Category Archives: Local News

Fired UW Chancellor wants to keep tenure
In a closely watched First Amendment rights case, a former University of Wisconsin campus chancellor who was fired after making pornographic films with his wife prepared to argue Friday for keeping hi...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 21, 2024

Area colleges see mixed enrollment trends
Local colleges saw mixed enrollment trends this fall as they reckoned with delays in a federal financial aid form, changes in programs and enrollment procedures and more. The majority of local college...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 21, 2024

Darlington applies for grant for splash pad
An ambitious community fundraising effort for the Darlington community pool might be getting some help as the city works on applying for grants. The Darlington City Council on Tuesday unanimously vote...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 21, 2024

City of Platteville warns residents to be cautious of voter registration drives
The City of Platteville is warning residents to be cautious of voter registration drives. These organizations are not affiliated with the City of Platteville and while most organizations are legitimat...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 20, 2024

Portage man arrested after fleeing officers in a limo and on foot
A Portage man was arrested in southeast Wisconsin after two chases: one in a limousine and one on foot. On Monday afternoon in Pleasant Prairie, officers tried to stop the limo for a registration viol...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 20, 2024 ladyminnie / Depositphotos.com
Misdiagnosed veterans receiving retroactive benefits
Just over 100 veterans that were misdiagnosed by a former neurologist at the Tomah VA will receive over $4.2 million in retroactive benefits. Dr. Mary Jo Lanska, a neurologist that performed disabilit...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 19, 2024

No injuries following hay shed fire in Reedsburg
Nobody was hurt Wednesday afternoon after a fire that damaged two sheds in Reedsburg holding 900,000 pounds of hay. Reedsburg Fire Department crews were called to the 3400 block of Thieman Hill Road a...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 19, 2024 liz west / CC

Richland Center Women Arrested For Drug Possession
Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Highway 18 and North Johns Street in Dodgeville Wednesday around 8:30pm.. As a result of the stop, 31 year old Anna Fra...
Sep 19, 2024

Arrest Following Traffic Stop in Gays Mills
On Tuesday, the Crawford County Sheriff's Department initiated a traffic stop in the Village of Gays Mills. During the stop, Sheriff's Office K9 Diego was utilized and alerted to the presence of one o...
Sep 19, 2024
City of East Dubuque Purchases Two New Fire Vehicles Without Raising Property Taxes
An increase in property taxes approved by East Dubuque residents last year to fund the purchase of two new fire department vehicles will not be necessary. East Dubuque City Council members on Monday a...
Mark Evenstad Sep 19, 2024





