Articles tagged with emergency

Thu, May 24, 2012

Emergency ECB borrowing jumps as mainstream funding cut

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Banks took almost 4 billion euros of overnight ECB loans on Thursday, the highest since a Greek debt restructuring-fuelled jump in mid-March ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Exclusive: Drugmakers weigh emergency supply plan for Greece

By Ben Hirschler

LONDON (Reuters) - International drugmakers are working with European authorities on emergency plans to keep medicines flowing into Greece if the country ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Poll shows Greece electing pro-bailout government

By Harry Papachristou and Peter Graff

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek voters are returning to the establishment parties that negotiated its bailout, a poll showed on ...

Fri, May 11, 2012

County receptive to weather radio plan

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Marathon County will buy and resell up to 100 weather radios to rural residents not covered by tornado sirens or other ...

Wed, May 09, 2012

EFSF bailout fund approves Greek emergency payment

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone governments kept Greece afloat on Wednesday after agreeing a payment of 5.2 billion euros from the region's bailout ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Agencies unveil new WISCOM system to help with emergency communications

FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - Law enforcement and first responders statewide will see improved communications thanks to the WISCOM system. 

That stands for the ...

Fri, April 27, 2012

Despite cut in wildfire risk, emergency burning restrictions still in effect in NW Wisconsin

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Outdoor smoking and other burning activities are still banned in much of far northwest Wisconsin, despite the fact that rain and ...

Thu, April 26, 2012

Repeal on Michigan emergency law doesn't make ballot

LANSING, Michigan (Reuters) - A proposed repeal of Michigan's controversial emergency manager law, aimed at repairing finances in struggling cities and school districts, failed ...

Wed, April 25, 2012

Merrill moves to install third emergency siren

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Merrill's board of public works has approved adding a new siren to the city's set of emergency sirens.

The ...

Sat, April 21, 2012

Authorities practicing emergency response in mock school shooting in Delafield

DELAFIELD, WI (WTAQ) - Delafield police and Lake County Fire and Rescue will conduct a drill this morning on the grounds of St. John’s ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Portage County will add more emergency sirens

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) Portage County emergency management officials want to add four more tornado warning sirens. They’re waiting for state an ‘ok ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

Birds force Delta emergency landing at Kennedy Airport

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bird strike forced a Delta Air Lines flight bound for Los Angeles to make an emergency return to New York ...

Tue, April 17, 2012

State Capitol police chief Tubbs named Dane County emergency management coordinator

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The State Capitol police chief who kept control during last year’s massive pro-union demonstrations is moving on – but not very ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

Fifteen hurt during Virgin emergency landing in London

LONDON (Reuters) - Fifteen people were injured when a Virgin Atlantic plane made an emergency landing on Monday at London's second airport, Gatwick, the ...

Mon, April 02, 2012

Small plane makes emergency landing near Phelps

PHELPS, Wis (WSAU) A small plane made an emergency landing in a field near Phelps last night.

The Vilas County sheriffs department was notified ...

Mon, April 02, 2012

Siren tests start today

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau will begin testing its emergency warning sirens every week, starting today.

The weekly test will happen Mondays at 1:15 ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Consumers plot emergency oil release as Saudi decries high prices

By Yann Le Guernigou, Muriel Boselli and Jonathan Leff

PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters)- Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi mounted his most direct rhetorical ...

Thu, March 15, 2012

Exclusive: U.S., Britain set to agree on emergency oil stocks release

By Richard Mably

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is poised to cooperate with the United States on a release of strategic oil stocks that is expected ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Louisiana governor declares local emergency after floods

By Kathy Finn

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in four parishes in the Southern part ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Kronenwetter targets 9-1-1 abusers

KRONENWETTER, Wis. (WSAU) – If you call 9-1-1 in Kronenwetter, you better have an emergency to report.

The village board passed an ordinance Monday night ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

ECB edict leaves Greek banks reliant on emergency aid

By Paul Carrel

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank announced on Tuesday it would no longer allow borrowing against Greek government bonds, a temporary ...

Mon, February 27, 2012

Newark airport briefly shut after emergency plane

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport was briefly closed on Monday after a passenger plane made an emergency landing there ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

Heavy snows cause "moose emergency" concern in Alaska

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Heavy snows in parts of Alaska are taking a deadly toll on moose as deep snowdrifts force the ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

County official calls Kronenwetter mobile home park a "housing emergency"

KRONENWETTER, Wis. (WSAU) – Marathon County housing officials were on hand last night in Kronenwetter to help residents of a mobile home park find support ...

