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Heat's on the way. Here's where to go to cool off
JANESVILLE — Dangerous heat is on the way for southern Wisconsin this weekend. Designated cooling centers in the Rock County and surrounding area will be open. Their hours vary, with some open Saturdays but closed on Sundays. Saturday’s high temperature in Janesville is expected to be 89 degrees. With humidity it may feel closer to 94 degrees. Sunday’s high temperature is expected to be 91 degrees. With humidity it may feel closer to 100. ...
Whitewater man sentenced, accused of holding woman against her will
WHITEWATER, Wis. - A Walworth County judge sentenced Yefferson Guzman Rodriguez to two years in prison for each of two counts in connection with an incident in which officials said he was wielding several rifles after holding a victim against her will for multiple days in October 2023. Guzman Rodriguez...
Walworth County offers Walk With Ease program
The Walworth County Aging and Disability Resource Center will offer Walk with Ease at Starin Park in Whitewater starting July 23. Walk With Ease—a program from the Arthritis Foundation—is a structured walking program that teaches participants how to safely make physical activity part of their everyday lives. The...
Weather: Storm Chances Ending Tonight
MILWAUKEE — Showers and storms will wrap up as we head into the evening with the sun setting. Tuesday is going to be a dry day during the daytime hours with some sunshine initially, but clouds will build in as the evening wears on. Some rain showers might scrape parts of Kenosha, Racine, and Walworth counties from the remnants of Beryl.
ADRC of Walworth County to Bring Walk with Ease Program to Whitewater Starting July 23
(ELKHORN, WI): The Walworth County Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) will offer Walk with Ease at Starin Park in Whitewater starting July 23. Walk With Ease—a program from the Arthritis Foundation—is a structured walking program that teaches participants how to safely make physical activity part of their everyday lives. The program is designed to help people living with arthritis better manage their pain and is also ideal for people without arthritis who want to make walking a daily habit.
One dead after explosion at Town of Lafayette home
A Walworth County man is dead following a home explosion. On Tuesday, July 2 at approximately 2:18 p.m., the Walworth County Communications Center received numerous calls of a structure fire and reports of an explosion at a residence located on Kulow Road in the rural town of Lafayette, located between Elkhorn and East Troy.
Man hurt when home in rural Wisconsin explodes has died, authorities say
A Wisconsin man who was pulled out of his home after it exploded has died, authorities said Wednesday. The Walworth County sheriff's office identified the victim as Leland Holden in a post on its Facebook page. Holden, 68, was found Tuesday afternoon by first responders in the basement of the home in Lafayette, a rural community about 45 miles southwest of Milwaukee. He was flown by medical helicopter to a local hospital trauma center where he later died, the sheriff's office said.Calls to 911 reported the explosion at about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday. Sheriff's deputies arrived about 15 minutes later and saw that the house was completely destroyed, the sheriff's office said.It took first responders more than 30 minutes to reach Holden, who was trapped under rubble, Elkhorn Area Fire Chief Trent Eichmann said."It looked like when the house exploded, most of it laid down into one side of the basement and that's where the gentleman was found," Eichmann said.The cause of the explosion is under investigation. Propane gas is used in the area, Eichmann said.
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