Category Archives: Local News
Tuesday's storm confirmed as derecho; three tornadoes in Delaware County in Iowa
The storm complex from Tuesday morning has been preliminarily confirmed as a derecho, with most of the damage due to straight-line winds, with some significant damage. The derecho started in Iowa and ...
Aug 12, 2026
DHS confirms measles case in Iowa and Lafayette County
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services confirmed measles cases in Iowa and Lafayette counties. Two cases of measles were confirmed through testing at the Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene; one in ea...
Aug 12, 2026 GotCredit / CC
Wisconsin DOT: US 61/US 151 project in Grant County completion scheduled for October
The Wisconsin DOT says the pavement replacement project US 61/US 151 between Kieler and Dickeyville is scheduled for completion in late October. After making improvements on six bridges, crews are wor...
Aug 12, 2026 Hannah Rosen / CC
Platteville street closed this afternoon
The City of Platteville is alerting residents that West Pine Street will be closed between Bradford Street and South Hickory Street today from 2:00-5:00 p.m. for construction related to the new St. Au...
Aug 12, 2026
Green County faced election server issues delaying results
Green County was dealing with a server issue Tuesday night that delayed the county's election results reporting. County officials said results were successfully sent from 16 municipalities to the serv...
Aug 12, 2026 GPA Photo Archive
2026 Wisconsin Primary election results
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley won the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin governor Tuesday, marking an unexpected comeback after suspending his campaign earlier in the race. Crowley won wit...
Aug 12, 2026 panoramaimages / Depositphotos.com
Corey Ruiz funeral arrangements announced
A funeral for Corey Ruiz, the man shot and killed by a Madison police officer, is scheduled for Friday. Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy. The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. at the Fountain of L...
Aug 12, 2026
Construction worker killed in Grant County accident identified
The Grant County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday identified the construction worker who died after a fall last week. The incident occurred Friday morning on County Q in Highland. The victim was 44-year-ol...
Aug 11, 2026
Dubuque City Council holding work session on data center ordinance
The Dubuque City Council will hold a work session to discuss public input as they work on a data center ordinance. During the August 17 work session, city staff will present the results of a data cent...
Aug 11, 2026
Last beagles leaving Ridglan Farms
The last beagles will be leaving a Dane County research farm this week. Blue Mounds-based Ridglan Farms will be transferring the last 155 animals on its property to Big Dog Rescue Ranch this week, whi...
Aug 11, 2026 FotoJagodka / Depositphotos.com
