...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations up to two tenths of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Oneida, Vilas, Florence, Forest, and Northern Marinette County Counties. Winter Weather Advisory 2023-04-04T19:00:00-05:00 2023-04-05T07:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Northern Marinette County; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055075 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 VTEC /O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0024.230405T0000Z-230405T1200Z/

A fire broke out in a Milwaukee residence early Monday, April 3, but was contained before spreading, and no injuries have been reported. The Milwaukee Fire Department told CBS 58 that the call came in around 12:30 a.m. for a fire at a 2.5 story residence near S. 17th and W. Mineral. Firefighters responded to the scene and were able to control the fire, which was contained to the basement and did not spread to other parts of the house.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2023 10:22:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

One person has died after a house in Dunn County caught fire Sunday afternoon. According to Dunn County Sheriff Kevin Bygd, someone called reporting a structure fire just before 2:30 p.m. in the N5700 block of County Trunk E in the town of Red Cedar. Officials arrived to heavy smoke and flames. Firefighters found a 74-year-old man inside the home, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2023 1:43:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

A fire Sunday afternoon at the Karakahl Country Inn in Mount Horeb displaced 16 people who were staying there, according to the Mount Horeb Area Joint Fire Department. A fire broke out at the motel, located at 101 Perimeter Rd., around 2 p.m. Sunday. Fire crews arrived to find smoke and fire coming from the building.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Officials said Sunday that a five-alarm fire that ripped through an ambulance depot in Freeport was not considered suspicious. The massive fire broke out Saturday at an ambulance service building on Commercial Street and left a shell of structures and damages. Video captured plumes of black smoke billowing into the air.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 Long Island

Americans are renewing their focus on railroad safety after a string of recent derailments, especially two fiery ones involving hazardous chemicals in Ohio and Minnesota that prompted evacuations. Federal regulators and members of Congress are urging railroads to do more to prevent derailments. They want standards for the trackside detectors used to help identify equipment problems, more notice to states about hazardous chemicals they are hauling, and at least two people at the helm of freight trains.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMTV CBS 3 Omaha

PHOTOS: Nasty green smoke filled the Waco Oriental Rug Company on Feb. 24, 1993, as a young Don Yeager and his fellow Waco firefighters entered the building, unaware of the peril that awaited them. With two years of experience, Yeager arrived with the first crew and paired with his captain to carry a hose into the building at 1101 Austin Ave.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Waco Tribune-Herald - Metered Site

Semiautomatic gunfire echoed in the hallways of The Covenant School, making a distinct noise teachers there would not soon forget. That was more than 14 months ago – before three children and three adults were gunned down on Monday in the stately stone school connected to Covenant Presbyterian Church, atop a tree-shrouded hill just south of downtown Nashville.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

Firefighters from six La Crosse area departments put their skills to the test during the Shelby Fire Department Live Fire Training Evolution Saturday afternoon near St. Joseph Ridge. The firefighters geared up and battled flames that were ignited in two burn rooms inside a house structure. According to Shelby Fire Department officials, the training allows a rotation of crews to advance a hose line into a burn room and extinguish the blaze.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2023 9:54:00 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

Madison Fire Department crews worked through the night Friday, battling a three-alarm fire on the city's south side. Officials said the fire was stabilized Saturday morning, but crews remained on scene. No injuries were reported, but a building that officials said housed tire pallets and over 50 vehicles was heavily damaged.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2023 9:15:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

A lightning strike was to blame for a fire at a home in New Glarus, officials said Saturday. Crews were called to a home just before 7:30 p.m. Friday after the strike was reported. Firefighters found flames coming from a light fixture in the kitchen. The light fixture was removed, and officials said a small fire was found and extinguished in the attic space.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2023 8:37:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Heavy snow diminishing this morning. Additional snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, Florence, and Forest Winter Storm Warning 2023-04-01T04:56:00-05:00 2023-04-01T10:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ018 WIZ019 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-230401T1500Z/

...HEAVY SNOW AND WIND EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN... .Rain or a wintry mix will change to snow from northwest to southeast overnight. A band of heavy snow will set up across north central and far northeast Wisconsin, with less snow farther south. Strong north winds gusting to 45 mph will cause considerable blowing and drifting snow later tonight into Saturday morning, especially in Winter Storm Warning 2023-03-31T21:02:00-05:00 2023-04-01T10:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ018 WIZ019 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-230401T1500Z/

Firefighters from around Brown County are still fighting an apartment fire in Howard 90 minutes after the emergency call came in. They’ve been at the scene on the 2600-block of Lavender Lane, near Cardinal Lane, since just after 4:30 a.m. They arrived to see flames shooting through the roof. A box alarm was issued, bringing in fire crews from other departments, including Green Bay and Pulaski.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2023 1:35:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

...NEXT ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER APPROACHES... .A second round of snow will arrive for tonight, as precipitation transitions over to a wintry mix from north-central WI southeastwards. Snow totals will be highest across far northern WI. Initial snow will likely be heavy and wet before gradually becoming relatively lighter as cold air pushes in from the northeast. Winter Storm Warning 2023-03-31T19:00:00-05:00 2023-04-01T10:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ018 WIZ019 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0008.230401T0000Z-230401T1500Z/

A fire forced 10 people living in an apartment building on Oshkosh’s Evans St. out of their homes Thursday night. The Oshkosh Fire Department was sent to the apartment building just before 8:30 and found smoke and flames coming from one apartment on the second floor. It took 20 minutes to bring the fire under control.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2023 12:28:47 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

...NEXT ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER APPROACHES... .A second round of snow will arrive for tonight, as precipitation transitions over to a wintry mix from north-central WI southeastwards. Snow totals will be highest across far northern WI. Initial snow will likely be heavy and wet before gradually becoming relatively lighter as cold air pushes in from the northeast. Winter Storm Warning 2023-03-31T19:00:00-05:00 2023-04-01T10:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ018 WIZ019 VTEC /O.UPG.KGRB.WS.A.0005.230401T0000Z-230401T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.WS.W.0008.230401T0000Z-230401T1500Z/

...MAJOR STORM SYSTEM TO BRING WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY... .A strong low pressure system over eastern Nebraska will track to central Lake Michigan by early Saturday morning. The storm will bring a wide array of weather to the area, including a couple rounds of significant wintry precipitation. Winter Storm Watch 2023-03-31T19:00:00-05:00 2023-04-01T13:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Florence; Forest; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 VTEC /O.EXP.KGRB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-230331T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGRB.WS.A.0005.230401T0000Z-230401T1800Z/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, Freezing rain and snow. Additional snow accumulations 1 to 3 inches and ice accumulations Winter Storm Warning 2023-03-31T05:32:00-05:00 2023-03-31T10:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Florence; Forest; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-230331T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGRB.WS.A.0005.230401T0000Z-230401T1800Z/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, Freezing rain and snow. Additional snow accumulations 1 to 3 inches and ice accumulations Winter Storm Watch 2023-03-31T19:00:00-05:00 2023-04-01T13:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Florence; Forest; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-230331T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGRB.WS.A.0005.230401T0000Z-230401T1800Z/