Category Archives: Local News

Man Arrested For 6th OWI Offense
Iowa County authorities received a report of a traffic complaint around 10:30pm Monday on Highway 18 in Edmund. An Iowa County Deputy initiated a traffic stop and arrested 34 year old Dustin Drone of ...
Jun 29, 2021 Scott Davidson / CC

Platteville Bus Service Fares Resume Thursday
Fares for Platteville Public Bus Service will be reinstated starting on Thursday. The fares were suspended in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The policy was meant to limit the exchange of cas...
Jun 29, 2021

Charges Possible For Platteville Man Following Standoff
A rural Platteville man could face a charge of domestic battery after a multi-hour standoff. According to the Grant County Sheriff's Office, authorities were called around 11:30 a.m. Friday for a poss...
Jun 28, 2021

Biden Trip To Southwest Wisconsin Tuesday Includes Visit To Farm
President Joe Biden and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack will be on a Wisconsin farm next Tuesday. Congressman Ron Kind says it is always good to welcome the President of the United States in his home area. K...
Jun 24, 2021 Marc Nozell / CC

Bill Passes To Provide Funding For New Hospital In Lafayette County
A bill passed by the Wisconsin Assembly would provide federal relief funding to support a local hospital. Assembly Bill 390 would direct Governor Tony Evers to provide $4 million in American Rescue Pl...
Jun 24, 2021

WEDC Funds Go To Southwest Wisconsin Businesses
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is rewarding $15-hundred dollars each to a pair of area businesses. According to a release from the agency, Foundation Fitness and Nutrition of Darlingto...
Jun 24, 2021 Mike Cohen / CC

Thursday COVID Update
Wisconsin's 7-day average of new COVID cases per day continues to sit below 100 as the state approaches a vaccination milestone. According to the state Department of Health Services, the daily case av...
Jun 24, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC

Badgers to allow full capacity at Camp Randall Stadium this fall
MADISON, Wis. — More than 80,000 people will be able to Jump Around at Camp Randall Stadium when the Wisconsin Badgers host Penn State on September 4th to open the 2021 season. The university an...
Jaymes Langrehr Jun 23, 2021

La Crosse Man Arrested For Stealing Camper
Crawford County authorities say a La Crosse man has been arrested for stealing a camper from the Bridgeport area. According to a sheriff's office release, 51-year-old Jeffrey Smizek is being held at t...
Jun 23, 2021

Iowa County Overdose
A Linden man has been arrested after officials responded to a possible overdose on Monday afternoon. According to the Iowa County Sheriff's Office, emergency personnel were called to a home on Main St...
Jun 23, 2021 Charles Williams / CC





