Category Archives: Local News

A Platteville man was hurt in a drunk driving crash that happened around 4:30 Tuesday morning. The Grant County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene along County Road B about 3 miles west of Platte...

Grant County authorities are asking for the public's help after six chainsaws were stolen from a Montfort business. According to a sheriff's report, sometime late Sunday or early Monday, a bucket truc...

UW Health will require all providers, staff, students, and volunteers to have a COVID-19 booster dose by May 2nd. UW Health announced the requirement Wednesday. The hospital instituted a vaccine requi...

Grant County officials are alerting the public about U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency warnings that the availability of counterfeit medications containing lethal fentanyl are increasing. Sheriff Nate Drec...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Athletic officials from the University of Iowa and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have condemned an incident in which a fan reportedly yelled racially insensitive remarks ...

The Prairie du Chien K-9 Unit conducted a traffic stop on South Marquette Road Saturday shortly after 5pm. During the course of the traffic stop, K-9 Phoenix was utilized to conduct a free open-air sn...

After years of competency hearings and mental health treatment, 23-year-old Riley Berg pled guilty to the 2020 smurder of Navy vet Nicholas Day. Berg, a former UW-Platteville student, pled guilty to 1...

The Platteville Water and Sewer utility seeks an increase in water rates. The water bill for an average residential customer with a 58-inch or 34-inch meter who uses 400 cubic feet of water per month ...

A total of nine fire departments responded to a blaze in northern Grant County that destroyed a barn. Officials say firefighters were on the scene along Crown Hill Road for nearly 7 hours from late Su...

The Grant County Health Department will be hosting a Covid-19 vaccination clinic on Friday (Feb 11) from 1p til 4p at the former Shopko in Lancaster. This clinic is open to the public. Vaccinations ar...