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CRIME & SAFETY
1 dead, 1 hurt after Tigerton ATV crash
TIGERTON, Wis. — One person is dead and another is hurt following an ATV crash in Tigerton. Police say the victims struck a tree in the Embarrass River OHV Park and were found by a village employee shortly after 8:30 a.m. Saturday. They were taken to the hospital, where...
White Lake home sees minor damage from fire
WHITE LAKE — A fleet of firefighting units responded to an attic fire in a White Lake home Monday afternoon, extinguishing it before the building sustained serious damage. The fire, which took place in what firefighters described as “an older home” at 536 Mill St., began due to tripping circuit breakers near a running air conditioner, according to Wolf River Fire Chief Alex Emerich. “It’s salvageable,” Emerich said of the...
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