Category Archives: Local News

Authorities have recovered the body of a man who apparently drowned in the Mississippi River late Wednesday morning. Guttenberg police said, just before noon, they found an unoccupied flat bottom boat...

A former Galena police officer pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography and was sentenced to prison. 23-year-old Eli Barthel of Freeport was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison after p...

Shovels are finally in the ground for a long-planned southwest Wisconsin project. Southwest Health administrators, board members, donors and community leaders gathered Wednesday afternoon for a ground...

Southwest Tech is beginning the search for its next president, and college officials want to hear from the community. Public input is an important part of this process, helping identify the qualities ...

The Grant County Sheriff's Office is investigating a death in Montfort. During the early morning hours of October 1, the Grant County Dispatch Center received a 911 call from a residence on W. Main St...

An award-winning country musician will appear at next year's Great Jones County Fair. Riley Green will appear at 8 p.m. July 25 at the fair. According to an online announcement, Green is known for his...

A Madison-area priest accused of child sex crimes stood mute at an initial appearance Tuesday, online court records show. Appearing via Zoom in a Waupaca County courtroom, Fr. Andrew Showers saw not g...

A 24-year-old Beaver Dam man has been arrested on multiple charges related to sexual assaults of children and adults following a multi-county investigation. Owen Sindelar was taken into custody after ...

State regulators on Tuesday voted unanimously to suspend the license of the lead veterinarian at Ridglan Farms. Richard Van Domelen delegated procedures like "cherry eye" removal surgeries to staff wi...

The City of Platteville provided an update on their new Fire Facility via Facebook this week. Footings and foundation, as well as all load-bearing walls in the administration area are done. Apparatus ...