Category Archives: Local News
Dubuque Student Charged With Making School Threat
Dubuque Police have charged a 12-year-old after he posted a threat on social media. According to a police report, a Washington Middle School student notified staff that another student had threatened ...
Dec 17, 2021
Platteville Schools To Resume Classes As Scheduled Monday
Administrators with the Platteville school district have released a statement regarding Friday's decision to cancel classes. In the update from Superintendent Jim Boebel, he says law enforcement condu...
Dec 17, 2021 Mike Licht / CC
Platteville and Galena Schools Close Because of Threat of Violence
The Galena and Platteville school districts have canceled classes today in relation to potential safety concerns. Galena district officials were alerted to a "possible threat to school safety" that sp...
Dec 17, 2021
Resolution To Be Considered Next Month For New Hospital
Lafayette County supervisors will wait until next month to consider a resolution to fund the construction of a proposed $50 million hospital to replace Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County in Darling...
Dec 17, 2021 GotCredit / CC
Tornadoes , High Winds, and Hail Reported Wednesday
The National Weather Service says it has received almost 600 reports of tornadoes, high winds, and hail connected to the series of storms that swept through Wisconsin Wednesday night. Wind speeds were...
Dec 17, 2021
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
