SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says it has finished monitoring the air at the site of a recent oil refinery explosion in northwestern Wisconsin and found no elevated levels of anything toxic. The blast at the Husky Energy refinery in Superior last Thursday injured at least 13 people, caused a widespread evacuation and sent billowing plumes of black smoke into the air. EPA officials say the agency […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is narrowing areas of Wisconsin that will face tougher smog regulations. The agency Tuesday sided with Wisconsin officials by narrowing areas that will come under stricter federal ozone regulations to small strips of land along the shoreline of Lake Michigan. Businesses and the Walker administration argued that metropolitan Milwaukee and areas along Lake Michigan were being polluted by smog from Illinois and […]
Fond du Lac High School’s musical, Sister Act, has been recognized as an award-winning performance by the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. The musical received Center Stage High School Musical Theater awards in 5 of the 11 award categories including Outstanding Overall Production, Outstanding Ensemble, Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress – Zakia Trotter, Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress – Marissa Krueger, and the Show Stopper Award – Sydney […]
Fond du lac police made a high risk stop on an individual wanted on an outstanding warrant. Several officers with guns drawn converged on the Fourth Street residence over the noon hour Tuesday. An ambulance was stationed near the scene as a precaution.
TOWN OF CLAYTON, Wis. (AP) — Sheriff's officials in Winnebago County say the remains of two people have been found after firefighters extinguished a house fire in the Town of Clayton. Authorities say they are no longer actively looking for a man who lived in the home as a person of interest in their investigation. There were reports of gunshots, but officials say it's unclear whether any shots were fired […]
A woman was flown by helicopter to the hospital with serious injuries following an industrial accident in Dodge County Monday. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says the woman was working on a ladder at Advanced Disposal when the ladder was struck by a vehicle. She fell about ten feet and suffered a head injury. The plant is located on Highway V about a mile south of Mayville.
A portion of Highway 23 near Rosendale was closed this morning as firefighters worked to extinguish a garage fire. Sheriff’s captain Ryan Waldschmidt says burning embers from a bonfire the night before reignited this morning and spread to a nearby garage. Nobody was injured.
Nobody was injured in a fire that damaged a garage in Waupun. Firefighters were called to the scene in the 700 block of Country View Drive to extinguish the fire. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
A Waupun man has been charged in connection with a fatal motor vehicle crash that happened nearly two years ago. Fifty eight year old James Jensen made his initial Fond du Lac court appearance Monday on charges of second degree reckless homicide, homicide by negligient operation of a vehicle and recklessly endangering safety. Bail was set at $10,000 cash. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 10. Sheriff’s captain Ryan […]