Mon, January 23, 2012

Michigan Governor prefers no Detroit emergency manager

By John D. Stoll

(Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder said Monday he prefers to avoid using an emergency manager to fix Detroit's financial ...

Mon, January 23, 2012

Marathon County revamps Emergency Management office

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) There’s been a shake-up in Marathon County’s emergency management office.

Jerome Boettcher, who’d held the job for 15-years ...

Fri, January 13, 2012

BofA told Fed it could sell branches in emergency: source

By Rick Rothacker

(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp told Federal Reserve officials in June that it could shed branches in some parts of the ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

Extra oxygen may harm emergency patients: report

By Frederik Joelving

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - That oxygen mask they strap on patients rushed to the ER after a heart attack or a ...

Sat, December 31, 2011

Nigeria's Jonathan declares state of emergency

By Felix Onuah and Tim Cocks

ABUJA (Reuters) - President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency on Saturday in parts of Nigeria plagued by ...

Sat, December 31, 2011

Nigeria President declares state of emergency in some of north

ABUJA (Reuters) - President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency on Saturday on parts of northern Nigeria plagued by a by a violent Islamist ...

Tue, December 27, 2011

Appeals court delays SEC-Citigroup fraud case

By Jonathan Stempel

(Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission won a delay in its securities fraud lawsuit against Citigroup Inc, as the regulator tries ...

Sun, December 11, 2011

Plane inbound to CWA catches fire, emergency landing in Green Bay

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WSAU) - A Delta plane from Detroit bound for the Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee made an emergency landing in Green Bay ...

Mon, November 28, 2011

No emergency calls made before crash that killed Oklahoma coach

By Suzi Parker

LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - No emergency calls were made in the moments before a plane crash that killed two Oklahoma State ...

Thu, November 24, 2011

Dexia gets cash lifeline, deal seen in "days"

By Ben Deighton

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Troubled Franco-Belgian bank Dexia is drawing on emergency liquidity funds, a banking source said on Thursday, as its host ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

Fire crews gain upper hand on destructive Nevada blaze

By Riley Snyder and Ben Miller

RENO, Nev (Reuters) - Firefighters working to extinguish a blaze that blackened 2,000 acres of suburban scrubland and ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

Emergency post-election measures won't save Spain

By Paul Day

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's new government may rush through emergency measures immediately after Sunday's parliamentary election, but unless the euro ...

Mon, November 14, 2011

New Italy PM wins confidence vote on tough reform plans

By James Mackenzie and Gavin Jones

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti comfortably won a vote of confidence in his new government on ...

Wed, November 09, 2011

Emergency shelter opens in Waupaca

WAUPACA, Wis. (WSAU) – An emergency shelter will open at Waupaca middle school this evening.

The shelter will open at 5 p.m. for anyone ...

Wed, November 02, 2011

Domtar patches leaking dam in Port Edwards

PORT EDWARDS, Wis. (WSAU) – Domtar has made some emergency repairs to fix a leaking dam at Lake Nepco in Port Edwards.

The state Department ...

Mon, October 31, 2011

Wisconsin-bound plane makes emergency landing

UNDATED (WSAU) An airplane that was enroute to Wisconsin made an emergency landing in Billings, Montana because of a cracked windshield. Pilots were worried ...

Thu, October 27, 2011

Grass burning sparked fire emergency at Galifianakis' farm

The Hangover star was smoking his land in a bid to revitalise grasslands and he almost burned his home down.

Recalling the emergency on ...

Mon, October 24, 2011

Aspirus renovation project re-routes traffic

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Aspirus will begin renovating the emergency department at its Wausau hospital today but the project will affect how you drive around ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Loughner attorneys seek another emergency block on drugs

By David Schwartz

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Lawyers for Tucson shooting rampage suspect Jared Loughner filed an emergency petition on Friday with a federal judge who ...

Thu, September 22, 2011

Text, video messaging eyed for emergency calls

By Jasmin Melvin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Communications regulators urged adoption of new technologies that would allow people needing emergency help to send text, photos and ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

Military re-fueling plane makes emergency landing in Green Bay

GREEN BAY (WSAU) A military re-fueling plane made an unexpected landing at Green Bay’s airport yesterday, after smoke entered the cockpit. Officials said ...

Fri, September 02, 2011

Mississippi governor declares emergency due to storm

MOBILE, Ala (Reuters) - Governor Haley Barbour declared a state of emergency on Friday for southern Mississippi ahead of Tropical Storm Lee.

