Category Archives: Local News
UW Platteville Receives Gift From Madison Engineering Firm
A Madison engineering firm is providing a $200,000 gift to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Strand Associates employs nearly 50 UW-P alumni, including President and CEO Matt Richards. A press ...
Feb 11, 2020
High Speed Chase Ends In Cornfield and Squad Car Damaged
Two men from Platteville were arrested and a Grant County squad car was heavily damaged after a high speed chase Saturday night. The pursuit began in Arthur with speeds reaching 100 mph and ended with...
Feb 10, 2020
Platteville Woman Arrested on Drug Charges
A woman from Platteville was arrested in Belmont early Saturday. A deputy responded to Highland Street in Belmont to assist the Belmont Police Department with a traffic stop around 12:45am . As a resu...
Feb 10, 2020
Vehicle Found in Ditch, Driver gets Arrested
A deputy with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to Highway 11 in Shullsburg at around 2:45am Saturday for a vehicle in a ditch. As a result, 21 year old Reynaldo Toledo-Mancilla of B...
Feb 10, 2020
Four Priests From Campion High School Listed For Child Abuse
Four priests who spent time at Campion High School in Prairie du Chien have been added to the Diocese of La Crosse's list of clergy with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. J. Michael Can...
Feb 07, 2020
Home Destroyed By Fire in Mineral Point
Iowa County officials responded to a structure fire shortly after 12:30 on Wednesday. The fire occurred at an address in the 2100 block of County Road Y, just off Highway 151 in the Town of Mineral Po...
Feb 07, 2020
Lawmakers Intro Legislation To Make It Tougher On Young Car Thieves
Sponsors in the Wisconsin Assembly have introduced legislation to increase fines and jail time car thieves could get. Authorities are dealing with continued vehicle thefts in the southern part of the ...
Feb 07, 2020
Vehicle Collides With Amish Buggy Near Mineral Point
No injuries were reported after a car collided with an Amish buggy in Lafayette County Wednesday around 6:30pm. According to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department, Mineral Point Fire and EMS respo...
Feb 06, 2020
Update in Blue Mounds Homicide
The Dane County Sheriff's Office is looking to identify a truck owner in connection with their investigation of a homicide in Blue Mounds. A news release says investigators are looking for the owner o...
Feb 06, 2020
Former McDonald’s Property Will Become Laundromat
Property on West Business Highway 151 in Platteville which used to be a McDonald's Restaurant will used for a laundromat. The Platteville Plan Commission has recommended approval of the lot to be acqu...
Feb 06, 2020
