Category Archives: Local News

Wisconsin DNR Says Watch Out For Ice While Hunting
The Wisconsin DNR is warning hunters ahead of the upcoming gun deer hunt. The agency says a tricky situation has developed with the recent snow and cold. DNR Safety Warden Darren Kuhn says the ground ...
Nov 14, 2019

Grant County Officials Say No To Appeals On Transmission Line
Officials in Grant County say the county will not be party to any appeals of a Wisconsin regulatory agency's decision to sign off on the Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line project. Grant County ...
Nov 13, 2019

Lafayette County Board Tables Resolution
A proposed resolution in Lafayette County - that would create a review board to oversee information released from a water quality study - has been tabled for now. After revisions and disputes about wh...
Nov 13, 2019

Get Your Flu Shot Before Holidays
Officials from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services are urging people to make sure they get their flu shots before visiting family for the holidays. According to a news release, there have alre...
Nov 13, 2019

Semi Tanker Rollover Accident In Grant County
No injuries were reported following a rollover crash involving a semi-tanker on Monday in Grant County. Just before noon, 42 year old Chad Gehrke of Lancaster was driving a semi with a tanker trailer ...
Nov 12, 2019

Two Vehicle Crash With Injuries in Smelser Township
Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning around 6:30am at the intersection of County Highway D and County Highway H in Smelser Township. According to the Grant County Sheriff's De...
Nov 12, 2019

Dismissal Of Wrongful Death Lawsuit Upheld
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the parents of a Prairie du Chien boy who drowned in a municipal pool. Kurt Warrington Jr. and Rachael Wa...
Nov 12, 2019

Snow and School Delays
The National Weather says Platteville had 2 inches of snow overnight. A measurement at the Dubuque Regional Airport showed Dubuque received 4 inches of snow as of 6am Monday. Several schools had a two...
Nov 11, 2019

Southwest Wisconsin Woman Taken By Med Flight After Crash
A southwest Wisconsin woman had to be taken by Med Flight after a single-vehicle crash on Saturday. The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office says that emergency personnel were called about 5:40am to Dunb...
Nov 11, 2019

Fuel Truck Catches On Fire in Hollandale
On Friday, Iowa County authorities received a report of a fuel truck on fire in the Village of Hollandale. The Hollandale Fire Department was assisted at the scene by Hollandale First Responders, Blan...
Nov 11, 2019