"Do not underestimate ...

Wed, August 31, 2011

Wisconsin emergency management talks storm preparedness

UNDATED, WI (WTAQ) - A state official says Hurricane Irene is just the latest reason to expect-the-unexpected in severe weather.

On Monday, some pundits wondered ...

Thu, August 25, 2011

NY Governor Cuomo declares state of emergency ahead of Irene

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday declared a state of emergency to prepare for the potential impact of Hurricane Irene ...

Wed, August 24, 2011

Texas grid declares power emergency due to heatwave

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Texas power grid agency initiated an electric emergency on Wednesday for the second day in a row as available power supplies ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Wausaukee storm victim likely would not have heard emergency siren

WAUSAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) - A Marinette County official said a tornado popped up so quickly last Friday, there was no time to warn folks in ...

Thu, August 18, 2011

U.S. offers North Korea flood aid, but no food yet

By Andrew Quinn

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has offered North Korea up to $900,000 in emergency flood assistance but has made no ...

Tue, August 02, 2011

Texas agency declares electric emergency amid heat

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Texas power grid agency initiated an electric emergency on Tuesday afternoon due to triple-digit temperatures and shrinking power supplies.

No rolling ...

Tue, August 02, 2011

Wisconsin's emergency relief fund runs out of money

MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsin’s emergency relief fund is running dry, and pair of lawmakers want their colleagues to replenish it. Senate Democrat Bob Jauch ...

Thu, July 21, 2011

Emergency sirens should not have sounded during strom

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) Emergency management officials confirm that warning sirens should not have sounded in Wausau during Tuesday night's storm. They went off ...

Sun, July 10, 2011

Euro zone makes fresh bid to tackle Greek crisis

By John O'Donnell and Sarah Marsh

BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Euro zone countries continued to grapple with the thorny issue of involving the private ...

Sun, July 10, 2011

EU's Van Rompuy calls emergency debt crisis talks

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has convened an emergency meeting of top EU officials for Monday morning to discuss efforts to ...

Wed, July 06, 2011

Goldman took biggest loan in Fed emergency program

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, and European banks RBS and UBS were the biggest beneficiaries of very short-term Federal Reserve loans extended at ...

Fri, June 24, 2011

Company drops protest over Merrill emergency sirens

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Menominee Falls business will no longer protest Merrill’s decision to award a contract for new emergency warning sirens to ...

Fri, June 24, 2011

Errant sirens in Marshfield cause emergency alert review

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) - When a tornado caused damage to parts of Wood County recently, emergency sirens sounded multiple times not only in areas directly ...

Thu, June 16, 2011

Utility emergency shuts down Highway 64

ANTIGO, Wis. (WSAU) – Authorities shut down part of Highway 64 this afternoon to repair a gas line that ruptured near Poplar Road.

Traffic was ...

Tue, June 14, 2011

Merrill awards warning siren bid

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau company has won a bid to replace Merrill's three emergency warning sirens.

The City Council voted 7-1 Tuesday ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

De la Rosa back at Sauber as emergency fill in

By Steve Keating

MONTREAL (Reuters) - Pedro de la Rosa will return to the Sauber team that sacked him a year ago for Sunday's ...

Thu, June 09, 2011

Vendor challenges Merrill warning siren bids

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Menominee Falls businessman is protesting Merrill's decision to pass his company over in a bid to replace three emergency ...

Wed, June 01, 2011

Bill would allow $500 million emergency oil sale

By Tom Doggett

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A request by the Obama administration to sell $500 million in crude from the U.S. emergency oil stockpile ...

Wed, June 01, 2011

Panel picks firm to replace sirens in Merrill

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) - Merrill's board of public works has recommended a local vendor to replace three emergency warning sirens with two new ones ...

Wed, June 01, 2011

Merrill warning sirens get new attention

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Merrill's board of public works could recommend a new vendor today to replace the city's three existing emergency warning ...

Sat, May 28, 2011

Idaho governor declares emergency from flooding

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Idaho's governor declared an emergency on Friday because of flooding and high water conditions expected to wreak ...

Tue, May 24, 2011

U.S. group gives Mexico smugglers GPS emergency beacons

TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - A humanitarian group said on Tuesday it has given emergency GPS location devices to Mexican human smugglers in a controversial bid ...

