Category Archives: Local News

Average Property Value In Platteville Jumps 14.7% In 2 Years
The city of Platteville has conducted an assessment of property values after market values saw large jumps statewide, sparking some concern from residents about their property taxes. Preliminary asses...
Sep 05, 2024

Coolest Thing Made In Wisconsin Contest
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group are again partnering for the 9th annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. The popular competition highlights Wisconsin's...
Sep 05, 2024

Southern Rust a Threat To Corn Crops
Farmers across Wisconsin are facing new challenges with their corn crop. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Entomology and Plant Pathology Farm in rural Columbia County, staff are inspecting and...
Sep 05, 2024

Mexico resident who illegally re-entered U.S. sentenced to more time in prison
A man who illegally returned to the U.S. after being deported six times and was living in southwest Wisconsin has been sentenced to over two months in federal prison. 39-year-olf Roberto Medina-Soto, ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 04, 2024 GotCredit / CC

Richland Center hosting governmental building feasibility info session
A Public Information meeting regarding the findings of the Richland County campus and governmental buildings feasibility study conducted by Venture Architects will be held Wednesday (September 4) nigh...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 04, 2024

President Biden in Westby on Thursday
President Joe Biden will be returning to the Badger State Thursday, his first since visiting Madison on July 5. President Biden will speak in Westby which is 40 minute drive outside of Lacrosse in whi...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 04, 2024

Mount Horeb School District has new emotional support dog
As students and staff in the Mount Horeb Area School District return to the classroom on Tuesday, many of them will be reminded of the tragedy that struck the community on May 1. A new resource will b...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 04, 2024

Two accused of human trafficking to go to trial in November
Two people accused of human trafficking of a teenager from Dubuque pleaded not guilty to charges and are heading to trial. Jarod Anderson and Tana Torres both entered those pleas last week in court. T...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 04, 2024

Human remains found in Platteville
Monday evening [September 2] Platteville Police were alerted that two members of the public had located what they believed to be human remains, in a heavily wooded area of the city. Officers responded...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 03, 2024

Fatal Motorcycle Crash In Crawford County
On Sunday around 5:20 p.m. the Crawford County Sheriff's Department was notified of a motorcycle crash on Highway 35 and Bluegill Drive in the Township of Freeman. According to witnesses, northbound v...
Sep 03, 2024





