Category Archives: Local News

Barneveld Man Arrested on Probation Hold and Stalking
A man from Barneveld was arrested by Iowa County authorities Monday around 8:20pm. An Iowa County Deputy made an arrest on David Hilgendorf on Brigham Road in Barneveld. Hilgendorf had an active warra...
Mar 14, 2023

Evers Signs Highway 61 Road Construction Contract
Governor Tony Evers has signed a $12.5 million contract to reconstruct US Highway 61 between Hickory Lane in Dickeyville and Alona Lane in Lancaster with work to begin on Monday. H. J. & Sons is t...
Mar 14, 2023

Intoxicated Man Arrested in Ridgeway For Incident
The Ridgeway Marshal's Office received a report of an intoxicated man in the backyard of a residence on Level Street in Ridgeway Saturday just before 8:30pm. When the homeowner exited the residence to...
Mar 13, 2023

Public Meeting on Grant County Road Construction Project
A public meeting on U.S. Highway 61 improvements from Dickeyville to the southern edge of Lancaster is scheduled for Monday, March 20th at 6pm at the Youth and Ag Building at the Grant County Fairgrou...
Mar 13, 2023

Mineral Point EMS Helps Med Flight Crew At Crash Scene
Iowa County authorities received a report of crash on County Road PP, in Avoca Township Friday just after 5pm. Highland Fire, Highland EMS, Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies and the Avoca Police Departme...
Mar 13, 2023 GotCredit / CC

UW-Platteville To Host Construction Safety Summit
UW-Platteville is gearing up to host a four-day construction safety summit this month in Dubuque. The inaugural Construction Safety Summit will take place March 27th through 30th at the Grand River Ce...
Mar 13, 2023 GotCredit / CC
Woman Strikes Her Boyfriend With A Rock, Gets Arrested
Police said a woman struck her live-in boyfriend with a rock during a disturbance early Monday in Dubuque. 43 year old Amanda Habel of Dubuque was arrested at her residence around 1:30am Monday on cha...
Syndicated Content Mar 13, 2023

Autopsy Of Ronald Henry Shows No Sign Of Trauma
The Grant County Sheriff's Office says the autopsy of 34 year old Ronald Henry of Lancaster showed no signs of trauma. Grant County Sheriff Nate Dreckman said the autopsy of Henry was performed at UW-...
Mar 10, 2023

Iowa County Officials Release Name of January Shooting Victim
The Iowa County Sheriff's Office has released the name of the woman who died in a January shooting in the town of Wyoming. Sheriff Michael Peterson identified the victim as 35 year old Nicole Bliesner...
Mar 10, 2023

Four People Arrested in Platteville
Four people were arrested in Platteville after a search warrant was executed this week. The Richland-Iowa-Grant Drug Task Force had been conducting an investigation on a residence on West Cedar Street...
Mar 10, 2023





