Walking your child to the bus stop when it is across a street is something that many parents do in an effort to keep the child safe. That is especially true when the child is young. For the mother of one 6-year-old boy, walking her son across the street wasn't enough...
Some teenagers in the Milwaukee area enjoy going to Summerfest as a way to enjoy music and spend time with their friends. For three people who went to Summerfest in 2010, that decision proved to be tragic. A 13.5-ton concrete panel fell from a parking garage owned by...
Driving when the road conditions are less than ideal requires vigilant attention to what is going on around you. If you lose control of your vehicle for a split second, tragedy can occur. With the recent wave of icy, snowy conditions in Wisconsin, even the most...
When most people think of animal bites, they think of dog bites. A recent study by the Mayo Clinic might change that thinking a little. The study says that a hospital stay might result from a cat bite on the hand. According to the study, one out of three people who...
A 44-year-old man is facing a felony charge for a November car collision that left a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sports broadcaster injured. Formal charges include causing injury while driving under the influence of alcohol and a controlled substance. The victim, Steve "The...
Snowmobiling is supposed to be a day of fun - when friends can enjoy the snow and cold weather. It's not an activity that you would normally expect to end in death. Sadly, that is exactly what happened for one 20-year-old woman in Wisconsin. The woman was a passenger...
You never really know how much of an impact someone has at work until that person is gone. For people who attend or work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a recent accident certainly drove this point home. A senior academic librarian was recently killed while...
Semi-trucks that are in the hands of drivers who aren't paying attention to what is going on around them can be deadly weapons. The sheer size and weight of these trucks are huge factors when it comes to how other vehicles on the road fare when an accident with a semi...
Wisconsin residents who own a Lincoln MKZ Hybrid sedan may soon be receiving a recall notice in the mail. Ford has announced that approximately 7,000 MKZs built between April 2012 and Sept. 2013 and sold as 2013 or 2014 models should be returned to dealers to have a...
On Dec. 28, a three-car accident occurred after a pedestrian at a crossing initiated the flashing yellow signal warning motorists to slow down. Four people were injured as a result of the incident. Since May 2012, at least three other collisions have been reported at...
