Category Archives: Local News

Two Persons Arrested For Domestic Disorderly Conduct
Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheiff's Department responded to Highland Street in the Village of Argyle Tuesday around 9:30pm for a domestic dispute. 33 year old Steven Zimmerman and 44 year old ...
May 29, 2024

Record High Wagers At Q Casino
Q casino drew record high wagers over the Memorial Day weekend. On Saturday evening, Q Casino + Resort reported $3.3 million in coin-in value, meaning the amount of money visitors wagered across the c...
Mark Evenstad May 29, 2024

Van Orden Requests Funding For Boscobel Firehouse
Third District Congressman Derek Van Orden of Prairie du Chien has requested $7 million in federal funding toward the cost of a new emergency services station in Boscobel. Fire district officials say ...
May 29, 2024

Fire In Basement of Residence in Lancaster
The Lancaster Fire Department and EMS were dispatched to the 900 block of West Cherry Street at 10:51pm on Monday for a reported fire in the basement of a residence. Upon arrival, moderate smoke was v...
May 28, 2024 Mahesh Kularatne / CC

Former Dodgeville Coach Bob Buck Passes Away
Robert J. "Coach" Bob Buck, longtime Dodgeville High School coach, passed away on Monday, May 20. He was 86 years old. He was born is South Dakota and received his B.S. in Education from Black Hills S...
May 28, 2024

Menard's Selected To Construct EV Charging Stations
Menards in Platteville has received over $500,000 in federal funding to construct new charging stations in its parking lot on Progressive Parkway. According to a release from the office of Governor To...
May 28, 2024

Milwaukee Man Arrested in Iowa County For Driving While Revoked.
Officials in Iowa County received a report of a possible trespass situation at a business on Leffler Street in Dodgeville on Saturday. Prior to law enforcement arrival, the person left the business in...
May 28, 2024

Drunk Driver Strikes Parked Vehicle in Highland
Officials with the Iowa County Communications Center received a report that a parked vehicle had been struck by another vehicle on Isabell Street in the Village of Highland Sunday around 2pm. As a res...
May 28, 2024

Motorcycle/Vehicle Accident in Benton
A motorcyclist was injured and one person was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated following an accident on Saturday. Authorities report 70 year old Richard Schuchart of Hazel Green was in the Vil...
May 28, 2024

Drunk Man From South Wayne Driving UTV
A man from South Wayne, 50 year old Mark A. Boelk, was arrested for OWI (Operating while intoxicated) First Offense following a UTV Accident. Authorities were notified just after 8 pm Saturday Night o...
May 28, 2024





