Thursday, the U-S Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released an update in its ongoing investigation into the April explosion and fire at the Husky Refinery in Superior. The report shows that the explosion occurred in the refinery’s Fluid Catalytic...
by Raymond Neupert | Jul 30, 2018
The Birds Eye packing plant in Darien had to be evacuated Sunday morning following a gas leak. Initial reports say ammonia leaked from a coolant system. Walworth County Sheriff Kurt Picknell says there were some serious injuries. “Approximately fifteen employees...
by Raymond Neupert | Jul 27, 2018
Geologists are still monitoring central Wisconsin after a pair of earthquakes hit Waupaca County. The USGS confirmed a 1.3 magnitude earthquake and a 1.5 magnitude earthquake hit the area on July 7th and 15th. County Emergency Management Director Andrew Carlin says...
by Raymond Neupert | Jul 26, 2018
Summer is a great time to get out and grill with your family, but make sure you’re doing it safely. Green Bay Fire Department Lieutenant Shauna Wachholz says you need to keep your grill away from the side of your house and anything that’s plastic or...
