Wisconsin residents who are fans of the NFL will be happy to hear that the league has reached an agreement that will settle approximately 4,500 concussion-related lawsuits. The settlement involves $765 million to be used for accident and medical research and exams. An...
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2 dogs attack Wisconsin woman
On Aug. 17, a Neenah woman was attacked by two dogs after she was hired to provide pet care to them and arrived on the premises. The 32-year-old woman works for Never Home Alone Pet Sitting. The incident occurred in the 1300 block of Meadow Lane Avenue in Neenah. When...
Plymouth woman arrested for fatal accident
A woman was taken into custody after being suspected of causing a deadly early morning crash in Fond du Lac on Highway 23. An initial accident investigation and reports from callers had indicated that the 51-year-old woman was driving a red Chevrolet Cavalier...
Three injured in Wisconsin crash
Three people were injured in a crash that occurred near Janesville. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, two vehicles were involved in the crash. The three people who were injured were all hospitalized. A Toyota Prius reportedly hit a motorcycle on...
Number of accidents in Wisconsin down from 2012
Wisconsin is seeing a reduced number of traffic accidents in 2013. As of this report, only 281 traffic deaths have occurred while 333 deaths were reported this time last year. One reason for this may be a reduced number of passenger deaths. in 2012, one fatal...
Fox bites Wisconsin girl at petting zoo, investigation ensues
Animal lovers and business owners in Wisconsin may have heard about a recent incident at a petting zoo in Shawano in which a 15-year-old girl was bitten by a baby fox. The bite reportedly drew blood, so the fox, which was in a pen at the time of the incident, was...
One Wisconsin woman killed in fatal motorcycle accident
One Menomonie woman died after being thrown from a motorcycle when it collided with a vehicle that was attempting to make a left turn. According to the report, the fatal accident occurred when the vehicle turned as the motorcycle attempted to pass on the driver's...
Insuring teenagers is expensive
Wisconsin parents might be interested to hear that insuring teenagers is more expensive that insuring any other drivers. Teens are considered the riskiest drivers. Therefore, insurance companies charge more to insure them. According to a senior insurance analyst for...
Truck industry unhappy about new driver fatigue regulations
Wisconsin's trucking industry is about to experience some changes this month thanks to a set of government regulations being imposed nationwide. The new rules are intended to curb the rate of fatigue-related accidents among truck drivers. Data provided by the...
Woman dies in 4-vehicle crash on Wisconsin highway
With multiple reports of collisions between late May and early July, Highway 97 in Stratford has seen its fair share of accidents this year. On July 1, a fatal car crash involving four vehicles tied up afternoon traffic for several hours between the eastbound and...