Sun, May 22, 2011

Strange odor leads to emergency landing of DC-9 in Green Bay

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - An unusual smell detected by the crew spurred a Delta Air Lines Incorporated jet to land in Green Bay en ...

Wed, May 18, 2011

Retired fire chief to head Wis. Emergency Management

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A retired fire chief will soon be in charge of coordinating the state government’s response to various emergencies throughout Wisconsin ...

Sun, May 15, 2011

Statewide emergency drills begin

UNDATED (WSAU) - They will be hard to miss.

Thousands of emergency responders from all of Wisconsin are participating in huge training drills until next ...

Tue, May 10, 2011

U.S. nuclear plants to step up emergency plans: INPO

By Roberta Rampton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some U.S. nuclear plants are not in full compliance with rules set up after the September 11, 2001 ...

Sun, May 08, 2011

Bahrain to lift state of emergency from June 1

By Frederik Richter

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's king has ordered a state of emergency to be lifted from June 1, after imposing it following ...

Sun, May 08, 2011

Bahrain to lift state of emergency on June 1

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's Sunni king has ordered a state of emergency to be lifted from June 1, after imposing it following weeks of ...

Sat, April 30, 2011

Japan lower house passes emergency budget for quake relief

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's lower house of parliament passed an emergency budget on Saturday worth 4 trillion yen ($48.5 billion) for rebuilding after ...

Thu, April 28, 2011

Plane makes emergency landing in San Antonio

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Passengers who expected to take a 55-minute flight from San Antonio to Houston on Thursday spent more than ...

Thu, April 28, 2011

Plane makes emergency landing in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A Continental Airlines Boeing 737 jet that had just taken off from San Antonio International Airport was forced to make an ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

Idaho governor declares wolves a "disaster emergency"

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Idaho Governor Butch Otter signed a bill on Tuesday declaring the gray wolf a "disaster emergency" in his ...

Tue, April 05, 2011

Idaho House declares wolves a "disaster emergency"

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The Idaho House on Tuesday approved a measure that declares the state's wolves a "disaster emergency" -- akin ...

Mon, April 04, 2011

FAA to order emergency checks of older 737s

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government will order emergency checks of certain older model Boeing Co 737s for the kind of fatigue cracks that prompted Southwest ...

Fri, April 01, 2011

Plane makes emergency landing with hole in cabin

By David Schwartz

PHOENIX (Reuters) - A Southwest Airlines plane with a gaping hole in fuselage made an emergency landing at a military base in ...

Thu, March 31, 2011

Correction: Drug in morning-after pill ok for non-emergency use

By Leigh Krietsch Boerner

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The active ingredient in the morning-after pill, at a lower dose, may be safe and effective ...

Sun, March 27, 2011

U.S. nuclear plant says shielded against Japan emergency

By Matthew Bigg

BROWNS FERRY, Alabama (Reuters) - A U.S. nuclear plant in Alabama similar in design to the earthquake-hit Fukushima facility in Japan ...

Fri, March 11, 2011

Oklahoma grass fires rage, emergency declared

By Steve Olafson

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Grass fires spread by gusting winds swept through parts of Oklahoma on Friday, prompting authorities to dispatch helicopters ...

Mon, March 07, 2011

Morning-after pill may be ok for non-emergency use

By Leigh Krietsch Boerner

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The morning-after pill may be safe and effective as a regular birth control method, researchers say ...

Wed, March 02, 2011

Serena Williams undergoes emergency surgery: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams is recovering in a Los Angeles hospital after undergoing emergency treatment for a blood clot in her lungs, People ...

Thu, February 24, 2011

Algeria lifts 19-year-old state of emergency

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria on Thursday lifted a 19-year-old state of emergency in a concession to the opposition designed to keep out a wave of ...

Thu, February 24, 2011

Lawmakers urge Obama to release emergency oil

By Tom Doggett

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three lawmakers on Thursday urged President Barack Obama to consider tapping America's emergency oil supply to help lower ...

Mon, February 21, 2011

City declares snow emergency

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau has declared a snow emergency from 10 p.m. until 8 a.m.

The city says any cars parked on ...

Mon, February 21, 2011

In Cairo, U.S. envoy calls for lifting emergency law

CAIRO (Reuters) - A senior U.S. diplomat urged Egypt on Monday to build confidence in its transition to democracy by lifting the country's ...

Sun, February 20, 2011

Delta flight makes emergency landing in Florida

MIAMI (Reuters) - A Delta Air Lines flight suffered engine failure over Florida and made an emergency landing on Sunday, with no injuries to the ...

