Category Archives: Local News

Dubuque man sentenced for child porn
A former Dubuque resident has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for downloading child pornography while serving time in an Iowa residential facility. 27-yearold Brady D. Salow of Vinton, Io...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 02, 2024

Southwest Technical College purchased 85 acres
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College recently purchased 85 acres for nearly $1.3 million to help start a precision agronomy program. Southwest Tech already has an agronomy program, but precision agro...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 02, 2024

Dubuque manufacturing company expanding
A Dubuque manufacturing company plans a $7.1 million expansion and seeks more than $1.1 million in government support from local, regional and state sources to get it done. Universal Tank & Fabric...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 02, 2024

Raw Sewage Overflows At Platteville Sewer Plant
Due to an equipment failure at the City of Platteville sewer plant, roughly 30,000 gallons of raw sewage overflowed from the plant and flowed onto the ground inside the fence line Thursday. The overfl...
Nov 01, 2024

Harris and Trump Campaigning in Milwaukee Area Tonight
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will host dueling rallies within seven miles of one another tonight in the Milwaukee area as part of a final push for votes in swing-stat...
Nov 01, 2024

Woman From Dodgeville Arrested For Drug Possession
Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies received a report of a motor vehicle assist at the intersection of Highway 133 and Biglow Hill Road in the Township of Clyde Thursday around 12:20am. Following an invest...
Nov 01, 2024 Highway Patrol Images / CC

Platteville Community Fund awards $47,500 in grants
Platteville Community Fund recently awarded more than $47,500 in grants to 12 local organizations and projects. The fund is a component of Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, a charitable orga...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 01, 2024

3rd Congressional District raised nearly $12 million for candidates
With nearly $12 million combined, Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden and Democratic opponent Rebecca Cooke have raised not only the most of any U.S. House race in Wisconsin this election cycle, but als...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 01, 2024

Wisconsin celebrates 50 years of WIC
The Wisconsin DHS is celebrating 50 years of the WIC program providing low-income families and their children with the necessary food and support. WIC is a special supplemental nutrition program for w...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 01, 2024

Culver's donates $150,000 to JJ Watt Foundation
The JJ Watt Culver's meal that debuted in August has come to an end, and the results are in. The restaurant chain announced it will be making a $150,000 donation to the JJ Watt Foundation. Over the pa...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 01, 2024





