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Severe storms spawned multiple tornadoes across southern Wisconsin on Wednesday evening. Residents and storm chasers captured dramatic video, as the twisters tore through parts of the state.

One tornado in Sauk City was seen whipping into homes and pushing down trees as it quickly swept through a neighborhood. While the damage was apparent in some areas, there were no immediate reports of injuries.

That twister was among at least five tornado reports across several counties.

The Milwaukee office of the National Weather Service shared that it would be looking into possible tornadoes in 10 areas, including areas near Dodgeville, Mazomanie, Beaver Dam and Hustisford.

Tornado watches were issued for much of southern Wisconsin, including Milwaukee and Madison. Severe thunderstorm warnings were also in effect due to expected wind gusts up to 70 mph. However, by 8 p.m. local time, most of those warnings had expired.

Prior to Wednesday, 26 tornadoes had already been confirmed in Wisconsin so far this year. That’s already more than their yearly average of 23 tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.

On Wednesday a brief tornado touched down near I-90/94 and the 19th Ave overpass—caught on video and now circulating on social media. Thankfully, no damage has been reported at this time.

This is a strong reminder that when the National Weather Service issues a Tornado Watch, it means conditions are favorable for tornadoes to form, even briefly, just like we saw today.

If you did experience any weather-related damage, please report it to the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office or submit a report through the Sheriff’s App under Emergency Management.

Stay weather aware, follow alerts, and always have a safety plan in place.

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On Saturday, July 5, 2025 the Adams County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a residence in the City of Adams, Adams County, Wisconsin reporting an unresponsive five-week-old infant.

The City of Adams Police Department responded to the scene, along with LifeStar Ambulance Service. LifeStar Ambulance Service transported the infant to Gunderson Moundview Hospital. The infant was then transported to UW Health American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison.

On July 6, 2025, the City of Adams Police Department requested that the Sheriff’s Office take over the case.

On July 9, 2025, the child died at UW Health American Family Children’s Hospital. Any time an infant death occurs in Adams County a formal investigation takes place.

This is an active investigation and as such, no further information will be released at this time.

From Clark Powersport: Clark Powersport Kawasaki has accepted an offer to sell our dealership entity, inventory, and rights to Vetesnik Power Sports, effective 7-18. This will mean the Hillsboro store will no longer be open for sales/service/parts. We sincerely appreciate all of the customers (and friends) throughout the years, thank you for your patronage and choosing Clark’s… As for existing Kawasaki customers, we encourage you to visit and establish a relationship with the Vetesnik crew in Richland Center, WI, or the V2 Boat Center (and soon to be Kawasaki) in New Lisbon, WI. It has been a pleasure…thank you again, on to the next rodeo.