Category Archives: Local News

Lafayette County Man Gets 5th OWI
A man from Lafayette County was arrested Sunday for his 5th offense of driving while intoxicated. At approximately 6:45pm, deputies with the Green County Sheriff's Department, Green County EMS, and th...
Jun 22, 2020

Percentage Of Positive COVID-19 Test Results Doubles Sunday
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports the percentage of positive tests for COVID-19 more than doubled Sunday. There were no deaths reported, but four-point-six percent of the test result...
Jun 22, 2020

Drunk Driver Crashes Vehicle Into Power Pole
A man from Belmont was arrested for driving drunk and crashing his vehicle into a power pole Saturday. A deputy with the Lafayette County Sherriff's Department responded to County Highway H in Benton ...
Jun 22, 2020
Former Badger student-athlete says now is the time to speak up
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — When Minneapolis native Suzanne Gilreath heard abut the death of George Floyd, her thoughts went to her family. She immediately called her older brother David. “This h...
Melissa Kim Jun 21, 2020

Four People Injured In Crash At Governor Dodge State Park
Four people were taken to area hospitals following a crash at Governor Dodge State Park. Deputies were sent to the park for reports of a one-vehicle crash around 12:15 a.m. Wednesday. According to the...
Jun 19, 2020

Snakes In A Crash
Animal control officers responded to an incident near Blue Mounds after a teen crashed a truck with three pythons inside. According to a release from the Dane County Sheriff's Office, deputies were se...
Jun 19, 2020

Juneteenth Celebration in Platteville
Coming up today at 5pm at Smith Park in Platteville is the first ever Juneteenth Celebration, presented by the Black Platteville Community Network. The theme will be "Black Resilience." It was June 19...
Jun 19, 2020

Illinois Man Injured in ATV Accident in Lafayette County
Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to the Cheese County Trail in Willow Springs Township for an ATV accident Thursday around 7pm. 63 year old Wayne Uskali of Oakwood Hil...
Jun 19, 2020

Mineral Point Man Arrested For 4th OWI
Authorities said a Mineral Point man has been arrested for his 4th offense of OWI. 42 year old Fabius Tabor was arrested Wednesday and also charged with felony fleeing and eluding an officer. Accordin...
Jun 19, 2020

Biden Will Accept Democratic Party’s Nomination In Milwaukee
There are still many unknowns surrounding the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee in August - but, it is known that former vice president Joe Biden will be in Milwaukee to accept the party's n...
Jun 19, 2020





