A person is dead after an Amtrak train traveling from Chicago crashed into a car in Brookfield on Thursday. Officials responded to the area of Brookfield and River roads around 5 p.m. on Thursday. Brookfield police say the driver of the vehicle, a man in his 60s, died. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver had driven around the train crossing gates, police say.
- PUB DATE: 11/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Columbia-Richland Fire says no injuries have been reported in a large house fire reported on Thursday afternoon. According to a department spokesperson, the two-alarm fire was called in around 5 p.m. on Rusty Mill Drive - roughly three miles east of Pontiac in northeastern Richland County. About 50 fire department personnel responded to the fire, which displaced six people.
- PUB DATE: 11/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLTX-TV CBS 19 Columbia

Michael Stanley was a part of the Schenectady Fire Department long before he officially joined its ranks in 1999. Firefighting, in fact, has been a tradition in his family dating back more than 100 years. Like many who answer the call to serve, the 47-year-old Stanley followed in the footsteps of his late father, Robert Stanley, who joined the department in the 1970s before retiring in the early 2000s as a deputy chief, capping off a 32-year career.
- PUB DATE: 11/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Daily Gazette - Metered Site

VIDEO: The Louisville Fire Department has a new tool that leaders believe will keep the waterways safer than ever before. On Thursday WLKY got a first look at LFD's newest rescue boat, during one of the training sessions for one of the three crews that will be manning it. "There's not a vessel close to this within the port," said Louisville major Jonathon Jones.
- PUB DATE: 11/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLKY-TV CBS 32 Louisville

VIDEO: Six years after the wreck that almost took the life of Larry Sprinkle, he was able to thank the firefighter who saved him on a special day for that firefighter. On May 4, 2016, Sprinkle was driving on I-485 during the late afternoon rush, with traffic moving at a steady pace. Then, Sprinkle remembers traffic stopped abruptly.
- PUB DATE: 11/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCNC-TV NBC 36 Charlotte

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appears poised to approve certain naloxone products for over-the-counter use, a move that would help fight the nation’s opioid epidemic. Naloxone (Narcan, Evzio) can save lives when administered soon after the first signs of an overdose from opioids such as heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone or morphine.
- PUB DATE: 11/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: US News

...LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE SNOWBELT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .Heavy lake-effect snow showers will impact the western and northern parts of Vilas County tonight, then diminish Friday morning. Accumulating snow will also impact northern Oneida County, though totals will be much lower. Winter Storm Warning 2022-11-17T20:42:00-06:00 2022-11-18T09:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-221118T1500Z/

...LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE SNOWBELT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .Heavy lake-effect snow showers will impact the western and northern parts of Vilas County tonight, then diminish Friday morning. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Periods of snow showers, heavy at times. A total snow Winter Storm Warning 2022-11-17T16:33:00-06:00 2022-11-18T09:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-221118T1500Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Periods of snow showers. A total snow accumulation ranging from of 3 to 6 inches in the snowbelt of northern Vilas county... to a couple inches in the Eagle River area. * WHERE...Vilas County. Winter Weather Advisory 2022-11-17T16:00:00-06:00 2022-11-18T09:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0018.221117T2200Z-221118T1500Z/

...LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE SNOWBELT LATE TODAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .Occasional light snow and flurries will continue today. Heavier lake-effect snow showers will begin to affect the area during the late afternoon hours, continue overnight, and then diminish Friday morning. Winter Weather Advisory 2022-11-17T16:00:00-06:00 2022-11-18T09:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0018.221117T2200Z-221118T1500Z/

A Middleton business owner says she's still reeling after a sedan crashed through her storefront on Tuesday. "The car just ran through and I was in shock," said Le Nails Salon & Spa Owner Anna Le. "I thought I got hit by lightning. Glass everywhere and glass start dropping. I was shaking and scared," Le says.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 1:42:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

...LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE SNOWBELT LATE TODAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .Occasional light snow and flurries will continue today. Heavier lake-effect snow showers will begin to affect the area during the late afternoon hours, continue overnight, and then diminish Friday morning. Winter Weather Advisory 2022-11-17T16:00:00-06:00 2022-11-18T09:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0018.221117T2200Z-221118T1500Z/

The Superior City Council approved an agreement Tuesday, Nov. 15, with the village of Superior to continue providing emergency response services in the village with the city’s fire department. What’s changed is the city is no longer charging for those services using a formula established long ago. Now, the city will charge the village $1,200 for each response.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:37:00 AM - SOURCE: Superior Telegram - Metered Site

An SUV reportedly lost control and crashed into a fuel tanker due to slippery road conditions in northern Wisconsin on Wednesday. According to Pine Lake Fire Rescue, the incident happened just north of Rhinelander on HWY 17, north of Poplar Road. Officials say that firefighters responded to the scene around 6:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:12:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Firefighters rescued a lost hunter in the woods near Rhinelander on Wednesday night. According to a Pine Lake Fire Rescue Facebook post, the hunter was tracking a deer he shot when he lost the track in the woods and became disoriented. Firefighters were dispatched at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday for a reported hunter who was having difficulty breathing and was lost in the woods.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

Three people were injured, and one was transported to a local hospital after a firearm exploded at a shooting range in southeastern Wisconsin. According to the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office, at 11:12 a.m. on Wednesday morning, deputies alongside the Kettle Moraine Fire District were sent to McMiller Sports Complex in the town of Eagle for a report of three people injured due to a firearm exploding.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

The Jamestown Fire and Police departments are looking into what caused the former Crawfords Furniture Factory to go up in flames on Wednesday. Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist says the old building on Allen Street started on fire some time around 11:30 a.m. Jamestown Deputy Fire Chief Matthew Coon says the building went up in flames quickly and forced crews from multiple fire departments in Chautauqua County to help.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGRZ-TV NBC 2 Buffalo

VIDEO: A public art sculpture was placed at Tulsa’s Fire Station 33 near 41st and 129th. The City of Tulsa Arts Commission chose artist Joe Norman and the National Sculptors’ Guild for this $48,000 project. According to the National Sculptors’ Guild, this sculpture is intended to “activate the site and signify the exemplary service of firefighters in a single, free-standing sculpture.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOKI-TV FOX 23 Tulsa

Stellantis is recalling nearly 250,000 heavy duty diesel Ram pickup trucks in the U.S. because transmission fluid can leak and cause engine fires. The recall covers certain 2020 to 2023 Ram 2500 and some 2020 through 2022 Ram 3500 trucks. All have 6.7-liter Cummins diesel engines and 68RFE transmissions.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

VIDEO: The Chicago Fire Department demonstrated how a delicious main course could turn Thanksgiving into tragedy. At the Quinn Fire Academy Wednesday morning, firefighters showed how quickly a deep-fried turkey can start a fire if not handled correctly. Every year, fires are started when home cooks overlook safety, fire officials say.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFLD-TV FOX 32 Chicago