Category Archives: Local News

Platteville Library sponsoring Fall Community Bike Ride
The Platteville Public Library is sponsoring a Fall Community Bike Ride, on Saturday, September 20 at 12 p.m. at Mound View Park & Campground in Platteville. All ages are welcome. The Platteville ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 11, 2025 choreograph / Depositphotos.com

Flags at half-staff for 9/11 remembrance
Governor Tony Evers has made a new order and declaration in honor of the 24th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center's twin towers on September 11, 2001. Evers has ordered the flags of t...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 11, 2025 USA flag. American flag. American flag blowing in the wind.

Conditional release plan for convicted Slenderman stabber will not be revealed
A conditional release plan for the woman convicted in the 2014 Slenderman stabbing in Waukesha is in place, but it's not being revealed. Documents detailing the release of Morgan Geyser were outlined ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 11, 2025

Theft suspect wanted in Vernon County
Authorities in Vernon County issued an arrest warrant for a woman accused of theft. The Vernon County Sheriff's Office says 33-year-old Deanna Geddes faces retail theft-alter price charges from a busi...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 11, 2025

First deer hunting season opens this weekend
The first deer-hunting season of the fall opens this weekend in Wisconsin. The state's archery and crossbow deer hunting season opens Saturday, Sept. 13, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natur...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 10, 2025 Nakae / CC

Two arrested following Iowa County crash
Late Tuesday morning, the Iowa County Communications Center a report of a Crash on Highway 18/151 near Thompson Rd in Brigham Township. Barneveld Fire Department, Barneveld EMS, Barneveld Police Depar...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 10, 2025

Dubuque teen appeals sentence from altercation with police
A Dubuque teenager appealed a 10-year prison sentence he received after police said he threatened them with a knife, which led officers to shoot him in an altercation last December. 17-year-old Lorenz...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 10, 2025

One person airlifted following Grant County crash
One person was airlifted following a crash in Paris Township. On Sunday around 6:30pm, the Grant County Sheriff's Office received a report of a one-vehicle accident with injuries on Oak Rd. 17-year-ol...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 10, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Family Adventure Day at Blackhawk Lake Recreation Area
The Village of Highland will host Family Adventure Day at Blackhawk Lake Recreation Area, Access Ability Wisconsin announced Tuesday. The event, which will be held on Saturday from noon-4 p.m., will b...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 10, 2025

Construction continues on Plattevile fire facility
Construction continues on Platteville's new fire facility. Despite minor delays due to recent rainfall, sitework remains on schedule. Utility lines and storm sewer systems are currently being finalize...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 10, 2025





