Operating While under the Influence
A Lafayette County man was arrested by Green County authorities for Operating While Under the Influence. Just after 10pm Tuesday, deputies with the Green County Sheriff's department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for operating left of center in the Town of New Glarus. The investigation resulted in the driver, 69...
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Gas Prices Fluctuate In Iowa and Wisconsin
Average gas prices in Iowa went down 3 cents in the last week for a $3.20 average, according to GasBuddy. Gas prices in Iowa are 4.5 cents higher than a month ago, but are 2.9 cents lower than a year ago. Meanwhile, the average gas price in Wisconsin is $3.33, which is 5.9 cents lower than a month ago, 1.9 cents higher...
May 08, 2024
Court Clears Way For Transmission Line To Be Constructed
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for utilities to finish building a high-voltage power line across a Mississippi River refuge. American Transmission Company, ITC Midwest and Dairyland Power Cooperative are in the final stages of constructing a 102-mile (164-kilometer) transmission line linking Iowa's Dubuque...
May 08, 2024
Spring Concert By Lancaster Middle School Band and Choir
The Lancaster Middle School Choirs and Bands will hold their spring concert on Thursday May 9, at 7 PM in the Hillery Auditorium. The ensembles are preparing for their final performances of the year. The Choirs will attend the SWC Conference Concert Festival at Prairie du Chien and the LMS Arrow Band will perform at ...
May 08, 2024
One Vehicle Crash in Iowa County
The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a one vehicle rollover crash near South Barreltown Road in the Township of Mineral Point Tuesday around 9:15pm. Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies, the Mineral Point Police Department, Mineral Point Fire and Mineral Point EMS responded to the scene of the crash. Th...
May 08, 2024
Small Fire At Home Due To Lightning Strike
Officials said lightning struck a house and started a small fire this morning in Dubuque. Firefighters responded at approximately 5 a.m. to a residence on Florence Street for a report of a fire inside a house following a lightning strike, according to a press release. A reports says that seven Dubuque Fire Department v...
May 07, 2024
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Kate Peterson Abiad Resigns From WIAA
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association announced the resignation of Kate Peterson Abiad as assistant director on the executive staff effective May 24, 2024. Peterson Abiad departs to pursue other career opportunities. A search to fill her position vacancy will begin immediately. Peterson Abiad began her pos...
May 07, 2024
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Enoch Found Guilty Of First Degree Murder
A Dubuque County jury on Monday convicted 24 year old Romell Enoch of first-degree murder in the 2021 killing of 20 year old Kylie Duster of Dubuque. ...
May 07, 2024
Sun Prairie Man Arrested in Iowa County
Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies assisted Mineral Point Police Department in conducting a traffic stop Monday around 1:30am near Exit 40 in Mineral Point Township. As a result, 49 year old Corey Burger of Sun Prairie was arrested and taken to the Iowa County Jail and booked on charges of Operating While under the Influen...
May 07, 2024
Alice in Dairyland announced
The 77th "Alice in Dairyland"-Halei Heinzel of Oconomowoc will serve as the official ambassador of Wisconsin's agriculture industry. Halei Heinzel Heinzel will graduate later this month from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Life Sciences Communication. She has also graduated from the Far...
May 06, 2024
Motorcycle accident in Belmont
Two people from Fennimore sustained serious non-life threatening injuries resulting from a motorcycle accident in Lafayette County. Authorities responded about 6:30 pm Saturday Night to County B in Belmont Township. 43 year old William Heyer and 41 year old Stephanie Heyer were traveling westbound when William Heyer...
May 06, 2024
Shullsburg Man Charged With Sexual Assault
A Shullsburg man facing two felony counts of sexual assault will be back in Lafayette County Circuit for a Preliminary Hearing Wednesday (May 9th) Morning. 58 year old William M. Bearer, was arrested in early February after an investigation by the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department. The investigation began followin...
May 06, 2024
Two Vehicle Crash in Dodgeville
The Iowa County Communication Center received a report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of East North Street and North Union in Dodgeville Sunday around 12 noon. The Dodgeville Fire Department, Dodgeville EMS, and the Dodgeville Police Department responded to the scene. The occupants of the vehicles were evac...
May 06, 2024
UW-Platteville Commencement This Saturday
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville will hold its 212th commencement on Saturday, May 11. Chancellor Tammy Evetovich will preside over the three commencement ceremonies, which will be held on Bo Ryan Court, inside Williams Fieldhouse. The College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science ceremony will begin at 9 a.m....
May 06, 2024
Dept of Justice With More Details on Mount Horeb Incident
The Wisconsin Department of Justice on Saturday provided an update to the incident in Mount Horeb Wednesday involving a student with a gun. In a statement, the Wisconsin DOJ said around 11:11 a.m., a citizen called 911 after seeing a person moving toward Mount Horeb Middle School with a backpack and what appeared to be...
May 06, 2024
Water Rescue at Far-Nuff Landing
Two people were transported to Grant Regional Health Center Saturday Afternoon after overturning their boat just off Far-Nuff Landing in what is known as McCartney Lake. Cassville Fire Chief Ron Hampton said authorities were notified just before 3 pm that a father and son had been in the water for a short period of ti...
May 06, 2024
Law Enforcement Testifies In Romell Enoch Murder Trial
Local law enforcement on Thursday testified to the beginning stages of an investigation into the 2021 death of 20 year old Kylie Duster of Dubuque during the ongoing trial of 24 year old Romell Enoch, who is accused of killing her. Enoch is charged in Iowa District Court of Dubuque County with first-degree murder in re...
May 03, 2024
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No Bird Flu Found in Samples of Milk and Dairy Products
Ongoing testing of milk and dairy products by the US Food and Drug Administration has not found any active H5N1 bird flu virus in 297 samples of products purchased in grocery stores, the agency said Wednesday. The FDA has tested samples of fluid milk and other kinds of products made from milk, like cheese and sour crea...
May 03, 2024
Inland Fishing Season Opens Saturday
There are some things the Wisconsin DNR wants you to know before you cast a line this weekend. Saturday begins inland fishing season. The Wisconsin DNR wants anglers to know about properly disposing of fishing line. They say do not put any line in regular recycling bins as it can cause issues at recycling facilities. ...
May 03, 2024
Platteville City Hall To Be Closed For Spruce-Up Day
Platteville City Hall will be closed on Thursday, May 16 (weather permitting), for the annual staff city-wide Spruce-Up Day. This all-day group event will allow employees the ability to participate in supporting the Parks crew in getting the City spruced up for Memorial Day and the summer season! This includes various ...
May 03, 2024