Fri, February 18, 2011

ECB declines comment on elevated emergency borrowing

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank declined to comment on Friday on the exceptionally elevated use of its emergency overnight lending facility.

The borrowing ...

Tue, February 15, 2011

Video shows Oregon hospital acted quickly in emergency

By Dan Cook

PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Surveillance video shows that a hospital criticized for a slow response acted correctly in quickly sending a paramedic ...

Mon, February 14, 2011

Emergency Medical to go private for about $3 bilion

By Lewis Krauskopf

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice said it would buy healthcare and physician services company Emergency Medical Services ...

Thu, February 10, 2011

Oregon man crashes at hospital, dies in emergency room

By Teresa Carson

PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A man driving himself to an emergency room at night crashed his car in the hospital's parking ...

Fri, February 04, 2011

Oneida County says traffic fatality was actually medical emergency

TOWN OF CRESCENT, Wis. (WSAU) – Police now say an 81-year-old Rhinelander man who died in a traffic crash had a medical emergency behind the ...

Mon, January 31, 2011

Small plane makes emergency landing on New Jersey highway

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A small plane suffering mechanical trouble made an emergency landing in an express lane on New Jersey's busy Interstate 80 ...

Mon, January 31, 2011

Microsoft Allen's yacht helicopter in emergency landing

By Facundo Santana

USHUAIA, Argentina (Reuters) - A helicopter from a huge luxury yacht owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, made an emergency landing on ...

Mon, January 31, 2011

Sheen's medical emergency down to hernia pain

The troubled actor was taken to Cedars-Sinai Hospital's emergency room in Los Angeles after complaining of abdominal pain, caused by a hiatal hernia ...

Thu, January 27, 2011

Emergency Responders "Working Together" Conference in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Over 2,500 emergency responders from the Midwest are getting together in Milwaukee.

An emergency services conference called “Working Together” began ...

Thu, January 20, 2011

California governor to declare fiscal emergency

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown will declare a state of fiscal emergency on Thursday for the state's government to press lawmakers ...

Fri, January 14, 2011

Snow-covered Massachusetts lifts state of emergency

By Lauren Keiper

BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts lifted its state of emergency on Thursday as New England dug out from under deep snow following a ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

Snow-covered Mass. lifts state of emergency

By Lauren Keiper

BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts lifted its state of emergency on Thursday as New England dug out from under deep snow following a ...

Sat, January 08, 2011

Emergency Landing For Plane in Dane County

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Mesaba Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Dayton, Ohio, made an unscheduled landing at Dane County Regional Airport Friday afternoon.

The ...

Mon, January 03, 2011

Medical emergency causes Lincoln County crash

MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) A man and woman from Wausau were injured in a crash on Highway 51 in Lincoln County yesterday morning. It happened ...

Fri, December 31, 2010

Walker Expected to Declare Economic Emergency After Gov. Swearing-In

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Scott Walker is expected to declare an economic emergency for Wisconsin next week, calling lawmakers into a special session, after he ...

Tue, December 21, 2010

Thailand ends 8-month state of emergency in Bangkok

By Pracha Hariraksapitak

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government agreed on Tuesday to lift an eight-month state of emergency in Bangkok, citing an improved political ...

Mon, December 13, 2010

Snipes' lawyers file emergency motion for retrial

The Blade star has been ordered to report to jail by Thursday (09Dec10) to begin serving a three-year sentence for failing to file tax ...

Sun, December 12, 2010

Gov. Doyle Declares State of Emergency for Winter Storm

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Jim Doyle Saturday night declared a State of Emergency for all 72 counties as a major winter storm continues to ...

Sun, December 12, 2010

LISTEN: State of Emergency for Wisconsin, road conditions still poor

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The brutal blowing snow continues into this morning as county highway work crews are back out working at the roads.

Governor ...

Mon, December 06, 2010

Wisconsin may need emergency rules to comply with federal Clean Air standards

UNDATED (WSAU) The state Natural Resources Board will consider emergency rules on Wednesday to put Wisconsin in line with the upcoming federal laws on ...

Mon, December 06, 2010

Natural Resources Board to Consider Emergency Rules on Air Pollution

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state Natural Resources Board will consider emergency rules on Wednesday to put Wisconsin in line with the upcoming federal laws ...

Sat, December 04, 2010

Russian airliner makes emergency landing, 2 dead

By Thomas Grove and Gleb Stolyarov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two people died and dozens were injured on Saturday when a Russian airliner ran off the ...

