Category Archives: Local News
Not guilty pleas entered for men accused of killing Dodgeville woman over inheritance
Not guilty pleas were entered Tuesday for two men accused of killing a woman over an inheritance. 51 year old Aric Way and 28 year old Philip Schmidt-Way are both charged with one count of first-degre...
Jan 04, 2023

Monroe woman accused of poisoning husband, putting him into coma
A Monroe woman is accused of poisoning her husband last year, temporarily sending him into a coma. 50 year old Amanda Chapin is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide. According to a...
Jan 04, 2023

Authorities ID injured driver after semi rolls into pond in Guttenberg
Authorities said a semi-tractor trailer rolled over Monday in Guttenberg, injuring the driver and leaking the milk it was carrying into a pond. The driver, 56 year old William Burgin of Wadena, was ta...
Mark Evenstad Jan 04, 2023

No Injuries in Single Vehicle Crash
No one was injured in a one vehicle crash in Lafayette County Tuesday around 6:30am. A deputy with the Lafayette County Sheriff's department responded to County Highway O in Kendall Township where 33 ...
Jan 04, 2023

Fire At Dodgeville Apartment Building
A fire at an apartment building in Dodgeville Tuesday morning displaced seven people and numerous pets. The Dodgeville Fire Department said firefighters were called to the building on North Douglas St...
Jan 04, 2023 cbransto / CC

No One Injured In Three Vehicle Crash in Boscobel
No injuries were reported following a three vehicle crash on Highway 61 in Boscobel around Noon Tuesday. According to the Grant County Sheriff's Office, 37 year old Brian Bankes of Wauzeka was driving...
Jan 03, 2023

Hit and Run Crash in Cassville
The Grant County Sheriff's Department responded to a vehicle in a ditch on County Highway N near Cassville Sunday around 7:40am. After an investigation, it was found that 57 year old Randall Peacock o...
Jan 03, 2023

Hit and Run Near Muscoda
Early Sunday, the Grant County Sheriff's department received a report of a hit and run involving two vehicles around 12:30am. 57 year old Allen Hines of Boscobel was traveling south in a truck on High...
Jan 03, 2023

Driver Injured As Semi Crashes in Guttenberg
Authorities say a semi-tractor trailer carrying about 4,800 gallons of milk rolled over Monday in Guttenberg, injuring the driver and leaking milk into a pond. The Linn County Regional Hazmat Team was...
Mark Evenstad Jan 03, 2023

Marklein Schedules Listening Sessions in Grant and Lafayette Counties
Senator Howard Marklein of Spring Green, will hold listening sessions this month in Lancaster and Darlington as part of a series of events in the 17th Senate District. The Lancaster session will be he...
Jan 03, 2023 Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green)





