December 18, 2025 – Slinger, Wi – Neighbors in the Village of Slinger say it “sounded like an explosion” however, police say the incident was tied to the wall of a garage collapsing. Details are below.
Slinger Police Lt. Nicholas Garro said the department received a call at 12:11 p.m. regarding a report of an explosion. “According to the CAD call a wall collapsed on a garage and it was reported to us a building exploded,” he said.
The incident happened in the 100 block of W. Washington Street.
Lt. Garro said the area was a garage behind a residence. Â Nobody was injured in the incident and the cause, according to police may have been due to the age of the building.
On a side note: Following up on a story published earlier this week regarding the recovery of a stolen emu display from Piggly Wiggly in Slinger. Police said the two people accused in the theft are adults from the City of West Bend, WI.
The emu went missing in March 2025; it was part of a Shanky’s Whip, Irish Whiskey display.
This is a working story, and more information will be posted when details are available.