Wed, December 01, 2010

Data shows Goldman Sachs lapped up emergency loans

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc <GS.N>, viewed as one of the stronger banks during the financial crisis, was actually one of ...

Fri, November 26, 2010

Plane makes emergency landing

APPLETON, Wis (WSAU) A private plane with 6 people onboard made an emergency landing at a Wisconsin airport yesterday. There was a problem with ...

Wed, November 17, 2010

Bed bugs cause emergency room shutdown

MILWAUKEE (WSAU) Bed bugs seem to be everywhere these days, but would you believe they're showing up in hospitals?

Medical officials said the ...

Mon, November 08, 2010

Milwaukee-bound flight makes emergency landing

UNDATED (WSAU) Officials with AirTran Airways say smoke and an odor led one of their jets to make an emergency landing in Memphis Saturday ...

Thu, November 04, 2010

Qantas grounds giant A380s after emergency landing

By Harry Suhartono

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Qantas Airways suspended flights of its Airbus A380 fleet on Thursday after engine failure triggered an emergency landing in ...

Tue, October 19, 2010

JetBlue steward who fled via emergency chute pleads guilty

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former JetBlue flight attendant who made a profanity-filled exit via an airliner's emergency chute pleaded guilty to two counts ...

Tue, October 05, 2010

Advanced imaging use in emergency rooms triples

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Use of advanced imaging machines in hospital emergency departments tripled between 1998 and 2007, resulting in higher costs and ...

Wed, September 29, 2010

Feds Investigate SkyWest Plane's Emergency Landing in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Federal officials are investigating, after a SkyWest passenger plane made an emergency landing late Tuesday at Milwaukee’s International Airport.

It ...

Sat, September 25, 2010

Doyle Issues Emergency Declaration to 5 More Counties After Floods

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The list of counties impacted by western Wisconsin flooding continues to grow, with a state of emergency declared in five more ...

Fri, September 24, 2010

Governor Doyle declares emergency in Wood, Marathon, Portage Counties

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) - After several days of flooding rain, Governor Doyle has declared a state of emergency for Marathon, Wood and Portage Counties.

The ...

Fri, September 24, 2010

Clark, Trempealeau Counties under state of emergency from flooding; evacuations in Marathon City; some schools closed

UNDATED (WSAU) Most of central Wisconsin saw between 3 and 6-inches of rain yesterday, enough to send rivers out of their bank and causing ...

Thu, September 23, 2010

Roads closed, state of emergency declared in Clark County

UNDATED (WSAU) – Governor Doyle declared states of emergency in Clark and Trempealeau counties Thursday as heavy thunderstorms dumped more than three inches of rain ...

Thu, September 23, 2010

Flood Warnings Issued, Emergency Declared in 2 Counties

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Shawano County Emergency Management officials Thursday reported about 4 inches of rain in the past 12 hours, with more expected ...

Sat, September 18, 2010

Two Escape Injury After Emergency Landing at Outagamie Co. Airport

APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A flight instructor and a student escaped injury when their single-engine plane made an emergency landing at the Outagamie County Regional ...

Tue, September 07, 2010

NTSB Investigates Small Plane's Emergency Landing

PIERCE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the emergency landing of a small plane over the holiday weekend in western ...

Sat, September 04, 2010

Experts Reminding People How to Prepare for Emergency

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Do you know what to do in case of an emergency? A fire? A dangerous storm?

The experts say you should ...

Fri, September 03, 2010

Miami police sue city over emergency pay cuts

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Miami police union sued the city this week for abandoning their collective bargaining agreement and pushing through emergency pay and ...

Wed, September 01, 2010

September: Emergency preparedness month

MADISON (WRN) Are you ready for an emergency?

Despite our share of flooding, tornadoes and snowstorms, only about 20-percent of Wisconsin residents are prepared ...

Mon, August 23, 2010

Fed in emergency bid to put bailout ruling on hold

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve asked a U.S. appeals court to delay implementing a ruling that would force the central bank to ...

Tue, August 10, 2010

Steward who fled via emergency chute gets bail

By Daniel Trotta

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A JetBlue flight attendant who became an Internet hero after storming out of a plane with an expletive-filled ...

Mon, August 09, 2010

Steward bolts from JFK plane via emergency chute

By Zachary Goelman

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A JetBlue flight attendant upset after an altercation with a passenger bolted from the plane by deploying and ...

