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Blue Mounds Man Arrested By Blanchardville Police
Blanchardville Police arrested 58 year old Timothy Foley of Blue Mounds on Sunday around 5:30pm for Disorderly Conduct, Bail Jumping and a Probation and Parole hold. Foley was taken to the Lafayette C...
Nov 01, 2021 Highway Patrol Images / CC

Authorities Looking For Missing Monticello Woman
Authorities in Green County and Carroll County, Illinois are asking for help in finding a missing Monticello woman. 37 year old Melissa Trumpy was last seen in Monroe on Tuesday. Trumpy has ties to Sh...
Oct 29, 2021

Multiple Vehicle Crash in Iowa County
Iowa County authorities received a report of a multiple vehicle accident on Highway 151 near County Road Y in the Township of Mineral Point Thursday around 10:30am. The Iowa County Sheriff's Office, M...
Oct 29, 2021

Wisconsin DNR Urges Waterfowl Hunters Not to Shoot Swans
The Wisconsin D-N-R is reminding waterfowl hunters to know their target and not shoot at swans this season. All wild swans are protected in Wisconsin. Conservation officers say hunters may encounter m...
Oct 29, 2021

DNR Fines Grain Company
A Nebraska-based company, with multiple locations in the area, has agreed to pay more than a quarter-million dollars in fines from the Iowa DNR. The agency announced Gavilon will pay $270-thousand dol...
Oct 29, 2021

Water Main Replacement Project Planned For Tennyson
The Village of Tennyson will host a public meeting to discuss a water main replacement project. New mains are planned for installation along U.S. Highway 61 in the summer of 2022. The public meeting w...
Mark Evenstad Oct 28, 2021

Fundraising Expected To Begin Soon For Inclusive Playground
City of Platteville leaders are backing the construction of an inclusive playground and organizers are optimistic they can begin fundraising in time for a fall 2022 opening. Common Council members hav...
Oct 28, 2021

Wisconsin Ag Groups Applaud Passage of Export Legislation
Wisconsin agricultural groups are applauding unanimous Assembly passage of a bill that uses $5-million dollars to increase the state's exports. The goal of the legislation is to boost exports of dairy...
Oct 28, 2021

Thompson Says UW System Will Following Federal COVID Mandate
The University of Wisconsin System plans to follow the Biden administration's executive order on COVID-19 vaccinations. It requires federal contractors to comply with the vaccine mandate. UW System Pr...
Oct 28, 2021 GotCredit / CC

Platteville Project Scrapped
A substantial increase in construction costs appears to be the reason a manufacturing plant has scrapped its plans for a new facility in Platteville. Officials with Cummins have informed city staff th...
Oct 27, 2021 GotCredit / CC





