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Richland County Woman Found Dead
Authorities say a missing Richland County woman has been found dead. In a Richland County sheriff's report, officials say that a family member found Erica Wilcox's body in a vehicle not far from her h...
Jul 14, 2020

Grain Bin Entrapment
A southwest Wisconsin man was taken to UW Hospital in Madison after being trapped in a grain bin for nearly two hours Monday morning. A release from Grant County officials says emergency crews were ca...
Jul 14, 2020

Car Crashes Into Buggy In Grant County
Charges are pending after a woman from Lancaster struck an Amish buggy Monday on Highway 18 near Fennimore. According to the Grant County Sheriff's office, 40 year old Christina Hudnut of Lancaster wa...
Jul 14, 2020

Wisconsin Grocery Stores Stop Giving Coins As Change
Grocery store customers are in for a new experience. When shopping at Pick 'N Save or Metro Market stores in Wisconsin, customers will no longer be given coins as change. When you pay with cash you wi...
Jul 14, 2020

UW-Platteville Foundation Sets New Record For Donations
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Foundation received a record-breaking $4 million in donations during the 2019-2020 fiscal year, exceeding the previous year's total by about 25%. Many of the pr...
Jul 14, 2020

Darlington Pair Hurt In Crash While Fleeing
Two people from rural Darlington suffered serious injuries following a rollover crash while fleeing police over the weekend. According to a report, 44-year-old John Rix and 23-year-old Emily Schmidham...
Jul 13, 2020

Man Rescued From Grain Bin Near Stitzer
A southwest Wisconsin man was taken to UW Hospital in Madison after being trapped in a grain bin for nearly two hours Monday morning. A release from Grant County officials says emergency crews were ca...
Jul 13, 2020

Platteville Man Arrested for Assault
A Platteville man was arrested early Friday for an assault that happened almost two months ago. Dubuque Police say 35-year-old Jeremy Bakken faces charges of 1st-degree robbery, 2nd-degree theft and w...
Jul 13, 2020

Dodgeville Man Pleads Guilty To Meth Charges
A man from Dodgeville who was pulled over near Dubuque with more than 1 pound of meth faces up to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty. 34 year old Tyson Wahlen pleaded guilty in U.S. D...
Jul 13, 2020
No Lifeguard On Duty When 7-Year-Old Girl Drowns At Waterpark
The Sauk County Sheriff's Office says there was no lifeguard on duty when a seven-year-old girl died Friday at Chapparal Campground Splash Waterpark in La Valle. Some other park visitors found her and...
Jul 13, 2020