Locals find new ways to celebrate the fourth

Wisconsinites have had to find a new way to celebrate the fourth of July after majority of the firework events have been canceled across the state.

COVID NINETEEN CANCELLEDSEVERAL FIREWORKS SHOWS THISSUMMERO PEOPLE ARE TAKINGENTERTAINMENT INTO THEIR OWNHANDS.

MARY JO OLA HAS THISSTORY.THE SCORCHING SUN DID LITTLETO KEEP SHOPPERS AWAY FROMTHIS FIREWORKS STORE IN RACINECOUNTY.MJ: "How long did youwait to get inside here?

"I'dsay definitely a little overan hour." "Two hours.

We justcame out."12:40:54 "We waitedin line for just over an hour."LONG LINES HAVE BEEN A COMMONSIGHT HERE AT PHANTOMFIREWORKS IN CALEDONIA.LOCATEDJUST OFF I-94 IT'S HARD TOMISS.WE WATCHED AS SHOPPERAFTER SHOPPER PUSHED CARTSFULL OF MERCHANDISE."The thingis that there's no fireworksto see this year."WITH SHOWSCANCELLED BECAUSE OFCORONAVIRUS...HECTOR CHAVEZDROVE UP HERE FROM ILLINOIS."So this is my first timeactually buying fireworks justsparklers for my son and thefamily to enjoy the fourth youhave to have something."INWISCONSIN áSOME FIREWORKS ARELEGAL.

GENERALLY ANYTHING THATEXPLODES OR LEAVES THE GROUNDIS TYPICALLY ILLEGAL.

"Ourfine right now is $313 so ourofficers are going to be outthere and they're gonnarespond to calls.

I'm surewe're going to get a lot ofcalls from people aboutfireworks."FERNANDOSANTIAGO...IS THE COMMUNITYOUTREACH OFFICER WITH BROWNDEER POLICE.HE SAYS ASIDE FROMTHE LAW...CONSIDER YOURNEIGHBORS BEFORE SETTING OFFANY FIREWORKS."There'sneighbors that have pets thatcan't really handle the loudexplosions.

We have veteransthat are living with somemedical conditions that it'sreally stressful for them." IFYOU ARE GOING TO LIGHTFIREWORKS THIS WEEKEND BE SAFE.DON'T POINT ANY FIREWORKS ATPEOPLEEVER TRY TO RELIGHT AFIREWORK YOU THINK MIGHT BE ADUD.MJO TMJ4 NEWS.