Category Archives: Local News

COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Tri-States
Twenty-three more COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the tri-state area since Saturday, including 11 in Dubuque County. Additionally, there were three more deaths in Jones County and two more de...
Dec 17, 2021 Yuri Samoilov / CC

Scattered Damage As A Result Of High Winds In Area
The National Weather Service reports scattered damage locally from overnight storms and strong winds. The weather service reports power poles broken in the Maquoketa area, where peak winds reached 58 ...
Dec 16, 2021

Charges Against Platteville Teen Dismissed
Adult charges against a teen accused of trying to kill a man in a Platteville parking lot have been dismissed. 16 year old Marcus Bateman previously faced charges in Grant County Circuit Court of atte...
Dec 16, 2021

Dodgeville School On Alert
Dodgeville Police and Dodgeville School Officials are reviewing a potential threat to the high school. According to an update from the district office, "an allegation came into the reporting system at...
Dec 16, 2021

Sauk County Child Death Case
A pre-sentence investigation has been ordered for a former Spring Green woman who was charged in connection to the death of her 13-month-old daughter. Authorities initially charged 23-year-old Mariah ...
Dec 16, 2021

UW-Platteville Professor Laid Off
For the first time, the UW Board of Regents has approved laying off a tenured professor based on program cuts. The board was granted that authority in 2016, and recently backed letting go an associate...
Dec 16, 2021

Sundown Mountain Resort Closed Through Saturday
Due to forecasted warm temps and high winds, Sundown Mountain Resort will be closed thru Saturday. They will be reopening on Sunday at 9 AM to the general Public. They have also canceled DARE Night th...
Mark Evenstad Dec 16, 2021

Apple River Man Sentenced For Flare Gun Shooting Spree
A man from Northwest Illinois has been sentenced to two to five years of probation for his involvement in a flare-gun spree, then was arrested on an arson charge for an unrelated fire. 21 year old Cha...
Mark Evenstad Dec 15, 2021

Aircraft Crashes Near Monroe Airport
Deputies with the Green County Sheriff's Department responded to a report of an aircraft crash near the Monroe Airport Tuesday around 5pm. No injuries were reported. An investigation revealed the pilo...
Dec 15, 2021

Rock Climbing Facility Coming To Galena
Galena resident Jeff West has received approval from the Galena Zoning Board of Adjustment for initial designs for Lead Mine Climbing Gym, an indoor rock climbing facility he plans to develop on Olden...
Dec 15, 2021





