Category Archives: Local News

Three Vehicles Crash Near Livingston
Grant County authorities say that an intoxicated driver caused a crash that left four people injured Friday night. 66 year old Marcia Boyd of Dodgeville, her husband, whose name was not released, 27 y...
Nov 04, 2019

Richland Center Police Chief Pleads Not Guilty To Charges
Not guilty pleas have been entered on behalf of Richland Center's police chief who's charged with sexual assault and theft. A judge in Richland County Circuit Court set a $5,000 signature bond for Luc...
Nov 01, 2019

Farm Worker Suffers Critical Injuries In Richland County
A farmworker hurt on the job Wednesday in Richland County is said to be in critical condition at U-W Hospital in Madison. The accident happened when the 43-year-old man from Plain got stuck in a road ...
Nov 01, 2019

Platteville Driver Arrested, Passenger Cited
A deputy with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to Mitchell Hollow Road in Belmont Township Thursday shortly after 5am for a vehicle in the ditch. As a result, 24 year old Cheyenne B...
Nov 01, 2019

Power Line Companies Will Pay Municipalities
The communities that a proposed high-voltage transmission line would run thru could see a combined $14-million dollars coming their way. A recent report shows the companies behind the Cardinal-Hickory...
Nov 01, 2019

Record Snowfall For Month of October
Dubuque has already surpassed the previous record for October snowfall. Dubuque has received 8.4 inches of snow this month as of 7 a.m. today, according to the National Weather Service. The previous s...
Oct 31, 2019

Attempted Bank Robbery in Apple River
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to an attempted robbery on Wednesday in Apple River, Illinois. Officials with the Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Department confirmed the attempted robbery hap...
Oct 31, 2019

Drug Arrests in Belmont
The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office executed search warrants on two separate Belmont homes Tuesday. According to a report, one warrant was for a home on South Mound Avenue. The search led to the arr...
Oct 31, 2019

Richland Center Police Chief Facing Charges
Richland Center's police chief is facing sexual assault and theft charges - months after he was put on paid leave during an investigation. Charges against 40-year-old Lucas Clements were filed Tuesday...
Oct 30, 2019

Prairie du Chien High School Prinicipal Receives Honor
A Prairie du Chien principal has received statewide recognition from the Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance. Andy Banasik, Prinicpal at Prairie du Chien High School and a UW-Platteville graduate, was na...
Oct 30, 2019