Category Archives: Local News

Two Juveniles Injured in Jo Daviess County Accident
Jo Daviess County authorities say two juveniles were hurt after their vehicle struck a power pole and rolled over Saturday night near Galena. The male juvenile driver and a male juvenile passenger, bo...
Feb 24, 2020
Middleton High School forfeit boys hockey playoff game due to ineligible student-athlete
MIDDLETON, Wis.– The Middleton High School boys hockey team was forced to forfeit Tuesday’s playoff game after a ineligible student-athlete played, according to a district spokesperson. Th...
Gabriella Bachara Feb 21, 2020

Illinois Student Detained For Making Threats
A northwest Illinois student could face charges after making threats of a school shooting. The Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Office says they were notified about a threat made at the Jo Daviess Carroll ...
Feb 21, 2020

Former Sauk County Board Member Sentenced
A former Sauk County Board supervisor was sentenced Friday in Sauk County court on child pornography charges. 73 year old William Wenzel of Prairie du Sac will spend three years in prison and 10 years...
Feb 21, 2020

Ex-Nurse Sentenced to 13 Years for Abusing Infants in Madison Hospital
A former nurse accused of abusing infants in a Madison hospital neo-natal intensive care unit will spend up to 13 years in prison. Forty-four-year-old Christopher Kaphaem was sentenced Thursday after ...
Feb 21, 2020

Southwest Health Center To Expand This Spring
Officials at Southwest Health Center in Platteville are planning on an $8.5 million, 26,000-square-foot expansion this spring. The addition at Southwest Health will provide more space for existing ser...
Feb 20, 2020

Minor Injuries in Rollover Accident
A man from Belmont had minor injuries as the result of a one-vehicle rollover accident in Lafayette County Wednesday morning around 6:45am. 46 year old Brent Reddington was traveling north on Highway ...
Feb 20, 2020

Wisconsin Senate Passes $250 Million GOP Tax Cut
Republicans' 250-million-dollar tax cut package passed along party lines this morning in the Wisconsin Senate before heading to the Assembly for a vote. The plan would reduce income taxes for average ...
Feb 20, 2020

River Ridge Referendum Fails By Single Vote
A referendum issue for the River Ridge School District has failed by a single vote. Unofficial results from Tuesday's polls shows voters in the district voted 331 against the measure - and 330 in favo...
Feb 19, 2020

Dodgeville Library Going Forward
By only a few dozen votes, the city of Dodgeville will be moving forward with a new library project. The referendum issue passed Tuesday on a 478 - 441 vote. As part of the referendum, the new public ...
Feb 19, 2020

