9-27-23 three sheriff’s deputies suffer burns in dynamite disposal operation in wisconsin

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say three northern Illinois sheriff’s deputies injured while disposing of dynamite in neighboring Wisconsin remain hospitalized with burns. A spokesperson for the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office said Monday the deputies are being treated for burns described as non-life-threatening. The sheriff’s office says the deputies were called out Saturday morning to help the Rock County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin on a report of dynamite in a trailer in Beloit. Capt. Josh Lund, of the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, says the property where the dynamite was found had been sold at auction. It wasn’t clear how the deputies sustained the burns.