TREMPEALEAU, Wis. – Fire damaged a house just off the Highway 35 main drag through Trempealeau, probably destroying the structure. No one was home, authorities said. There were no injuries. The fire, in the early afternoon, was on King Street overlooking the Mississippi River.

Charred attic. Flames warped the steel roof and opened up both ends. A house that once had a river view, and still does, now sadly also has sky views. Image: Steve Lunde