Category Archives: Local News

Grant County fire departments have received more than $710,000 in federal grants. The funding came from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. According to Grant County Emergency Management, local r...

The murder trial of a Northwest Illinois man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and leaving her body at the Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens has been delayed until January. 22 year old Rich...

The Village of Viola in western Wisconsin is getting federal help as it deals with a persistent flooding problem. A 250-thousand-dollar Community Facilities Disaster grant will be used by the Village ...

A Fennimore teen was taken to a hospital for possible injuries following a two vehicle crash on Sunday around 4:35pm on County Highway F near Fennimore. 38 year old Amanda Downing of Fennimore was dri...

An afternoon thunderstorm with winds of up to 70 mph knocked down trees and caused scattered damage to buildings in the tri-state area on Tuesday. In Grant County, the tin was ripped from a shed near ...

A fugitive sex offender wanted in Montana has been jailed in Green County after he was reported to be acting suspiciously. Todd Heitkemper was arrested. Green County officials found his name on the Na...

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined officials from U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development today to award the Village of Viola a $250,000 Community Facilities Disaster Grant. The grant ...

Scientists say the recent hot, rainy weather is to blame for millions of "floodwater mosquitoes" annoying Wisconsin residents. A spokesman for the Mosquito Squad of Northeast Wisconsin says a massive ...

In response to rising cases of COVID-19 in Grant County, the City of Platteville is now requiring employees and visitors to wear face masks when entering municipal buildings, even if they are fully va...

Authorities with the Iowa County Sheriff's department arrested 30 year old Daniel McLean of Muscoda Monday around Noon on a warrant through Lafayette County along with additional charges of Operating ...