Category Archives: Local News
Superintendent Did Not Have License Before He Resigned
Former Galena public schools' superintendent Greg Herbst ran the district without a state license for months prior to his resignation, despite notices and reminders from state and regional education o...
Jan 29, 2020
No Virus Signs On UWP Campus
Although monitoring for the coronavirus continues at UW-Platteville, university officials say none of the six students who recently visited China are showing signs of the disease. Those students were ...
Jan 28, 2020
Subcommittee Formed For Five Flags Naming Rights
A city commission backing a $75 million reconstruction of the Five Flags Civic Center aims to lower the bond amount that city taxpayers will be asked to approve. Five Flags Civic Center Commission mem...
Jan 28, 2020
Darlington Man Arrested For 4th OWI
A man from Darlington is facing charges for his 4th offense of OWI following a traffic stop in Mineral Point. According to the Iowa County Sheriff's Department, a deputy performed a traffic stop on 36...
Jan 28, 2020
Governor Evers Won’t Welcome Vice President While He’s At Capitol
Vice President Mike Pence will be just a few feet away from the governor's office today, but won't receive a formal greeting from Governor Tony Evers. Pence is giving a speech in the rotunda of the st...
Jan 28, 2020
Truck Becomes Engulfed in Flames After Hitting Power Pole
A man from Platteville was uninjured after his truck struck a power pole and caught on fire Friday. According to the Grant County Sherrif's Department, 25 year old Brad Kruppe of Platteville was trave...
Jan 27, 2020
Mineral Point Man Arrested For Disturbance
A man from Mineral Point was arrested for a disturbance in Mineral Point on Friday. The disturbance was reported shortly after 8pm and officers with the Mineral Point Police Department along with Iowa...
Jan 27, 2020
Wisconsin Needs Census Takers
The US Census Bureau said it has reached half of its recruiting goal in Wisconsin - but still needs more than 24-thousand people to apply for census taker positions throughout the state. According to ...
Jan 27, 2020
Coronavirus at UW-Platteville
Multiple UW-Platteville students - who recently returned from China - are being monitored for a respiratory illness that's infected more than 600 people worldwide. University officials have confirmed ...
Jan 24, 2020
Disorderly Conduct Complaint Results in Arrest of Shullsburg Man
Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff's department responded to a disorderly conduct coplaint on North Judgement Street in Shullsburg Thursday shortly before 11am. 33 year old Daniel Baumgartner ...
Jan 24, 2020
