VIDEO: Two men have been arrested in a Sheboygan arson case that involved racist graffiti and that police say didn't target a random victim. Sheboygan police said Tuesday they arrested a 37-year-old man and a 27-year-old man Monday in connection with the case, which involved swastikas and the message "Go back to your own country" scrawled on a nearby garage on the city's west side. - PUB DATE: 6/27/2017 5:54:28 PM - SOURCE: Wausau Daily Herald
VIDEO: Firefighters are still on scene of a vehicle fire in Altoona. News 18 spoke with the Altoona fire chief, who said a man was hauling hay to Altoona Hobb's Sports Center, located on Spooner Avenue, in his flatbed truck when it caught fire Tuesday around 5 p.m. The fire chief said the man was starting to take hay from the back of the truck when he noticed flames coming out of the vehicle and called 911. - PUB DATE: 6/27/2017 4:37:42 PM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
The Madison Fire Department will assess how much damage was done at a shelter serving the city's homeless after a small fire broke out in that building late Monday night. Firefighters say a fire broke out in a kitchen on the second floor of the Porchlight building on Brooks Street around 11 p.m. Monday. - PUB DATE: 6/27/2017 6:15:28 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
VIDEO: New leadership for one of La Crosse's emergency services is sworn in Monday afternoon. Incoming Fire Chief Ken Gilliam stood before members of the La Crosse community and city government, swearing to fulfill his duties. Gilliam comes from a background in fire department training. Gilliam says he looks forward to his time in La Crosse, hoping to improve on an already capable department. - PUB DATE: 6/26/2017 3:27:15 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
The two people killed Saturday night in a house fire in Reedsburg have been identified as Michael Schanke, 40, and Michelle Schanke, 36. both of Reedsburg.
The preliminary cause of death most likely was smoke inhalation, according to an update released Monday by the Reedsburg Fire and Police Departments. - PUB DATE: 6/26/2017 8:21:57 AM - SOURCE: Madison.com
VIDEO: The Chippewa County Sheriff's Office said a woman and a 17-year-old girl weren't hurt after their canoe capsized in Lake Wissota Sunday afternoon. In a press release, Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk said pair was canoeing in Lake Wissota near the shores of Lake Wissota State Park. He said their boat capsized due to strong winds and wave activity on the lake. - PUB DATE: 6/26/2017 4:14:37 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
VIDEO: One person is dead after crashing into a Rib Mountain pond. A South Area Fire and Emergency Response District official confirmed one man is dead after his car submerged into a retention pond in Rib Mountain. It happened at 7:13 p.m. Sunday night near the intersection of Phlox Lane and Lilac Avenue. - PUB DATE: 6/26/2017 2:42:56 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
A basement fire early Sunday morning on the south side displaced a family from its home and caused an estimated $50,000 in damage, the Racine Fire Department has reported. The department said the fire was reported at 4125 Olive St. at 12:52 a.m. when the family returned from a trip to discover their house burning. - PUB DATE: 6/26/2017 2:29:00 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
VIDEO: Community members were invited to help celebrate the opening of a new fire station today. The Chippewa Falls Fire Department held an open house at the station located on Chippewa Crossing Boulevard. The event started with a dedication ceremony and included guided tours around the fire station. - PUB DATE: 6/25/2017 8:47:07 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News
Six La Crosse families were displaced when a South Side apartment building caught fire early Thursday. The fire at 1113 Fourth St. S. was reported at 3:30 a.m., according to the La Crosse Fire Department. Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the first floor of the two-story building and extinguished the fire in the basement room where it started. - PUB DATE: 6/23/2017 2:08:07 AM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune
A 30-year-old Ellsworth man died Thursday, June 22 as a result of injuries he sustained in a head-on collision Wednesday, June 21. A news release from the Wisconsin State Patrol said Jason Hart succumbed to his injuries Thursday morning. Wisconsin State Patrol troopers responded to the scene of the crash at about 4:35 p. - PUB DATE: 6/22/2017 6:26:43 PM - SOURCE: Rivertowns
A daring rescue near Miller Park Thursday, June 22nd. Neighbors save the lives of several people, including children, trapped in a house fire near 29th and Mount Vernon Avenue. The Milwaukee Fire Department responding to the scene shortly before 5:00 p.m. Neighbors ran to the home, where they saw the family trapped by flames and smoke on the third floor of the home — including an infant. - PUB DATE: 6/22/2017 5:29:48 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
A fire near an electrical panel caused about $40,000 in damage to a Janesville home Wednesday night, officials said. The Janesville Fire Department was sent just after 11:30 p.m. to 103 Union St. for a report of smoke alarms sounding in the residence, according to a release. Firefighters found smoke coming from the eaves of the single-family two-story wood frame house, officials said. - PUB DATE: 6/22/2017 2:51:51 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
A 24-year-old Greenfield man died after an explosion and fire in a maintenance shed at an apartment complex on Thursday morning, June 22nd. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene at the Willowick Apartments just before 10:00 a.m. When they arrived on the scene, they found the maintenance shed fully engulfed in flames — and a male victim lying outside the shed with extensive burns. - PUB DATE: 6/22/2017 11:33:04 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
VIDEO: We're learning a battery charging system is likely to blame for a fire at Heil Ginseng in Edgar. The fire was reported at just before 6 p.m. Wednesday on South Third Avenue. Not long after the call came in, first responders were informed the building was being evacuated. The assistant fire chief for the Edgar Fire Department tells NewsChannel 7, a machine shed started a fire. - PUB DATE: 6/22/2017 7:11:14 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
The Walnut Street Bridge was closed for about 90 minutes early Thursday when a vehicle got stuck in one of the opening spans. It happened about 2:45 a.m. The driver had gone past the traffic arm and apparently drove his minivan onto one of the opening spans, then coasted back into the opening between the span and the fixed roadway, according to Green Bay Metro Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 6/22/2017 6:46:33 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
Long before “locavore” and “foodie” were trendy words, the Dane Firefighters Festival encapsulated both. From Thursday, June 22-Sunday, June 25, at Bert Deans Park, 120 Railroad St. in Dane, the festival will continue its long tradition of serving bites like burgers, brats and slow-roasted pork. But the meal that tops it all off, in the opinion of Dane Fire Department Lieutenant Sara Grade, is the tantalizingly-tender chicken served on Sunday. - PUB DATE: 6/22/2017 2:36:20 AM - SOURCE: Lodi Enterprise
A Racine man allegedly set his apartment on fire because he wasn’t invited to a cookout. Nolan J. Williams, 44, of the 1300 block of Douglas Avenue, has been charged with arson and three counts of second degree recklessly endangering safety. On June 2, an officer responded to Williams’ apartment to investigate a fire, according to a criminal complaint. - PUB DATE: 6/22/2017 2:19:28 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
VIDEO: One person was injured after a silo explosion Wednesday evening. Officials said it happened just after 6:30 p.m. at a home on County Road S in the Town of Emmet. According to the Marathon County Sheriff's Department, several people were clearing brush on the property and putting it inside a concrete silo to be burned. - PUB DATE: 6/21/2017 9:48:33 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9-Wausau
It’s hard to go against family history. The Derrick family has a total of 154 years of service in Lake Geneva over three generations. And Lake Geneva Fire Capt. Ryan Derrick is a part of that legacy. Derrick, who was officially promoted to captain in May, started his career with the Lake Geneva Fire Department in July 2000. - PUB DATE: 6/21/2017 1:22:27 PM - SOURCE: Lake Geneva News
