Fires that damaged two rooms at UW-Madison’s Sterling Hall are believed to have been started intentionally, according to campus police.
Firefighters heroically rescued a helpless dog trapped after falling 10 foot into an ice-covered pool. Animal shelter Pound Buddies received several "frantic" calls last week (March 7) about a dog trapped in the old water filtration pond. The dog was discovered balancing on a thin layer of ice covering the surface of the 8-12ft deep pond. Pound Buddies, based in Michigan, USA, called in the Muskegon Heights Fire Department - which arrived "within minutes" - to rescue the pup. Video footage shows the moment Lieutenant John Kriger climbs over the wall and gains the dog’s trust with a treat. He then grabs the dog and carries him up the ladder and over the wall to safety. The pup was later checked out and found to be completely unharmed - despite the 10ft fall into the pond. Pound Buddies shared clips of the incident to their Facebook page, describing why they called in "the big dogs" and the moment the animal was rescued. They said: “The logistics of getting the dog appeared a bit challenging at first, but then the BIG DOG was called in! “Firefighters from the Muskegon Heights Fire Department arrived and within minutes, made a plan, secured their equipment, and rescued the dog from the dire situation. “Once again, words don't seem adequate for expressing the gratitude we have for these amazing firefighters and the Muskegon Heights Fire Department! “Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!”
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Photos: Remembering the UW-Madison Sterling Hall bombing 50 years ago
Sterling Hall bombing
The Army Mathematics Research Center was the target when Sterling Hall was bombed just after 3 a.m. on Aug. 24, 1970. The bombing killed a young physics researcher, Robert Fassnacht, and has often been labeled the death of the peace movement.
Sterling Hall bombing
Damage from the bombing of Sterling Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus is shown in August 1970. Despite an attempt to detonate the bomb when the building was vacant, a physics researcher conducting research unrelated to the Army Math Research Center was killed in the explosion. The impact of Robert Fassnacht's death brought a sudden halt to the violence to which anti-war protesters and police had resorted.
Death in bombing
Dane County police and Madison firefighters carry the body of Robert Fassnacht, 33, from UW-Madison's Sterling Hall after the graduate student was killed in a bombing targeting the Army Math Research Center, which was in that building.
Sterling Hall bombing
Investigators comb through the wreckage of Sterling Hall after the August 1970 blast that tore it apart.
Robert Fassnacht
Robert E. Fassnacht was a grad student at UW Madison and working in Sterling Hall on August 24, 1970 when he was killed in the bombing there.
Sterling Hall bombing
The Aug. 24, 1970, bombing of UW-Madison's Sterling Hall killed physicist Robert Fassnacht, who was working on research in the basement of the building when a massive truck bomb went off outside.
Sterling Hall bombing
The aftermath of the Sterling Hall bombing.
Sterling Hall interior
The interior of Sterling Hall was heavily damaged in the bombing.
Sterling Hall bombing on front page
Front page of the State Journal, the day after the bombing of Sterling Hall.
Sterling Hall bombing suspects
Wanted in the Aug. 24, 1970, bombing of Sterling Hall were: David Fine, top left; Karleton Armstrong, top right; Dwight Armstrong, bottom left and Leo Burt.
Sterling Hall bombers caught
Three of the Sterling Hall bombers - (from left) Dwight Armstrong, his brother Karl Armstrong, and David Fine - were caught years after the attack. A fourth co-conspirator, Leo Burt, was never caught.
Leo Burt
Leo Burt dropped off the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List a few years after the 1970 bombing of UW-Madison's Sterling Hall.
Leo Burt, then and now
In 2010, the FBI circulated new images of what fugitive Leo Burt might look like today, alongside a 1969 photo from his UW-Madison days.
Engine fragment
An engine fragment from the van used in the Sterling Hall bombing at the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Sterling Hall plaque
A plaque mounted on Sterling Hall in memory of Robert Fassnacht, who was killed in a bombing at Sterling Hall in 1970.
