Category Archives: Local News
Sauk Co. Sheriff warns of scammers impersonating county jail
The Sauk County Sheriff's Office is warning people about scammers impersonating representatives from the county jail. In a report, the Sauk County Sheriff's department said scammers are calling people...
Oct 12, 2022
DNR encourages experienced hunters to become hunting mentors
The Wisconsin DNR is encouraging experienced hunters to become mentors to those new to the hobby. The one-on-one mentoring experience gives a chance for new hunters to hunt without going through a hun...
Oct 12, 2022 Nakae / CC
One Vehicle Crash Into Utility Pole in Grant County
A woman from Lancaster suffered minor injuries when her vehicle crashed into a utility pole just off Highway 80/81 in Smelser Township Thursday around 10am. The Grant County Sheriff's Department respo...
Oct 11, 2022
Muscoda Man Sentenced To Jail For Child Pornography
A man from Muscoda has pleaded guilty to child pornography and drug charges. 41 year old Justin Lenz has been sentenced to nine months in jail after pleading guilty to three counts of possession of nu...
Oct 11, 2022
Platteville Man Arrested For Driving While Revoked
A man from Platteville was arrested by Lafayette County authorities Monday. 53 year old Lawrence Whitcher was arrested around 5pm for Operating while Revoked on West Platteville Avenue in Belmont. Whi...
Oct 11, 2022
Galena named community of year
Galena was honored with a “community of the year” award at the recent annual meeting of a local economic development group presented at Northwest Illinois Economic Development’s rece...
Oct 11, 2022
Phone outage could affect 911 service in Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County authorities say a reported telephone network outage could affect phone and 911 services over a wide area of the county including Apple River, Apple Canyon Lake, East Dubuque, Elizabe...
Oct 11, 2022
Alumni Association announces events for UW Homecoming
MADISON, Wis. — For the 112th year, UW alumni will return to Madison for Homecoming. This year’s celebration features a host of events beginning Wednesday, October 19. The festivities kick...
Oct 10, 2022
One Vehicle Rollover Crash Near Gratiot
Gratiot Fire and First Response and Green County EMS responded to a one vehicle rollover accident on Highway 11 near Gratiot Saturday just after 2am. 20 year old Kimberly Garcia-Andrade of Gratiot was...
Oct 10, 2022
Lancaster Man Arrested By Iowa County Authorities
A man from Lancaster was arrested following a crash on Harrison Street in Rewey around 2:45am Saturday. Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the crash where someone ran into a wood pile. 25 yea...
Oct 10, 2022
