Category Archives: Local News

A Mineral Point man has been cited after he crashed into county flagger truck. The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office reports 70-year-old Andrew Goebel was driving east on County Highway G in Belmont T...

A Gratiot teen was hurt after crashing into a semi Tuesday evening. The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office says crews were called to Walnut Road in Wiota Township around 5:30p. According to a report, 1...

Volunteers have been working on a new playground for the City of Platteville. And community members will soon get their first look at designs for the Platteville Inclusive Playground. The Sneak Peek w...

A week after major development projects at the Field of Dreams movie site were announced, plans are moving along to acquire land and obtain the needed permits. Last week, officials with Go the Distanc...

A state board in Iowa has denied a request to halt construction of the Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line. In a release, the Iowa Utilities Board said a series of motions did not clearly show le...

Senator Howard Marklein of Spring Green has announced re-election plans to continue representing Southwest Wisconsin's 17th district. The district includes all of Grant and Lafayette counties and part...

Authorities in Iowa County received a traffic complaint of an erratic driver near Hollandale on Highway 191 and County Road K Monday around 11:30am. Assisting Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies were the B...

A conservation group, the Mississippi Valley Conservancy, is using a $3 million gift to buy 1,600 acres of land along the lower Kickapoo River. The land is just north of Wauzeka in Crawford County and...

A special prosecutor has been appointed in a felony case involving a member of the East Dubuque City Council. 59 year old Tim Fluhr of East Dubuque is charged in Jo Daviess County Circuit Court with a...

Over the past several weeks, the Grant County Sheriff's Office, and other area police departments, have seen an increase in fraud and scam complaints. Most of the complaints involve pre-paid gift card...