Category Archives: Local News

Former Platteville Man Dies In Madison Crash
A former Platteville man is dead following a two-vehicle crash on the Beltline in Madison Saturday morning. Authorities with the Dane County Medical Examiner's Office say 27-year-old Alex Abing of Wau...
Jan 06, 2020

Two Plead Not Guilty In Drug Overdose Death
Two La Crosse men, who face charges in the death of a Grant County woman, have both pled not guilty to 1st-degree reckless homicide. A joint hearing for 29-year-old Travis Heal and 23-year-old Austin ...
Jan 06, 2020

Latest Polling: 3-Way Tie Between Biden, Buttigieg, Sanders
With less than a month to go before the Iowa Caucuses, a new C-B-S News poll finds a three-way tie at the top for the Democratic Presidential nomination between candidates like former Vice President J...
Jan 06, 2020

Dodgeville Killer Going To Trial
A judge has bound over a Madison man for trial on 10 felony charges related to fatally shooting a Dodgeville man last month. Authorities say 20-year-old Marcus Hamilton Jr. shot and killed 18-year-old...
Jan 03, 2020

Attempted McDonalds Robbery In Mt Horeb
A person wearing a mask attempted to rob a restaurant in Mt. Horeb on Tuesday night. The Mt. Horeb Police Department said that officers responded about 6:30 to a McDonald's on Perimeter Road for a rep...
Jan 03, 2020

Galena Shooting Investigation
An investigation is underway after law enforcement officials in Jo Daviess County were called about shots being fired in Galena. A report shows police responded around 1:30 last Saturday morning to th...
Jan 03, 2020

Scam in Platteville
Authorities in Platteville are alerting area residents about a utility scam that recently targeted someone in the city. Police say a resident got a phone call from a scammer claiming to be with Allian...
Jan 03, 2020

Drug Arrest After Traffic Stop in Iowa County
A traffic stop in Iowa County results in the drug arrest of two people. At around 12:40pm Thursday, an Iowa County Deputy performed a traffic stop in Dodgeville, and as a result, 18 year old Brody Ran...
Jan 03, 2020

Grant County Board Clarifies Duties Of County Board Chairman
One of the last actions of the Grant County board in 2019 was to approve a summary of the duties of the county board chairman. Jon Hochkammer of the Wisconsin Counties Association urged the board to a...
Jan 02, 2020

Lafayette County Man In Single Vehicle Crash
A Lafayette County man escaped injury after a single-vehicle crash near the Town of Cadiz in Green County Wednesday around 9am. 27 year old Cody Young of Argyle was traveling northbound on West River ...
Jan 02, 2020