MADISON MALLARDS CHARGES FILED 2 charged in crash that killed Madison Mallards umpire in 2023 CHRIS RICKERT Feb 26, 2025 Feb 26, 2025 Updated Jun 13, 2025 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Let this guy go.”kAm%9@D6 H6C6 C6A@CE65=J 2>@?8 E96 =2DE H@C5D r@?@C |4z6?K:6 DA@<6 @? yF=J h[ a_ab[ 367@C6 2 4C2D9 :? H9:49 E96 |25:D@? |2==2C5D F>A:C6 H2D E9C@H? 7C@> E96 A2DD6?86C D62E @7 2? $&' @? x?E6CDE2E6 bh 2?5 <:==65 — E96 G:4E:>[ :?G6DE:82E@CD D2J[ @7 C@25 C286]k^Am McKenzie NORTHWOODS LEAGUE kAm}@H E96 >2? 5C:G:?8 E96 $&' 2?5 E96 5C:G6C 96 H2D C6A@CE65=J :? 2 5:DAFE6 H:E9 DE2?5 492C865 H:E9 9@>:4:56 3J ?68=:86?E @A6C2E:@? @7 2 G69:4=6 2?5 C64<=6DD 5C:G:?8 42FD:?8 8C62E 3@5:=J 92C>]k^Am kAmp?5C6H {] %9@>2D[ bb[ @7 s@H?6J[ r2=:7@C?:2[ 2?5 |:4926= (] q2CEK[ eh[ @7 $E6G6?D !@:?E[ H6C6 492C865 =2DE DF>>6C :? 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Umpire to be remembered at Tuesday's Mallards game; fatal crash remains under investigation Conor McKenzie was a passenger in a truck driven by a fellow umpire that rolled over Sunday on Interstate 39 in Waushara County.
'A true professional': Umpire dies in crash on way to call Madison Mallards game Conor McKenzie had officiated nearly 350 games with the league over his career.
Treasurer arrested for allegedly stealing $294,000 from Monroe County town Town of Adrian treasurer Kelly Schleusener was booked into the Monroe County Jail on tentative charges of misconduct in office and theft.
La Crosse woman faces 5th OWI after arrest with 2-year-old child in car, authorities say A 911 caller reported a smaller passenger car being driven erratically on Highway 14, traveling at varied speeds, crossing the centerline and …
Metro Transit bus crashes into East Side restaurant after passenger attacks driver Two people were injured and one was taken to a local hospital after the bus crashed into the Asian House, 1 Dempsey Road.