Category Archives: Local News
UW-P Federal Grants
UW-Platteville will receive a pair of federal Student Support Services grants, totaling almost $3-and-a-half million dollars during the next five years. According to a release from the university, the...
Aug 14, 2020 GotCredit / CC
Platteville School Board Has Revised Description Of CRO Position
Platteville School Board members say they are optimistic a police officer in schools will help improve relationships between law enforcement and students, particularly students of color, despite reser...
Aug 14, 2020
Foxconn Has Not Kept Up With Financial Commitment To UW
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has received less than 1% of the money Foxconn Technology Group pledged to it two years ago. In August 2018, Foxconn committed $100 million to the university to hel...
Aug 14, 2020 In Memoriam: Christopher Bulle / CC
Tomah Man Arrested For Firing Gun In Prairie du Chien
Prairie du Chien police have released information about a man they said repeatedly fired a gun in the city Saturday night. 38 year old Jason Byers of Tomah was arrested on charges of reckless endanger...
Aug 13, 2020
Lancaster Public Library Receives Grant For Street Lights
The Lancaster Public Library Foundation has been awarded a grant of approximately $50,000 from the Lancaster Community Fund to improve several aspects of the library's grounds. Specifically, the histo...
Aug 13, 2020
President Trump To Visit Wisconsin
President Donald Trump is expected to return to Wisconsin next week.The Trump campaign has yet to make an official announcement regarding the trip, but Trump himself mentioned the visit during a "TELE...
Aug 13, 2020 Matt Johnson / CC
City of Platteville Decides Not To Create Ordinance For Masks
Because of an executive order from the Governor's office mandating that people wear face masks in public spaces to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Platteville Common Council members have postponed fur...
Aug 13, 2020 Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) / CC
St John Dinner Cancelled
St John Nepomucene Catholic Church of Castle Rock Ridge (15052 Shemak Rd, Muscoda, WI) has cancelled this year's annual chicken noodle soup, chicken and ham dinner.
Aug 12, 2020 @joefoodie / CC
Storm Damage Estimates Expected To Take Some Time
Officials across the tri-states say it may take some time to determine how much damage Monday's round of severe weather did. The storms that ripped through yesterday afternoon were part of a derecho b...
Aug 12, 2020 jess Knutson / CC
National Weather Service Rules A Tornado Touched Down in Grant County
The National Weather Service in La Crosse confirms a quick EF0 tornado passed near the intersection of Highway 133 and County Highway N between Potosi and Cassville. The path length was about a half m...
Aug 12, 2020 isghoul / CC
