Category Archives: Local News

Mineral Point Man Arrested For 3rd OWI
Authorities in Iowa County said a Mineral Point man was arrested Saturday on a charge of third-offense operating while intoxicated. 46 year old Bradley Godfrey was arrested Saturday around 8:45pm. Acc...
Jan 30, 2023 Highway Patrol Images / CC

Trial Date Set For Man In Crossbow Shooting Incident
A trial date has been set for a man accused of shooting another man with a crossbow in Galena. 36 year old Ronald Smith, is charged in Jo Daviess County Circuit Court with two counts of attempted murd...
Mark Evenstad Jan 30, 2023

SLIDE OFF LEADS TO 3rd OFFENSE OWI ARREST
A man from Dubuque was arrested for his 3rd OWI near Hazel Green on Saturday. Around 1:30am, Grant County Deputy's responded to a report of a vehicle in the median on Highway 151 near the scales in Ja...
Jan 30, 2023

Hit and Run To An Occupied Vehicle
The Grant County Sheriff's Office was notified of a two-vehicle crash on Highway 35 near Breuer Road in Bloomington Township Friday around 3:30pm. It was reported one of the vehicles involved had left...
Jan 30, 2023

One Vehicle Crash Near Platteville
The Grant County Sheriff's Office took a report of a one vehicle rollover accident on Highway 81 near Airport Road in the Township of Smelser Friday around 8:45am. After a brief investigation, it was ...
Jan 30, 2023
Two Semis Get Stuck During Snowstorm in Iowa County
Amid this weekend's snow-storm, officials in Iowa County had to deal with a pair of semis blocking traffic. According to the sheriff's office, emergency crews were initially called around 7 o'clock Sa...
Jan 30, 2023

Jo Daviess County To Receive $1.2 Million For Project
Jo Daviess County is set to receive state funding to construct a new vehicle storage and maintenance building. According to Illinois Department of Transportation, the county will receive $1.2 million ...
Mark Evenstad Jan 27, 2023

Speakers Offer Ideas On Keeping UW-Platteville Richland Campus Open
A listening session held Thursday in Richland Center served as a forum in which community members shared ideas on how to revive the UW-Platteville Richland campus, or at least keep it on life support ...
Jan 27, 2023

Wisconsin DOT Asks Motorists to Give Snowplows Space
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation reminds motorists to give snowplows space while they clear the state's roads. A Facebook post from the agency says most winter crashes are caused by drivers ...
Jan 27, 2023 Dannel Malloy / CC

More Details on Shooting in Iowa County
More details have been released about a shooting that happened Wednesday in the Town of Wyoming. The Iowa County Sheriff's Office says 34-year-old Timothy Sontic of Hillpoint has been charged with inj...
Jan 27, 2023





