Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire at Aldo Leopold Community School in Green Bay overnight as school officials figure out what’s next for students so close to the end of the school year.
Classes at Aldo Leopold, on the city’s east side, were canceled as firefighters ventilated the building from a smoky fire. - PUB DATE: 6/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Training thunderstorms dumping several inches of rain in a short period of time caused the National Weather Service to issue a flood advisory for parts of Columbia, Dodge and Washington Counties overnight Monday, June 3, 2024.
Though the rain has stopped, the weather service says another half inch could fall Tuesday afternoon as more rain moves into the area. - PUB DATE: 6/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFIZ-AM 1450 Fond du Lac
PHOTOS: In 1956, after a series of catastrophic fires, the Endeavor Fire Department was formed, later evolving into the Endeavor/Moundville Fire Department in 1997.
On June 1, 2024, the Fire Department commemorated 38 of its department members, who were recognized for going above and beyond the call of duty. - PUB DATE: 6/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
Two cats were rescued from a house fire in Sparta Friday morning.
According to a news release from the Sparta Area Fire District, it responded to a reported house fire on May 31 at about 8:04 a.m at 421 Hill St. in Sparta, Wis.
Smoke was coming from a second-story bedroom when crews arrived.
Those inside the home exited without injury. - PUB DATE: 6/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC/CW+ 13 Eau Claire
A biker had to be rescued from Grandad Bluff after falling and getting hurt Friday afternoon.
The call came in around 2:45 p.m. according to Battalion Chief Jesse Walters in a news release.
Given the location, 13 firefighters and six units went to the scene.
They worked with dispatchers and used an app called What3Words to locate the injured person. - PUB DATE: 6/1/2024 2:13:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse
VIDEO: A house and garage in Buffalo County are destroyed after a fire early this morning. The sheriff’s office says they got a 911 call at around 2 am for the fire, which was west of Mondovi. When crews arrived, they found the house was engulfed in flames. The two owners of the house were able to get themselves and their pets out without any injuries. - PUB DATE: 5/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLAX/WEUX FOX 25/48 La Crosse/Eau Claire
Two people are recovering after a forklift accident in Racine, leading to Flight for Life helicopters being deployed.
The accident happened Wednesday, May 29 around 10am. The South Shore Fire Department and Mount Pleasant Police got a report from the Case IH Racine plant at 2701 Oakes Road in Racine of a tractor that had trapped 2 people. - PUB DATE: 5/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-AM 620 Milwaukee
VIDEO/PHOTO: Authorities in Menomonie are looking for who shot paintballs at an ambulance that was transporting a patient.
According to the Menomonie Fire Department, EMS was transporting a patient from Mayo Menomonie to Mayo Stillwater around 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
The ambulance took Stout Road to North Broadway and then I-94 West to MN 95 North into Stillwater. - PUB DATE: 5/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
PHOTO: A family is displaced after a house fire Wednesday night, according to the Evansville Fire District.
The district says the call came in around 7:20 p.m. for a fire in the garage of a home on Millard Court.
They say everyone got out of the home safely, and crews knocked down the main part of the fire quickly. - PUB DATE: 5/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
PHOTO: One person was hospitalized, and another is without a home after a car crashed into the side of a residence on Tuesday morning in Green Bay.
According to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, crews were sent to the east side at around 10:40 a.m., and upon arrival, they found an SUV inside the first floor of a four-plex unit building. - PUB DATE: 5/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Johnson Creek Fire Department crews put out a vehicle fire Tuesday morning, then jumped back into action after a truck pulled up to the scene with a trailer on fire.
Firefighters were called to mile marker 270 along westbound I-94 just after 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Crews found a passenger vehicle fully engulfed in flames. - PUB DATE: 5/29/2024 6:01:00 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 3 Madison
Drivers on a busy I-41 corridor through the Fox Valley were forced to find alternate routes after a fiery crash Wednesday morning.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the crash happened just before 5:30 a.m.
The semi-trailer was overturned in the northbound lanes. Video from WBAY viewer Mike Menzel shows the cab engulfed. - PUB DATE: 5/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
VIDEO: First responders with the Mountain Fire Department honored one of their own on Sunday after one firefighter retired following over 40 years of service.
David Wirth, who is a former assistant fire chief, has retired from the Mountain Fire Department after serving the local community for the last 42 years. - PUB DATE: 5/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett confirms one person is dead after an explosion and fire at a home on Capitol View Road near Middleton.
"We have confirmed that one individual is deceased, but that individual has not been identified. Nor have we confirmed or made contact with the residents of the home at this time," said Sheriff Barrett. - PUB DATE: 5/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
PHOTOS: A fire has damaged a rural bar and gentlemen's club late Monday night.
The Sparta Area Fire District was called to Baron's Gentlemen's Club west of Cataract just before midnight.
As crews arrived, there were visible flames and heavy smoke coming from the building.
Chief Mike Arnold said crews had a hard time putting out the fire. - PUB DATE: 5/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse
VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Good Samaritans helped three people out of a Kewaskum home that caught fire on Saturday morning, May 25.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call just before 8 a.m. reporting the fire on Highway 28 in the town of Kewaskum. The homeowner reported three residents were trapped inside. - PUB DATE: 5/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
PHOTO: A Catholic church in downtown Madison caught on fire Friday after witnesses said they heard a loud clap of thunder as storms rolled through the area.
The Madison Fire Department said it had extinguished the fire at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, which is blocks from the state Capitol and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. - PUB DATE: 5/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
One person was hospitalized after a house fire in Onalaska Thursday night.
Around 6:30 p.m., the Onalaska Fire Department received reports of an active structure fire at 212 4th Avenue South.
Upon arrival, crews observed heavy smoke rising from the back of the house. One victim was located inside and was evacuated to the hospital for smoke inhalation. - PUB DATE: 5/24/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-DT CBS/MyNetworkTV 8 La Crosse
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Instead of decorations lining the walls of Oshkosh Fire Station 17, there's artwork on the ceiling.
Third grade students from Read Elementary School are the artists behind the project.
"The kids were very excited when I told them," said art teacher Becky Bartow. "They drew pictures first and then transferred it right to the tiles and did beautiful paintings. - PUB DATE: 5/24/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay
Wisconsin Rapids Fire Chief Todd Eckes says the victim in a deadly fire was a 16-year-old girl.
The fire happened shortly after midnight Wednesday on 11th Street South. According to the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department, three other occupants were home when the fire broke out, but were able to escape the building. - PUB DATE: 5/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau
