9/3/2024

TOWN OF CONOVER - A 49-year-old woman from Portage County was killed in an ATV crash on Sunday in Vilas County.  The Vilas County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash in the Town of Conover, located 15 minutes north of Eagle River, at 3:40 Sunday afternoon. The sheriff’s office says the woman had been ejected from an ATV and was unconscious. The woman to Eagle River Aspirus Hospital and then to Aspirus Hospital in Wausau.  The Vilas County Sheriff’s Office says the woman died from her injuries yesterday morning.  The name of the woman is being withheld, pending notification of family.

9/3/2024

TOWN OF PELICAN, WISC - The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office says a 4-year-old was killed in an ATV crash on Saturday in the Town of Pelican.  On Saturday an ATV operated by three children ages 9, 7, and 4 had rolled over, trapping the 4-year-old under the ATV.  The 4-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene after witnesses had attempted life-saving measures. 

9/3/2024

IRON COUNTY MICHIGAN - Two have died and one remains hospitalized after a crash in Iron County, Michigan over the holiday weekend. The Iron County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened Sunday evening on Gibbs City Road near Iron Lake Road just before midnight. Deputies and Aspirus EMS arrived on scene to find a Honda Pilot rolled over in a ditch. It appears that the vehicle failed to negotiate a curve in the road. A 72-year-old female passenger was removed from the wreck and was transported to Aspirus Iron River Hospital and was then ransferred to Wausau Hospital with serious injuries. The 77-year-old driver from Pennsylvania and another passenger, a 72-year-old woman from California were both pronounced dead at the scene. All of the occupants of the vehicle were wearing seatbelts and alcohol is not thought to be a factor. The accident is under investigation.