Emergency Response

The Orion Initiative is a new program offered by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health that aims to expand advanced medical training to rural communities. 

On May 15, multiple tornadoes blew through western and east-central Wisconsin. Long-term cleanup efforts remain for damaged homes and businesses.

Five northern Wisconsin counties are under a “red flag” warning for extreme wildfire conditions Tuesday. The warning comes the day after a wildfire forced the temporary evacuation of 40 homes in Juneau County.

Five people died in the five-alarm fire on Sunday, while another seven — including a 1-year-old — have been hospitalized for their injuries.

Repairing a broken tornado warning siren would cost too much for the Town of Greenbush, said the town board’s chair.

A missing 7-year-old Two Rivers boy was found dead Sunday after an overnight search. The Two Rivers Police Department released a statement confirming they had recovered the body of Jacob […]

Detective Bradley Tatro and Lt. Trevor Bilgo are police officers who are called in to try to negotiate tense, life-and-death standoffs. They share wisdom about the craft of negotiating and explain what movies get wrong about police negotiating.

At least 10 people were injured in a shooting at a Madison apartment building early Sunday morning near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

One person died and a Milwaukee firefighter was badly burned early Sunday in a fire that spread to three houses.

Ron Firnrohr is the battalion chief for the Milwaukee Fire Department. He was a member of the department’s Dive Rescue Team team for 28 years. Firnrohr spoke with “Morning Edition” host Alex Crowe about how their team prepares for high stress rescue situations.