Fri, August 06, 2010

IUD works for emergency birth control: study

By Genevra Pittman

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A copper intrauterine device was 100 percent effective at emergency contraception in a study of almost 2000 ...

Fri, July 30, 2010

Shawano County to test emergency sirens

WITTENBERG, Wis (WSAU) Shawano County officials will test their emergency sirens at noon today. This comes after complaints that the sirens in Wittenberg didn ...

Wed, July 28, 2010

Schwarzenegger declares California fiscal emergency

By Jim Christie

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency over the state's finances on Wednesday, raising pressure ...

Tue, July 27, 2010

Flight to Detroit From Wausau Makes Emergency Landing

WAUSAU, Wis. (WTAQ) - A flight from Wausau to Detroit makes an emergency landing. It happened early Monday morning.

The pilot of the Delta Mesaba ...

Fri, July 23, 2010

Governor Doyle Declares State Of Emergency For Milwaukee County

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Jim Doyle declared a state-of-emergency in Milwaukee County today, as damage estimates pile up from last night’s torrential rains ...

Fri, July 23, 2010

Gov. Doyle Declares State of Emergency for Milwaukee Co.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Jim Doyle has declared a state of emergency in Milwaukee County after terrential downpours left thousands without power, streets became ...

Fri, July 23, 2010

Wisconsin flooding prompts state of emergency

By John Rondy

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's governor declared a state of emergency on Friday after torrential rains flooded homes and opened sinkholes in ...

Thu, July 22, 2010

Louisiana declares emergency due storm

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Louisiana's governor on Thursday declared a state of emergency due to a storm which is forecast to hit the state's ...

Thu, July 22, 2010

Emergency sirens didn't warn of Wittenberg storm

WITTENBERG, Wis (WSAU) Several Wittenberg residents say the town's emergency sirens did not go off during Tuesday's severe thunderstorms. It left residents ...

Tue, June 22, 2010

UPDATE: State of Emergency Declared in Waukesha Co.

WAUKESHA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Jim Doyle Tuesday declared a state of emergency for Waukesha County after a pair of tornadoes ripped through the ...

Mon, June 14, 2010

WI Air Nat'l Guard Col. Tabbed as Emergency Management Director

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A colonel in the Wisconsin Air National Guard will become the state's new Emergency Management director. Governor Jim Doyle has ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

Audience Member Medical Emergency at Kalamazoo Obama Speech Brings Out Dr. Tom George

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) Fortunately when prominent Kalamazoo Resident Jerry Mason had a heart attack during President Obama’s speech last night…there was a doctor ...

Sun, June 06, 2010

Struggling Japan organize emergency warm-up

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan have lined up an extra match on the eve of the World Cup to make some late tweaks after an alarming ...

Thu, May 27, 2010

State building emergency radio system

UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin is expected to have a statewide emergency radio system up-and-running by next year. But state auditors say there are unresolved issues ...

Thu, May 27, 2010

State Auditors Worried About Costs of Emergency Radio System

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin is expected to have a statewide emergency radio system up and running by next year. But state auditors say there ...

Wed, May 26, 2010

Green Bay Fire, PD, and Emergency Management Team Up for New Messaging Service

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Green Bay Fire, Police and Emergency Management officials have added a new high-tech way to keep residents updated. 

Similar to ...

Tue, May 11, 2010

Emergency Rule Forces Corporations, Unions to Tell What's Spent on Political Races

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin corporations and labor unions will have to tell the state what they spend on political races this fall. The Government ...

Fri, April 30, 2010

Florida governor declares emergency for Panhandle coast

MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida Governor Charlie Crist on Friday declared a state of emergency in the state's Panhandle coastal counties because of the threat ...

Mon, April 19, 2010

Survey: 22% of WI Hospitals Not Offering Emergency Contraception

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Some Wisconsin hospitals still don’t offer emergency contraception. 2 years after Compassionate Care for Rape Victims became law, a survey ...

Wed, March 31, 2010

Wausau Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Iowa Field

POLK COUNTY, Iowa (WTAQ) - Two people from Wausau were forced to land their small plane in a farm field in central Iowa Wednesday morning ...

Fri, March 19, 2010

European Union mulls emergency bank wind-up fund

By John O'Donnell and Jan Strupczewski

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is considering making banks pay for an emergency wind-up fund in case ...

Thu, February 18, 2010

Haiti shelter emergency as rain turns camps to mud

By Pascal Fletcher

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Providing shelter for hundreds of thousands of homeless earthquake victims in Haiti jumped to the top of the country ...

