The Madison Fire Department is investigating the cause of a small fire that occurred at the former Oscar Mayer headquarters Tuesday night.
MFD spokesperson Cynthia Schuster said officials received a call at 9:10 p,m. for a report of a fire alarm that went off on the 900 block of Oscar Avenue. An ambulance and other units were also sent after an initial crew arrived and smelled smoke. - PUB DATE: 1/19/2021 9:12:22 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
As more people are becoming eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin, state health officials say they’ve been told vaccine shipments will remain the same over the next three to four weeks.
Starting on Monday, people 65 and older will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin.
With people above the age of 60 accounting for 92% of Wisconsin’s coronavirus deaths, state health officials say it was a no brainer deciding who should be vaccinated next. - PUB DATE: 1/19/2021 8:10:02 PM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440 / FM 101.9
Firefighters responded to two structure fires Monday in less than an hour that caused more than $10,000 in damage and killed a pet cat.
Fire crews responded to the first fire around 1:50 p.m. on Plank Road in Menasha, according to Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue. Officials said fire spread to an attic in a detached garage and estimated it caused about $10,000 in damage. - PUB DATE: 1/19/2021 1:03:37 PM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com
The Kenosha Police Department says one of its sergeants has died in a snowmobile crash in northern Wisconsin.
The department announced Sunday that Sgt. Trevor Albrecht was killed in a crash in Iron County.
Sheriff’s officials there say his snowmobile veered off a trail in the Town of Knight Saturday afternoon and hit several trees. - PUB DATE: 1/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJMN-TV CBS 3 Escanaba
A home on Highland Avenue where 10 people live was damaged Saturday by a fire that broke out in the basement, officials said.
The Racine Fire Department said no injuries were reported. The Red Cross was assisting the three adults and seven children.
The fire was reported Saturday evening in the 1200 block of Highland Avenue, and firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the building’s basement. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2021 11:27:33 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
A structure fire Friday night in Sparta completely destroyed one suite, according to fire chief Mike Arnold.
The building houses eight tenants. Two tenants had fire and smoke damage and another two had smoke damage, the fire department says. No other tenants reported any damage.
The Sparta Area Fire District was dispatched at 6:43 p. - PUB DATE: 1/16/2021 3:08:25 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
Firefighters extinguished a blaze in a commercial building Friday night in the 900 block of Tile Drive.
The affected business, Riverside Automotive, in a Facebook post on Sunday gave thanks to first responders, various community members and whoever called 911 to report the fire.
"You saved the building. - PUB DATE: 1/15/2021 11:08:16 PM - SOURCE: Rivertowns
According to a press release from the Eau Claire Fire department, on Thursday night crews responded to a fire at a local warehouse.
Around 10:30 PM the Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at the Indianhead Warehouse on White Avenue. When crews arrived they found an ongoing fire and requested more units to help control the blaze. - PUB DATE: 1/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
An area girl used her own money to help families in the North Central Wisconsin area.
Maci Courtright decided to use her birthday money to purchase 40 teddy bears.
She then donated them to the SAFER Fire Department and the Everest Metro Police Department to give to children and families in need.
"Maci and her family are amazing for doing this, especially in this time of need. - PUB DATE: 1/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
The recently formed Rock County Advisory Committee will ask the Rock County Board for $250,000 in funding during a regularly scheduled meeting Thursday night.
The committee, made up of 30 members including emergency managers, fire chiefs, healthcare partners and the county health department, would use the money to help further equip the county for widescale vaccination efforts. - PUB DATE: 1/14/2021 10:20:36 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
The inside of a City of Madison recycling truck caught fire Thursday morning, according to an incident report.
Officials responded to the intersection of Lucia Crest and North Blackhawk Avenue shortly after 10 a.m. regarding an active fire in the truck’s collection compartment. The report said flames could be seen rising from the open top of the truck as firefighters arrived. - PUB DATE: 1/14/2021 9:43:03 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
Karla Creuziger, a firefighter/paramedic with the city of Brookfield Fire Department, has responded to several calls that put her in close proximity to individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19.
The thought of bringing the virus home to her family has crossed her mind numerous times in the last 10 months. - PUB DATE: 1/14/2021 3:07:01 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
PHOTOS: Crews have responded to a house fire in Green County on Wednesday night.
Officials received a call at 7:43 p.m. for a report of a structure fire at 16th Avenue and 8th Street in Monroe. Monroe police said firefighters called a box alarm, meaning departments from several municipalities have been sent to assist. - PUB DATE: 1/13/2021 7:38:50 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
The Milwaukee Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is asking for the public's help to identify a person of interest who may be able to advance an arson investigation of the probation and parole building in Kenosha.
The arson happened on Monday, Aug. 24 -- one day after Jacob Blake was shot in the back several times by a Kenosha police officer. - PUB DATE: 1/13/2021 1:30:32 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Two dogs perished in a house fire reported shortly after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Onalaska Fire Department.
Onalaska firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from a neighbor’s house in the 400 block of Fifth Avenue North, according to a department news release.
Smoke was coming from the eaves, and windows were charred and cracking, the report says. - PUB DATE: 1/12/2021 6:38:29 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
New parents in Wisconsin who don’t feel ready or able to raise their newborn child can still give those infants a chance at a new life without the fear of legal repercussions.
The state’s Safe Haven, or infant relinquishment, law allows parents to turn over a baby to certain qualified individuals within 72 hours of them being born, with limited exceptions and without legal consequences. - PUB DATE: 1/12/2021 6:29:04 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
The Menasha Health Department announced on Tuesday that they have vaccinated Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue Emergency Medical Responders (EMR) personnel.
Health officials reported that EMR personnel are included in phase 1A vaccination plans prompting their vaccination on Tuesday.
Nancy McKenney, Menasha Public Health Director shared, “Neenah-Menasha firefighters are designated as certified emergency medical responders or higher. - PUB DATE: 1/12/2021 1:58:37 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Cheers filled the halls at Theda Care Hospital in Neenah on Monday as Ripon fire chief Tim Saul said goodbye after 34 days of fighting COVID-19.
“A lot of people didn’t think I was going to make it.”
Saul tells FOX 11 there was a point where he was hours away from death.
“And I kept battling myself, I didn’t want to lose the battle so I did what I needed to do and did what they told me to. - PUB DATE: 1/12/2021 2:07:09 AM - SOURCE: WTAQ-WLUK 97.5 AM
VIDEO: Three people were rescued from a large piece of ice that broke loose in the Bay of Green Bay Monday.
It happened shortly before noon in the Town of Scott.
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office says the three people were fishing when a large chunk of ice, more than a mile long, broke off from the shore and stranded the anglers. - PUB DATE: 1/11/2021 5:17:49 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
A group of long-term care residents can now see their families thanks to an iPad donated by Whitehall firefighters. It’s used by residents to video chat with friends and families as they can’t have in-person contact during the pandemic. First News at Nine’s Max Cotton spoke with firefighters and has more on what this donation means. - PUB DATE: 1/11/2021 4:59:55 PM - SOURCE: WLAX-TV Fox 25 LaCrosse
