Category Archives: Local News

Additional Charges For Bloomington Man In Fatal Crash
Additional charges have been filed against a man from Bloomington related to his alleged role in a fatal Grant County crash last week. 57 year old Benjamin Steiger is charged in Grant Court Circuit Co...
Jul 03, 2023

4th of July Events in Platteville
The City of Platteville and the Mining and Rollo Jamison Museum will hold its annual 4th of July celebration with events throughout the day. It begins with the annual Edward Jones Firecracker 5K at th...
Jul 03, 2023 bayasaa / CC

Boat Sober On The Water Over the 4th of July
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds Wisconsinites and visitors to put safety first by boating sober and wearing a life jacket when they cast off. Nearly 80% of fatal boating incident...
Jul 03, 2023

Semi Swerves To Miss Deer, Crashes on Highway 151
Authorities said one person was injured in a semi-tractor trailer crash in southwest Wisconsin. 48 year old Derrick Henderson of Milwaukee was taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening...
Jul 03, 2023

Belmont Man Arrested and Cited For OWI and No Driver's License
A deputy from the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to County Highway O in Kendall Township Saturday night around 11:20pm for check welfare. 29 year old Leon Ortiz of Belmont was arreste...
Jul 03, 2023

Lancaster Man Sentenced On Drug Charges
A man from Lancaster has been sentenced to five years in prison and five years of extended supervision after pleading guilty to drug charges. 26 year old Bradley Burgess was given the sentence by Judg...
Jun 30, 2023
Semi-tractor Trailer Brings Down Power Line and Poles at Van’s Liquor Store
Van's Liquor Store in East Dubuque spent part of the day on Wednesday closed after a semi-tractor trailed snagged a low hanging wire from a nearby utility pole on Wall Street and brought down three ut...
Mark Evenstad Jun 30, 2023

Wisconsin Public Radio Moving To 90.5 FM, Same as WSUP
Listeners of Wisconsin Public Radio's 90.9 FM will want to turn their radio's dial back a couple of spots to reach its new destination. The Ideas Network will cease to exist on 90.9 FM and be replaced...
Jun 30, 2023

Flags At Half-Staff In Honor Of Soldier Recently Identified
Governor Tony Evers has ordered flags be flown at half-staff Friday in honor of a WWII soldier whose remains will soon be buried in Beloit. Army Private First Class Clinton P. Koloski died Jan. 14, 19...
Jun 30, 2023

Air Quality Advisory Extended
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has reissued an Air Quality Advisory for most of the state shortly after the previous, multi-day advisory expired. The latest advisory runs through noon o...
Jun 30, 2023