Category Archives: Local News
Jo Daviess County Murder Arrest
Bond has been set at $1-million dollars for a Hanover man accused of fatally shooting a man from Galena. Authorities have charged 37-year-old David Van Winkle with three counts of 1st-degree murder an...
Jul 23, 2020
Lancaster Resident Sentenced For Child Porn
A Lancaster man has been sentenced to three years in state prison after pleading guilty to a child pornography charge. Officials say that Jordan Powers was charged with three counts of possessing chil...
Jul 23, 2020
Prarie du Chien Man in Court on Wednesday
A Prairie du Chien man - who is facing a charge of 1st-degree reckless homicide - was in Crawford County Circuit Court Wednesday. Reports say 29-year-old Chase Harville is accused of killing a 3-year-...
Jul 23, 2020
Platteville Schools Will Open With Blended Option
A divided Platteville School Board has approved a blended option to re-open the district this fall. At a special meeting Wednesday, the board initially voted down a proposal to begin the school year w...
Jul 23, 2020
Two People Injured in Lafayette County Crash
Two people were injured in a crash Tuesday outside of Darlington. 26 year old Trent Hale of Fitchburg and 46 year old Brent Reddington of Shullsburg were taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital of Laf...
Jul 22, 2020
Lancaster Officials Have COVID
Lancaster officials have confirmed positive COVID-19 tests for multiple people connected to city operations. During the Lancaster Common Council meeting this week, 4th District Alderperson Katie Reute...
Jul 22, 2020
Special Council Meeting In Lancaster
Lancaster's Common Council is set to hold a special meeting Thursday to discuss the proposed Kwik Trip project. The council agenda includes action to group parcels of land on the city's north-end to f...
Jul 22, 2020
Lancaster City Council Reduces Liquor Licence Fees
The Lancaster City Council has approved a one-time reduction in some liquor license fees as a way to help businesses that were closed earlier this year under the "Safe at Home" order. The city council...
Jul 22, 2020
Wrestling Great Rick Lawinger Dies
Rick Lawinger, who wrestled at Mineral Point and was the first University of Wisconsin wrestler to win an NCAA championship and then became head coach at River Valley High School died Tuesday. He was ...
Jul 22, 2020
Grant County Board Approves Sanctuary 2A Proposal
The Grant County Board approved, 14-2 the non-binding 'Sanctuary 2A' resolution. The resolution takes the stance that the county is against any sort of red flag laws, as well as being against items li...
Jul 21, 2020
