Category Archives: Local News

The Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin has announced the recent hiring of its Chief Financial Officer. Lori Melby of Montfort, will be responsible for overseeing, maintaining and monitoring th...

The adoptive parents of a 13-year-old girl, who died while in the care of a Mineral Point mother and daughter, took the stand Monday - which was the first day of the trial of 53 year old Laurie Barry ...

The director of a Dodgeville daycare has been placed on administrative leave while authorities conduct an investigation. According to an update from officials at Saint Joseph's, allegations had been m...

The Vernon County Sheriff's Office knew it had found the suspect it was looking for when 18 road signs were found inside a home in the Town of Jefferson. Authorities report that 19-year-old Bretton An...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports that the state's number of COVID-19 cases more than doubled from March to April. DHS recorded about 13-thousand-600 cases in March. For April, that ...

A 17-year-old Hillsboro High School student was arrested and charged with felony assault last week. According to a release from Hillsboro Police, a video shows the 17-year-old punching a 15-year-old s...

Opening statements are underway in Dodgeville in the trial of 52 year old Laurie Barry and her daughter, 30 year old Alexis Barry of Mineral Point, in the death of a teenage girl in 2018. The Barry's ...

A woman from Darlington is facing charges for a 3rd offense of Operating While Intoxicated. A deputy with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to County Highway F in Seymour Township fo...

The resumption of road work on Business Highway 151 in Platteville is being delayed for a couple of days. The work had been scheduled to start today, but instead, it will resume on Wednesday. The City...

A woman from Platteville was injured in a crash in Jo Daviess County and later arrested on drug charges. According to the Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Department, 36 year old Cassandra Edge of Plattevi...