Category Archives: Local News

Prairie du Chien Police Arrest 6 People For Dealing Meth
Prairie du Chien police on Monday announced the arrest of six meth dealers and say that further arrests are expected. The arrests were the result of investigations over the past 10 months in conjuncti...
Jan 07, 2020

Grant County Asked For Contribution To Legion Park Center
Backers of the new Legion Park Community Center in Platteville have requested financial assistance from Grant County, making a presentation to the county Board of Supervisors. The 5,700-square-foot fa...
Jan 07, 2020

Iowa Woman Arrested On Several Charges Near Mineral Point
A woman from Iowa was arrested Sunday after getting into an altercation with an Iowa County deputy. At around 2:30 PM Sunday, an Iowa County Deputy performed a traffic stop near the intersection of US...
Jan 07, 2020

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

