Category Archives: Local News

Two Wisconsin children dead from respiratory illnesses
Two Wisconsin children died from respiratory illnesses, the Department of Health Services confirmed Thursday. One child died from COVID-19 and the other died from influenza. They are the first childre...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 19, 2025 GotCredit / CC

South Wayne man arrested for disorderly conduct
Early Thursday evening South Wayne First Response and Green County EMS responded to E High ST in the Village for a medical emergency. 34-year-old Marcus P. Gilberts of South Wayne was arrested for Dis...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 19, 2025

Foremost Farms employees ratify new contracts
Workers at Foremost Farms facilities in Richland Center and Lancaster voted Thursday to ratify new contracts with the company, a union spokesperson said. Teamsters Local 120, which represents the work...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 19, 2025 GotCredit / CC

One person dead following vehicle fire in Mineral Point
One person is dead following a crash in Iowa County. Thursday at 8:55 pm, Iowa County 911 Center dispatched Mineral Point Police, Mineral Point Fire, and Mineral Point EMS to the 800 block of Oak Stre...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 19, 2025 brett jordan / CC
Charges filed against Platteville woman for 2022 overdose death
The Platteville Police Department have announced charges from a fatal fentanyl overdose from 2022. 30-year-old Tiffany Chandler of Platteville has been charged with first degree reckless homicide in c...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 18, 2025

Hovde won't run for governor
Republican businessman Eric Hovde will not run to be Wisconsin's next governor, clearing speculation on if he would enter the already-crowded race. Hovde, the CEO of a real estate development company,...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 18, 2025

UW Extension offering agritourism learning sessions
A new training series serving farmers in southwestern Wisconsin will explore new ways to diversify farm revenue through agritourism. The series, developed by UW Extension Crawford County's Agriculture...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 18, 2025

OWI arrest in Dodgeville
Late Wednesday evening an Iowa County Sheriff's Deputy conducted a traffic stop on County Road YZ near the intersection of Canyon Park Road in Dodgeville Township. As a result of the stop, 47-year-old...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 18, 2025

Drive cautiously during evening commute
The Iowa County Sheriff's Department and the Grant County Emergency Management are advising people to slow down, allow extra time, and stay alert during the evening commute and overnight. Temperatures...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 18, 2025 Dannel Malloy / CC

"All I Want for Christmas is You" dethroned as No. 1 on Billboard charts
The queen of Christmas has been dethroned. Billboard said Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has been replaced on the Global 200 chart by an '80s classic. "Last Christmas" by Wham! reach...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 18, 2025





