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NWS: EF1 tornado confirmed in Grant County
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The National Weather Service in La Crosse confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down in Kieler in Grant County on Monday night. The tornado was estimated to have been on the ground for 0.3 miles in the area of County Road H and County Road HHH. Wind speeds were estimated to be 90 miles per hour.
Motorcycle And Truck Collide Causing Injury
On 07/13/2024, a motorcycle collided with a truck on the Hwy 151 exit 8 overpass in the Village of Dickeyville, as reported to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. Gary Helbing, 62, was riding his orange 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle southbound on Highway 61 when Earl Ludwig, 72, in a red 2013 Ford F150, pulled out into Helbing’s path from the off ramp, resulting in a collision. Despite Helbing’s efforts to avoid the crash, he hit the driver’s side of Ludwig’s truck and suffered severe injuries, needing assistance from witnesses at the scene before being taken to the hospital.
Grant County Driver Falls Asleep Behind Wheel, Resulting in Crash
On July 12, 2024 at about 12:52 AM the Grant County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding a crash on Hwy 80 near Old 80 Rd, Clifton Township, just south of Livingston, WI. The investigating deputy learned that Jacob Books, age 22, of Montfort, WI was driving a 2017...
NWS confirms EF-1 tornado in Kieler
KIELER, Wis. — The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado was in Kieler, Wis., in Grant County Monday night. NWS estimated the peak winds reached 90 mph, and the tornado went on for 0.29 miles. NWS said the tornado was 30 yards in width. The tornado touched down...
Students Selected as Agriculture in the Classroom Essay Contest Winners
MADISON – Eleanor Jones-Sato, a fourth-grade student from Janesville, and Bree Stalsberg, a fifth-grade student from Fennimore, have been selected as state winners in the Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom essay contest. Wisconsin fourth and fifth graders were asked to write a 500-word essay with the theme, “Wisconsin Agriculture is Fruit-full!”
Motorcyclist dead after colliding into a guard rail on Highway 35, deputies report
BLOOMINGTON, Wis. (WMTV) - A motorcyclist is dead following a crash Thursday in the village of Bloomington, Grant County Sheriff’s Office reported on Monday. According to authorities, deputies received a call around 3:15 p.m. for the intersection of Highway 35 and Budworth School Road on reports of a single motorcycle crash.
Fatal Motorcycle Accident in Grant County
A man from Texico, Illinois has died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Grant County. Authorities were notified about 3:15 pm Thursday of the accident on Highway 35 and Budworth School Road. 58 year old Joseph Foppe was traveling north on Highway 35 with a large group of other motorcyclists. Witnesses stated it appeared Joseph Froppe slumped over in his seat causing him to leave the road and strike a guardrail, ejecting him from his motorcycle. Witnesses immediately attempted life saving measures, and transported to Grant Regional Health Center where he would be pronounced deceased. Assisting at the scene was the Lancaster police Department, Lancaster EMS, West Grant EMS, Bloomington Fire Department, the County Coroner along with B & M Tire and Towing.
Confirmed EF-1 tornado rips roof off Village Bar Supper Club in Kieler
KIELER, Wis. - The National Weather Service confirmed an EF1 tornado hit for no more than a minute and a half in the Grant County area Monday night, but in that time it ripped the roof off the Village Bar Supper Club in Kieler that's stood in the community for 100 years.
Illinois motorcyclist dies after crash in Grant County
An Illinois man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Bloomington in Grant County, authorities reported. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts. 58-year-old Joseph Foppe, from Texico, Illinois, was riding a motorcycle with a group...
21-year-old man drowns in Grant Co. private pond, officials report
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Grant County authorities recovered the body of a 21-year-old man Tuesday after he drowned in a private pond, the Sheriff’s Office reports. The report of a swimming incident was made just before 10 p.m. at a pond in the Township of Marion, near the intersection of County Highway T, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office explained.
Year Old Rural Boscobel Man Drowns in Private Pond
“On the evening of the 9th, just before 10:00 PM, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a swimming incident at a private pond in Marion Township, near the intersection of CTH T. Aaron King, 21, was swimming with friends when he began to struggle to stay afloat. Despite his friends’ efforts to rescue him, they were unsuccessful. Emergency responders were summoned to the scene and, with the assistance of the Boscobel and Rural Fire Departments, eventually recovered Aaron from the pond around 11 PM. The Sheriff’s Office received support from various other agencies in managing the situation.”
Fennimore Man Seriously Injured in Accident
On Saturday at about 12:30am, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call in regard to a crash on Highway 18 near Brown School Road, east of Fennimore in which the driver of a vehicle was injured. Upon investigation, the deputy found that 49-year-old Walter Leffler of rural Fennimore, was traveling west on Highway 18, when his vehicle left the road to the north side of the highway, drove along the shoulder for some distance before crossing back on to the road. The vehicle then left the road, struck a culvert at a field entrance on the south side of the highway, crossing that driveway, and striking an embankment. At some point, Leffler was ejected from the vehicle and he appeared to have landed about 20 feet from where the car came to rest. Leffler had serious injuries to his lower extremities and was taken to Grant Regional Health Center for treatment of his injuries where he was transported by med-flight. The deputy determined that Leffler had been drinking alcohol and a legal blood draw was performed. The crash is still under investigation. Citations regarding the crash will be issued as the crash investigation progresses. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Fennimore Fire Department, Fennimore EMS, the Fennimore Police Department, and Doan’s Towing of Fennimore.
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