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Evers Looks For Increased Mental Health Funding After School Shootings
Governor Tony Evers says that after shootings on consecutive days at Wisconsin high schools, the state must increase funding for mental health services at schools - a shift from his past insistence on...
Dec 05, 2019

Woman Charged In Death of Fennimore Man in Court
A 27-year-old Necedah woman - charged with killing a man formerly of Fennimore - is set to be in court again today (Dec 4). Authorities have charged Crystal Pharis with 1st-degree intentional homicide...
Dec 04, 2019

Scam Reported in Plattevile
Officers at the Platteville Police Department say you likely haven't won millions of dollars from Publisher's Clearing House. According to a post on the department's Facebook page, authorities have be...
Dec 04, 2019

Two Arrests In Argyle For Disturbance
Two women from Argyle were arrested Tuesday for their roles in an altercation. Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to East Milwaukee Street in Argyle Tuesday around 6:30p...
Dec 04, 2019

Woman From Edmund Arrested After Disturbance
Iowa County authorities received a report of a disturbance on East North Street in Dodgeville Sunday around 11am. Iowa County Deputies assisted the Dodgeville Police Department at the scene. As a resu...
Dec 03, 2019

Dubuque Man Arrested After Chase Ends Near Galena
Authorities pursued a speeding driver from Dubuque into Illinois and Wisconsin on Monday night before apprehending him outside of Galena. 22 year old Adam Reinert of Dubuque is in the Jo Daviess Count...
Dec 03, 2019

Ruesga Leaves Darlington To Be Police Chief in Cross Plains
A long time member of the Darlington Police Department is resigning to accept a position as a Police Chief. Sgt. Tony Ruesga will be resigning his position with the Darlington Police Department to bec...
Dec 03, 2019

Bullet Goes Through Residence in Grant County
Authorities in Grant County and the Wisconsin DNR are investigating an incident on Thanksgiving Day in which a bullet went through a residence in Mount Ida Township. 37 year old Joel Belstra of Fennim...
Dec 02, 2019

Woman Arrested For Crashing Into Amish Buggy
A woman from Darlington was arrested Sunday night after hitting an Amish buggy with her vehicle. A deputy with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to Highway 126 near Belmont for a hit...
Dec 02, 2019

Dodgeville Man Arrested For Retail Theft
Iowa County authorities received a report of a theft at Wal Mart in Dodgeville Saturday around 6:30pm. An Iowa County Deputy assisted Dodgeville Police at the scene. As a result, 39 year old William T...
Dec 02, 2019