Around Town
Around the County
WAUPACA CITY COUNCIL is scheduled to meet Tuesday evening at City Hall. Agenda items include routine city business; a water and sewer utility board meeting was canceled. (Source: City of Waupaca)
THE CITY OF WAUPACA is conducting a live-trapping campaign for feral cats in the Oman Street area through June 30. Residents are asked to follow posted notices. (Source: City of Waupaca)
NEW LONDON OFFICIALS continue monitoring groundwater at the city landfill under a recently awarded monitoring contract. (Source: Waupaca County Post)
CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES on U.S. 45 near New London, with potential impacts at the WIS 15 intersection. Motorists should seek alternate routes where needed. (Source: City of New London)
Around the State
Here are the top overnight news stories from across Wisconsin:
ONE PERSON DIED after an SUV and semi collided head-on in Marquette County’s Township of Springfield. The crash occurred Monday; authorities are investigating. (Source: WKOW)
A PASSENGER DIED after a single-vehicle crash in Jefferson County Saturday night near Watertown. Deputies responded to an iPhone crash alert; two others were hurt. (Source: WMTV / FOX6)
DANE COUNTY DA dismissed 15 state charges, including child sexual exploitation counts, against former Sun Prairie West High School dean after his federal conviction and sentencing. (Source: WKOW / Channel 3000)
CREWS BATTLED a 3-alarm apartment fire at the Glendale-Milwaukee border near Lydell and Hampton. No injuries reported; building evacuated. (Source: WISN 12 / TMJ4 / CBS58)
NO ONE WAS HURT in a fire at an assisted living community in Fox Crossing. Residents were evacuated but later allowed to return. (Source: WBAY)
BROWN COUNTY SUPERVISORS will consider a moratorium on new data center development while officials create guidelines. (Source: WBAY / NBC26)
STATE PATROL is increasing enforcement in the I-41 construction zone after recent crashes. (Source: WBAY)
GOV. TONY EVERS raised the Progress Pride flag at the State Capitol Monday, marking the start of Pride Month for the eighth and final time in his term. (Source: WSAW / WAOW)
A suspect was arrested in a Green Bay hit-and-run that hospitalized a motorcyclist. (Source: WBAY)
A MAN BARRICADED HIMSELF in a Little Chute basement; Fox Valley Metro Police took him into custody. (Source: WBAY / FOX11)
A FAMILY’S working carbon monoxide alarm prevented tragedy in Marinette County. (Source: WBAY)
THE GOVERNOR’S race filing deadline passed Monday with no Democratic dropouts. (Source: WBAY)
Today in History
Here are 10 notable moments from Today in History on June 1:
QUEEN ELIZABETH II was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London on June 2, 1953, in the first televised coronation, marking the start of her historic 70-year reign. (Historical Event)
NASA’S SURVEYOR 1 became the first American spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on the Moon on June 2, 1966, touching down in the Ocean of Storms and sending back more than 11,000 images. (Science)
BRITISH AVIATOR Charles Stewart Rolls completed the first nonstop double crossing of the English Channel by airplane on June 2, 1910, flying from Dover to France and back in 95 minutes in a Wright biplane. (Automotive)
RAY CHARLES’ “I Can’t Stop Loving You” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated June 2, 1962, holding the top spot for five weeks. (Music Charts)
ITALY VOTED in a referendum to become a republic, ending the monarchy on June 2, 1946, with 89% participation, including women for the first time. (Historical Event)
P.T. BARNUM began his first U.S. circus tour on June 2, 1835, launching what would become one of America’s most famous entertainment spectacles. (Cultural Milestone)
The British Parliament passed the Quartering Act of 1774, part of the Intolerable Acts, requiring colonial governments to house British troops. (Historical Event)
MADONNA’S “Vogue” held the No. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of June 2, 1990. (Music Charts)
PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND married Frances Folsom in the White House on June 2, 1886, becoming the only sitting U.S. president to wed while in office. (Historical Event)
THE FIRST BELMONT STAKES was held on June 2, 1867 (note: initial Derby reference corrected in records to early events), establishing one of Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown races. (Sports)
