JUNEAU COUNTY | NECEDAH Escaped kangaroo found safe after 3-day drone search SAMARA KALK DERBY Mar 30, 2026 Mar 30, 2026 Updated Mar 30, 2026 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A pet kangaroo who escaped his enclosure Wednesday was found Friday night and was home by early Saturday. Chesney and Kenny are indoor kangaroos. Debbie Marland kAm%96 <2?82C@@ DE2J65 H:E9:? 2 a\>:=6 C25:FD E96 6?E:C6 E:>6 96 H2D >:DD:?8[ D2:5 s633:6 |2C=2?5[ H9@ @A6?65 $F?D9:?6 u2C> A6EE:?8 K@@ =2DE yF?6 ?62C }646529[ h_ >:=6D ?@CE9H6DE @7 |25:D@?]k^AmkAmr96D?6J H2D DA@EE65 3J 5C@?6 @A6C2E@CD H9@ 925 366? :?G@=G65 :? E96 D62C49 7C@> E96 DE2CE[ |2C=2?5 D2:5 :? 2 u2463@@< A@DE]k^AmkAm~?46 DA@EE65[ 2 5C@?6 @A6C2E@C AFE 2? 6:89E\A6CD@? D62C49 E62> :? A@D:E:@? 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Wisconsin community hopping in cars to search for escaped kangaroo A Necedah petting zoo owner has been looking for her escaped kangaroo Chesney. 2 households displaced after lithium ion battery causes fire on Far East Side Fire crews were sent to the 2400 block Independence Lane early Saturday after a resident heard a popping sound and saw smoke from a small rech… Man flown to hospital after being struck by vehicle on Highway 151 after crash near Dickeyville The crash happened about 10:05 p.m. Friday on Highway 151 at Hill Climb Road, near Dickeyville, the Grant County Sheriff’s office reported. Man flown to Madison hospital after semi-pickup crash in Lafayette County The crash happened shortly before 2:45 p.m. at the intersection of Highway KK, Highway DD and South Prairie Road west of Monroe, Sheriff Reg G…
Wisconsin community hopping in cars to search for escaped kangaroo A Necedah petting zoo owner has been looking for her escaped kangaroo Chesney.
Wisconsin community hopping in cars to search for escaped kangaroo A Necedah petting zoo owner has been looking for her escaped kangaroo Chesney.
2 households displaced after lithium ion battery causes fire on Far East Side Fire crews were sent to the 2400 block Independence Lane early Saturday after a resident heard a popping sound and saw smoke from a small rech…
Man flown to hospital after being struck by vehicle on Highway 151 after crash near Dickeyville The crash happened about 10:05 p.m. Friday on Highway 151 at Hill Climb Road, near Dickeyville, the Grant County Sheriff’s office reported.
Man flown to Madison hospital after semi-pickup crash in Lafayette County The crash happened shortly before 2:45 p.m. at the intersection of Highway KK, Highway DD and South Prairie Road west of Monroe, Sheriff Reg G…
