Category Archives: Local News

Outstanding Warrant Leads To Arrest in Iowa County
Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies made an arrest if an individual who had an outstanding warrant. 25 year old Kaitlin Tempest of Ridgeway was taken into custody around 7pm Tuesday on charges of Probation...
Oct 19, 2023

Workers At East Dubuque Fertilizer Plant Go On Strike
Nearly 100 members of a local United Auto Workers chapter have gone on strike at an East Dubuque fertilizer plant. The strike at East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC began Wednesday after recent nego...
Mark Evenstad Oct 19, 2023

Hanover Teen No Longer Considered Missing
Jo Daviess County law enforcement officials say a Hanover teen is no longer considered missing, but authorities still seek the public's help in locating her. 14 year old Tamula Ware was reported missi...
Mark Evenstad Oct 18, 2023

Kwik Trip outage update
Many of Kwik Trip's internal systems are back online following weeklong service issues, however the Kwik Rewards Program remains offline. In a Facebook post, Kwik Trip said it is working with a third ...
Oct 18, 2023

Local first responder honored
In the First Responder of the Year ceremony a Hazel Green man was honored for his 40 years of service. David Shelliam, has served as a member of the Hazel Green Area Rescue Squad since 1995 and the Ha...
Oct 18, 2023

Platteville woman arrested in Crawford County
On Friday, the Crawford County Sheriff's Office, and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in Bridgeport on suspicion of impaired driving. The driver was 42-y...
Oct 18, 2023

UW-Platteville Richland campus to officially close
The UW-Platteville Richland campus will close next year, Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman announced Tuesday amid continued financial pressures. "It's time for us to realign our branch c...
Oct 17, 2023

Woman Killed In Jo Daviess County Crash Identified
Authorities have released the name of a woman killed last week in a one-vehicle accident in Jo Daviess County. 44 year old Tanya Willis of Scales Mound died from injuries she sustained in the crash. A...
Oct 17, 2023

Motorcycle Accident Near Argyle
Argyle Fire and EMS responded to County Highway N in Argyle Township for a motorcycle accident Monday around 7am. 58 year old Scott Varner of Blanchardville was traveling on County Highway N on his Ha...
Oct 17, 2023

OWI Arrest Of Lafayette County Man in Green County
Around 12:40 AM Sunday, Deputies with the Green County Sheriff's department located 22 year old Marcos Morales-Morales of Darlington walking along the roadway on Highway 81, in the Town of Monroe. An ...
Oct 16, 2023





