Last Wednesday, 70-year old Adopt-A-Highway volunteer Cornelius "Corky" Van Handel was killed in a tragic pedestrian accident.

Van Handel was hit when clearing litter on the side of U.S. 41 when he was hit and killed by 31-year old Lucia Torres-Bisarraga's Toyota Corolla.  Bisarraga claims she was cut off by a black car before she ran into the shoulder of the road and hit Van Handel.  She told police officials that in trying to avoid the black car she slammed on her brakes, causing her to swerve into the shoulder where Van Handel was working.  

State Patrol authorities continue to ask for witnesses to the accident.  One of the two passengers with Bisarraga mentioned a black car, however neither could provide a specific description of the vehicle, none of the people in the car saw Van Handel before the accident, and no witnesses mentioned a black car when interviewed after the accident.  

Bisarraga has been charged with operating a vehicle without a license causing the death of another and failure to control her vehicle.  

Accident reconstruction experts and investigators continue to look into the accident to determine exactly what happened.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Van Handel's family and friends during this difficult time. 

16-year old Brandon Jennings was killed this past Sunday morning in a tragic car accident with a La Crosse Sheriff's Department squad car.

Shortly after 1 AM, officer Trisha Stratman responded to a call about a fight at Smoky's Bar.  Stratman was traveling northbound on Highway 35 when her vehicle and Jennings' vehicle collided at the Highway 35 and County OT intersection.  Jennings was thrown from the vehicle and taken to Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center where he later passed away.  Stratman only suffered minor injuries from the accident. 

The Wisconsin State Patrol are investigating and working on reconstructing the accident.  

Our utmost sympathies go out to Jennings' family and friends in this difficult time. 

Two men were killed in a SCUBA diving accident at the Lake Wazee Recreation Area in Western Wisconsin on Saturday.

57-year old James M. Jordan was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, while 60-year old Milton Floyd died Saturday evening after being taken to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.  53-year old Milo Squires survived the accident after being treated at the HCMC hyperbaric chamber.  

Squire said he was around 140 feet above Jordan and Floyd when he experienced equipment failure.  The cause of the two men's deaths is not yet known.  

Our sincerest sympathies go out to Jordan and Floyd's family and friends. 

Big time cereal producer Kellogg's Company, under advisement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, voluntarily issued a recall of several of its products on June 29th.

The products being removed from store shelves are Kellogg's Corn Pops, Honey Smacks, Froot Loops, and Apple Jacks.  While Kellogg's believes the risk of any complications related to these products is very low, it advises that consumers who have any of these products purchased before June 29th not eat them.

Kellogg's officials described the affected products as having an uncharacteristic smell and flavor coming from the liner of the packaging.  Foster's Food Fair IGA stated, "Until further correspondence from the manufacturer on this affected product, moving forward, it will not be available."

If you or someone you know has suffered due to defective food products, contact the Green Bay defective food products attorneys of Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. ® at 800-242-2874 to learn more about your rights. 

A 72-year old Luxemburg man was killed after being pinned underneath a lawnmower at 1:34 p.m. on Thursday. Authorities believe that the lawnmower may have rolled over, pinning the man beneath it. Rescue workers arrived on the scene to help free the man from the machine, and he was transported to Aurora Bay Care Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident and have yet to release details to the press or the public.