By Stephen Cohn
May 1, 2021 | 5:48 PM
BELOIT, Wis. All lanes on I-39 NB/I-90 WB are blocked Saturday night due to a utility emergency.
According to the Wisconsin DOT, the emergency happened at 5:23 p.m. The closure is expected to last at least two hours.
The Wisconsin State Patrol is handling the scene. DOT has confirmed to News 3 Now the closure is not because of a crash.
“Northbound traffic will exit at I-43 and head north to Hart Rd. Traffic will then travel west on Hart Rd until Shopiere Rd. Traffic will head north on Shopiere Rd until returning to I-39/90,” said a DOT news release.
October 31, 1953 - April 12, 2021
Janesville, WI - Kathleen Marie Kathy Heider passed away on April 12, 2021 after a nearly six year battle with stage 4 endometrial cancer. Kathy was born on October 31, 1953 at the Edgerton Hospital, the daughter of Victor Ballmer and G. Jean (Barrett) Ballmer. Kathy grew up on the family farm in Center Township, the oldest of six children.
Kathy attended the Crall School on Roherty Road for three years and then attended the Evansville Public Schools where she graduated with the EHS Class of 1971. She attended UW-Platteville right out of high school where she made some lifelong friends but after a year wasn t certain what she wanted to do so left school with a vow to get her degree in the future.