RICE LAKE, Wis. — Multiple schools and businesses in a western Wisconsin town went into lockdown Thursday evening when someone mistook a car backfiring for the sound of gunshots. Around 6:30 p.m., the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reports of gunshots sparked lockdowns at retail stores and schools in western Wisconsin on Thursday, but the sounds were actually ...

Reported gunfire in Rice Lake, Wis. Thursday night is unfounded and was caused by a car backfiring, according to officials. The Rice Lake Police Department stated that officers confirmed the reported ...

Deputies investigated a report of shots fired near an elementary school in Seneca on Monday.

Local police and firefighters were dispatched to Palm Springs High School in response to an explosion reported Thursday morning, but their investigation found the sound came from a vehicle backfiring.