Category Archives: Local News

Mountain lion struck, killed along Illinois highway
A mountain lion that was struck and killed last weekend along a northern Illinois highway will be analyzed to uncover the rare animal's origins. The Illinois DNR believe it is the same animal spotted ...
Oct 19, 2022 GotCredit / CC

USDA announces $1 billion debt relief for 36,000 farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Tuesday a program that will provide $1.3 billion in debt relief for about 36,000 farmers who have fallen behind on loan payments or face foreclosure. Th...
Oct 19, 2022

Truck Crashes In Richland County, One Person Injured
Authorities in Richland County responded to a one-vehicle crash in which a truck went off the road and the driver was injured. The crash happened Sunday around 5:45am on County Highway V near Cazenovi...
Oct 18, 2022

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





