Category Archives: Local News

Woman From Boscobel Injured In Richland County Accident
Officials in Richland County say one person was injured in a single vehicle crash Saturday. Richland County Dispatch received a report of a vehicle in the ditch on Highway 60 just East of Highway 193 ...
Oct 18, 2022

PFAS Removal Program Begins
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources began a program Monday to collect and dispose of firefighting foam waste that contains PFAS. Under a $1 million deal included in Governor Tony Evers' 2021...
Oct 18, 2022 GotCredit / CC

One Person Injured in Iowa County Crash
One person was sent to the hospital Friday night following a two-vehicle crash in Iowa County. Iowa County authorities said they got reports of the crash on Highway 18-151 near High-Point Road in Ridg...
Oct 18, 2022

Platteville Inclusive Playground Receives $100,000 Gift
The Platteville Inclusive Playground project has received a $100,000 gift. The Ben and Elizabeth Reeves family and the Friends of Edward Jones made the donation to support the playground's picnic area...
Oct 18, 2022

WisDOT to provide free IDs for upcoming Fall Election
With the Wisconsin Fall election right around the corner, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is reminding voters to make sure they have a proper ID so they can vote on November 8. Voters who n...
Oct 18, 2022 GotCredit / CC

Buckle Up, Phone Down': Distracted driving deaths on the rise in Wisconsin
Distracted crash deaths are climbing in Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation says it's because drivers are distracted and not buckling up every time they get on the road. WisDOT r...
Oct 18, 2022

UW-Madison alum nearing complete collection of 112 Homecoming buttons
MADISON, Wis. — It’s Homecoming Week at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a week stepped in traditions of block parties, pep rallies, pink flamingoes on Bascom Hill and Homecoming butto...
Mark Koehn Oct 17, 2022

12th OWI For Man Injured in Rollover Crash
A man cited for his 12th offense of Driving while Intoxicated suffered life threatening injuries in a crash early Sunday in Shullsburg. Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff's department responde...
Oct 17, 2022

UW-P Alumnus Provides Estate Gift of Over $1 Million
University of Wisconsin-Platteville officials have announced a more than $1 million estate gift from a late alumnus. Gerald Gunderson, who graduated from UW-Platteville in 1965, died in 2021. The esta...
Oct 17, 2022

Platteville Chamber To Celebrate National Women in Business Month
October is National Women in Business Month, and the Platteville Regional Chamber is planning to celebrate all women in the Chamber member workforce. On Tuesday, October 25th at 7:30 a.m., all women i...
Oct 17, 2022





