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West Bend Police confirm body found in upper parking lot at Washington County Courthouse
May 17, 2024 – West Bend, WI – West Bend Police confirmed a body was found by a county employee at 6:18 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2024, on county grounds. Lt. Brian McAndrews said police responded to the courthouse complex, 432 E. Washington Street, for an individual that was on the west side of the complex in the upper parking lot. The male, 69, was near the doors on the west side.
Epic explosion at this Sheboygan plant in 1982 injured 9. Smoke reportedly could be seen in Milwaukee.
SHEBOYGAN – The city has always been known for its furniture industry. On April 19, 1982, an epic explosion at the Thonet plant, sparked by sawdust, leveled the plant. The Sheboygan County Historical Research Center said the boiler used to fire the dry kilns and supply heat throughout the plant was, at times, natural gas fired. But, at other times, the gas was shut down and the boiler was converted to using either sawdust or wood scrap as a fuel source. A perfect storm for an explosion and the ensuing fire was created. Negative back pressure sucked flames into the air system of the building and traveled quickly to all parts of the complex.
1 injured in head-on motorcycle vs. van crash in Fond du Lac Co., WI | By Sgt. Matthew Riemenschneider
May 18, 2024 – Fond du Lac Co., Wi – On Friday, May 17, 2024, at approximately 9:40 p.m., the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received several 911 calls of a van vs. motorcycle head-on crash at the intersection of State Highway 23 and Rose Eld Road in the Town of Eldorado.
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