Wisconsin experienced its first tornadoes of 2025 on Monday, April 28. advertisement. ... Two confirmed EF-0 tornadoes were recorded in Mattoon and Birnamwood. FREE DOWNLOAD: ...

The tornado Breitrick is referring to happened in Bowler, where he’s from, and 12 miles south of Mattoon. Breitrick says since then, they’ve had some pretty heavy winds, but nothing like this.

Marine Corps veteran Keith Schmidt lives in Shawano County, where, in late April, he watched a tornado tear through the area. His roof was badly damaged—already 20 to ...

There are 48 jobs being eliminated at Goodman Veneer & Lumber in Goodman, and 42 positions lost at Wisconsin Veneer and Plywood in Mattoon, and 46 jobs lost at Birchwood Manufacturing in Rice Lake.

In April, Army Veteran Keith Schmidt's home suffered major damage from a tornado. After hearing his story, the people at American Quality Homes saw a way ...

MATTOON, Ill. (WAND) -- A man found dead after being hit while walking along Illinois Rt. 16 in Coles County has been identified as a correctional officer and a member of the Army National Guard.

Besse Forest Products Group on Aug. 1 sent the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development notices that it would close Wisconsin Veneer and Plywood plant in Mattoon (42 employees), Birchwood ...

The investigation shows their car went off County Q, down an embankment, and crossed all four lanes of Highway 29.

Illinois State Police Troop 7 has reported that this pedestrian, Dylan R. Bellamy, 22, a former Mattoon resident who had been residing in Benton, Wisconsin, was struck by a car at approximately 11 ...

anonymous donor will pay for the removal. it is 443 weatherwatch 12 and a path of destruction after tornadoes hit wisconsin. check out the damage in the village of mattoon. that’s in shawano county.