MILWAUKEE (AP) — The National Weather Service has confirmed at least four tornadoes caused widespread damage in Wisconsin and contributed to at least one death. The State Patrol says 29-year-old Quinn Boehning of Fond du Lac was killed after crashing into a fallen tree and power line near the town of Ripon about 6 a.m. Thursday. The severe weather began Wednesday evening in northwestern Wisconsin and pushed south and east with the last tornado warning expiring around 2 a.m. Thursday. The weather service says at least four tornadoes touched down in Jefferson and Waukesha counties early Thursday.
