2 men arrested in deadly Waupaca County explosion
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — Two Waupaca County men have been arrested in connection with a deadly explosion. A 44-year-old victim was killed Sunday night after being struck by shrapnel from…
Crews respond to explosion at ethanol plant
MONROE, Wis. (AP) — Police and fire officials say there are no injuries in an explosion at an ethanol plant in southern Wisconsin. Authorities say a call about the explosion…
U.S. Department of Labor cites Wisconsin refinery in blast that injured workers
SUPERIOR, WI – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Superior Refining Company LLC – based in Superior, Wisconsin – for failing to control…
Updated: Crews respond to propane tank explosion in Wausau
WAUSAU — Multiple crews responded Friday to a report of a propane tank explosion on Wausau’s west side. The explosion was reported at around 2 p.m. Friday at Lakes Gas,…
1 flown to Madison hospital after gas stove explodes in Tigerton
TIGERTON — An apparent gas stove explosion sent one man to the hospital with severe burns, according to fire officials. The explosion happened at around 8 a.m. at on Wendt…
J.J. Watt donates $10K to help fallen firefighter’s family
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt has donated $10,000 to help the family of a Wisconsin firefighter killed in an explosion. A natural gas leak in…
Firefighter killed in gas explosion, fire near Madison
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (AP) — A firefighter was killed and at least a dozen other people were injured when a natural gas explosion leveled at least two buildings in a…
UPDATE: 2nd person dies as a result of Oneida home explosion
ONEIDA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a second person has died as the result of a home explosion in Oneida. Oneida police say 27-year-old Emily Tank was found dead in…
Smoke from Wisconsin refinery explosion poses health risk
An explosion and asphalt fire at a Wisconsin oil refinery sent huge plumes of smoke into the air that pollution experts said almost certainly contained large amounts of toxins, posing…
At least 11 injured as explosion rocks Wisconsin refinery
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — A tank containing crude oil or asphalt exploded at a large refinery in Wisconsin on Thursday, injuring several people and prompting fire officials to urge people…
Worker injured in cheese plant explosion
ROSENDALE, Wis. (AP) — An explosion and fire at a cheese plant in Fond du Lac County sent one person to the hospital. The sheriff’s office says 36-year-old Travis Klotzbach,…
1 owner of house destroyed in explosion remains missing
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police say one of the people who lived in a Madison house that was leveled by an explosion cannot be located. Investigators continued to search the…
Company: 5th worker has died after Wisconsin mill explosion
CAMBRIA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin company says a fifth worker has died after an explosion last month at its corn milling plant. Didion Milling officials say Carlos “Charly” Nunez…
Police: One injured in silo explosion
TOWN OF EMMET — An 18-year-old man is in fair condition after being injured in a silo explosion Wednesday in the town of Emmet, police said. The explosion was reported…
Update: Two dead, one missing in corn mill blast
By TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Recovery crews have pulled one more body from the rubble of a southern Wisconsin corn mill that exploded, but another worker…
The Latest: Corn mill cited in 2011 for explosion hazards
CAMBRIA, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the fatal mill explosion in southern Wisconsin (all times local): 11:15 a.m. The Wisconsin corn mill where an explosion late Wednesday killed at…
1 dead, 2 missing, others injured in blast at Wisconsin corn mill
CAMBRIA, Wis. (AP) — Recovery crews searched a mountain of debris for two workers on Thursday following an explosion at a corn mill plant that killed at least one employee,…
