Ozaukee County officials respond to SUV involved in crash in Port Washington
OZAUKEE COUNTY -- Authorities responded to what appears to be a terrible crash in Ozaukee County on Saturday, July 20.A viewer shared photos with FOX6 News, showing the crash on Mink Ranch Road in Port Washington.
Mequon man cited for failing to stop at stop sign after crash that killed Cedarburg man
CEDARBURG -- A Mequon man was cited after a Cedarburg man, 56, who died after a crash in the Town of Cedarburg on Wednesday, July 3.Adam Gertz, 19, received a citation for failing to stop at a stop sign, causing death.A court appearance was scheduled for Aug. 8.The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Granville Road and Washington Avenue.
3 hurt following multi-vehicle crash in Cedarburg
CEDARBURG -- Three people are hurt after a car blew through a stop sign and hit a second car.
No injuries in semi fire that shut down I-43 NB at Pioneer Road in Ozaukee County
OZAUKEE COUNTY -- There were no injuries Friday, June 7 in connection with a semi fire that shut down I-43 northbound at Pioneer Road in Ozaukee County.It happened around 12:45 p.m.Firefighters with the Grafton Fire Department were called out to I-43 northbound at Lakefield Road.
Sheriff: Woman treated and released after jumping from moving vehicle in Grafton
GRAFTON -- A woman, 23, was taken to the hospital via Flight for Life Sunday, June 2 after Ozaukee County sheriff's officials said she jumped out of a moving vehicle in an apparent suicide attempt.Sheriff's officials said a woman, 29, who was driving, was unable to hold onto the other woman.Several drivers stopped at the scene to render aid to the victim, who was taken to the hospital.I-43 northbound and southbound were closed at WIS 60 as of about 7:45 p.m. Sunday as a result of this incident.Both women involved were from Sheboygan.The victim was treated and released from Froedtert Hospital, sheriff's officials said in an update Monday, June 3.
Ozaukee Co. Sheriff's Office investigating attempted child abduction in Village of Belgium
OZAUKEE COUNTY -- The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a report of an attempted child abduction in the Village of Belgium.
Ozaukee Co. officials respond to fire near Milwaukee River in Saukville
SAUKVILLE -- Ozaukee County officials responded to a fire at a home in Saukville Thursday afternoon, March 28.It happened on Clay Street, which is right near Highway 33 and the Milwaukee River.
Family located: Mequon police identify man who is unable to communicate
MEQUON -- Mequon police on Wednesday, March 20 asked for the public's assistance identifying a man unable to communicate.
Man arrested for OWI, 5 rescued after vehicle went into water in Saukville
SAUKVILLE, Wis. -- A 36-year-old man was arrested for OWI after a water rescue incident in Saukville Saturday night, March 16.Police said around 9:42 p.m., officers responded to the area near County Highway W, just north of State Highway 33 for the report of a vehicle in the water.An investigation revealed a driver disregarded multiple "road closed" signs and was almost completely submerged.With help from the Saukville Fire Department, Grafton Fire Department, Port Washington Fire Department, Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office and Washington County Sheriff's Department, all five of the vehicle's occupants were rescued.Four of the occupants were transported to a hospital and treated for hypothermia.The driver, a 36-year-old man from Dalton, Wis., was arrested for OWI, causing injury, violation of probation and an active arrant.Fire officials told FOX6 News the fifth person was located on an island miles away -- with a very low body temperature.
Driver cited after MCSO squad hit at scene of crash on I-43 in Ozaukee Co.; 2 deputies hurt
OZAUKEE COUNTY -- Two deputies were hurt when their squad was hit by a vehicle at the scene of a separate crash on I-43 southbound at Port Washington Road on Sunday morning, Feb. 17.
Ozaukee County sheriff: Saukville squad crash remains under investigation
SAUKVILLE -- The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a Saukville police squad was involved in a crash on Saturday evening, Feb. 2.
Saukville squad crash injures 2 officers, another driver
SAUKVILLE -- Two officers and another person are hurt following a crash involving a Saukville police squad on Saturday evening, Feb. 2.Officials say shortly before 6 p.m., police were heading out to respond to a domestic violence incident, when they got into a crash at the intersection of Highway 33 and North Riverside Drive.PHOTO GALLERYTwo Saukville police officers inside the squad, as well as the driver of the other vehicle, were transported to Aurora Medical Center for treatment and evaluation.The crash is being investigated by the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office.
'Busy morning:' Deep freeze creates black ice, dangerous conditions across SE Wisconsin
MENOMONEE FALLS -- The deep freeze after another snowstorm kept first responders busy Tuesday, Jan. 28 -- ahead of a wind chill advisory set to take effect Tuesday evening, through Thursday at noon.
27-year-old man dies after striking back of semi in Ozaukee County
OZAUKEE COUNTY -- A 27-year-old man from Aurora, Illinois died Friday morning, Jan. 11 in a crash involving a semi in Ozaukee County.
'Complete loss:' Semi truck fire shuts down portion of I-43 in Ozaukee County
OZAUKEE COUNTY -- A portion of I-43 was shut down in Ozaukee County Wednesday night, Jan. 9 due to a semi truck fire.
Convicted sex offender to live in home on Highland Drive in Port Washington upon release Jan. 1
PORT WASHINGTON -- Officials with the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office on Sunday, Dec. 30 alerted the public to the release of a convicted sex offender -- who will be living at a home on Highland Drive near Wisconsin Street in Port Washington upon his release on Jan. 1.According to sheriff's officials, John Favel, 34, was convicted in 2003 for repeated acts of sexual assault of a child and second degree sexual assault of a child.
Grafton officials respond to fire at 4-unit apartment complex; no injuries
GRAFTON -- Ozaukee County fire officials were called to the scene of an apartment fire in Grafton Thursday night, Dec. 6.
Man arrested with guns, drugs in Homestead parking lot pleads guilty
MEQUON -- One of two Sturgeon Bay men arrested in February for possession of narcotics and firearms, including three assault rifles on the campus of Homestead High School has reached a plea deal in the case against him.Benjamin Krohn, 20, on Thursday, Sept. 13 pleaded guilty to three charges, one felony and two misdemeanors: carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm on school grounds and possession of THC.