Mon, February 15, 2010

FAA Looking Into Emergency Plane Landing

WALWORTH COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The FAA is trying to find out why a small plane made an emergency landing in a Walworth County cornfield ...

Fri, February 12, 2010

State Emergency Mgt. Head To Help Changes In FEMA Policy

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The head of Wisconsin’s emergency management office will help recommend policy changes in giving federal disaster aid. Ed Wall has ...

Thu, February 11, 2010

New Jersey Governor declares fiscal emergency

By Jon Hurdle

TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Thursday declared a "fiscal emergency," allowing him to reserve or freeze ...

Tue, February 09, 2010

Hearing On Expanding Benefits For Emergency Personnel Delayed

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state Senate Labor Committee has called off a public hearing scheduled for Tuesday. The hearing was about a bill to ...

Thu, January 21, 2010

Microsoft issues emergency "Google attack" patch

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Thursday released a patch to protect users of its Internet Explorer browser from attacks similar to those directed at ...

Tue, January 19, 2010

Specialists best for emergency colon surgery

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you find yourself in need of emergency colon surgery, you'll be better off with a surgeon who specializes ...

Fri, January 15, 2010

U.N. to launch Haiti emergency appeal for $550 million

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. aid agencies will launch an emergency appeal to raise for about $550 million to help survivors of ...

Thu, January 14, 2010

JAL draws on emergency funds as bankruptcy looms

By Mariko Katsumura and Nathan Layne

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines <9205.T> moved a step closer to bankruptcy on Friday by drawing down $1 ...

Fri, January 08, 2010

U.S. government to release emergency heating subsidies

By Ayesha Rascoe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is set to provide more than $1 billion over the next several weeks to help ...

Thu, January 07, 2010

Poll: Most Wisconsinites Aren't Emergency Prepared

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - When the worst happens, will you be ready? A new poll says you probably won’t be. A poll done for ...

Tue, January 05, 2010

U.S. to test emergency alert system in Alaska on Wednesday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will run state-wide tests in Alaska on Wednesday of the country's Emergency Alert System, which uses television and ...

Wed, December 30, 2009

JetBlue plane makes emergency landing in Bermuda

HAMILTON, Bermuda (Reuters) - A JetBlue Airways Corp passenger jet on a flight from Aruba to Boston made a precautionary emergency landing in Bermuda on ...

Sun, December 27, 2009

Police Arrest 2nd Nigerian In Emergency At Detroit Airport

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Northwest Airlines flight 253 from Amsterdam was involved in an emergency incident on its approach to Detroit on Sunday, CNN reported.

CNN ...

Wed, December 16, 2009

Marathon County buys new emergency radios

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) Marathon County is changing a plan to buy emergency radios.

The county board had been working with Tait-North America to upgrade ...

Tue, December 08, 2009

Gov. Doyle Declares State Of Emergency

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle orders a State of Emergency for all 72 counties due to the major winter storm. In a ...

Tue, December 08, 2009

State Emergency Officials Ask You Not To Travel Unless Urgent

MADISON (WRN) - State emergency officials are urging Wisconsin residents to stay home Tuesday, if they don't have to travel. If you do, you ...

Tue, December 01, 2009

BOJ emergency funds gesture gets government to back off

By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Hideyuki Sano

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan offered banks more short-term funds after an emergency meeting on Tuesday, relieving ...

Sun, November 29, 2009

UAE cbank sets up emergency facility for banks

By Martin Dokoupil and Raissa Kasolowsky

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' central bank set up an emergency facility on Sunday to support bank ...

Tue, November 24, 2009

Doyle Declares Propane Shortage Emergency

MADISON (WRN) - Governor Jim Doyle has declared a state of emergency to help alleviate a shortage of propane. Doug Caruso of the Wisconsin Farmers ...

Mon, November 23, 2009

Philippines imposes emergency; massacre toll reaches 46

By Eric de Castro

AMPATUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - The Philippines placed two southern provinces and a city under emergency rule on Tuesday after gunmen killed ...

Thu, November 19, 2009

Meeting this morning on emergency radios

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) This morning a Marathon County committee will meet to discuss purchasing new radios for emergency responders. Some rural police and fire ...

Tue, November 10, 2009

Those in true emergency hardest hit by ER crisis

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The state of US emergency departments has been called a "growing national crisis," and a report out today shows the ...

Fri, October 30, 2009

Fed lets emergency liquidity measure expire