Category Archives: Local News

First Student is buying Badger Bus Lines, the transportation service provider announced Tuesday. The move comes just months after First Student beat out Badger Bus Lines to become the Madison Metropol...

The School District of Monroe will move forward with a plan to build a new high school on farmland on the city's east side following a vote Monday night. By a 1,064-660 vote, district residents approv...

Deputies in Lafayette County responded to County Highway M in the Town of Jordan Monday around 6pm for a report of a vehicle in a ditch. Deputies spoke with the driver, 48 year old Jimmy Marty of Sout...

Wisconsin has joined a nationwide effort to crack down on illegal scam calls. Attorney General Josh Kaul and attorneys general from 49 other states and the District of Columbia, have launched "Operati...

A man from Platteville is in jail following a disorderly conduct complaint around 4pm Monday. A deputy from the Lafayette County Sheriff's department responded to County Highway Double-X to investigat...

The healthcare industry is facing a workforce crisis and the quality of healthcare will likely suffer without changes to staffing and care delivery. To combat this issue locally, Gundersen Health Syst...

The Iowa County Communication Center received a traffic complaint near the northbound Exit 40, on Highway 151 in the Mineral Point township Saturday shortly after 4am. An initial report indicated that...

Local farmers are raising concerns about a bill that could change the future of their barn wedding businesses. Bill SB 332, formerly AB 304, states guests can drink wine and beer at these farms no mor...

Abortion in Iowa is legal again, for now. An Iowa judge temporarily blocked the state's new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy days after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the measure int...

3rd District Congressman Derrick Van Orden of Prairie du Chien has introduced the Citizen Vote Protection Act, which will require driver's licenses and identification cards to include an indication of...