Category Archives: Local News
Coronavirus Cases Reported On Wednesday
Fifty-five additional cases of COVID-19 in Dubuque County were confirmed Wednesday, pushing the county's total to 2,474. Eight more cases were reported in Delaware County; one more in Clayton County; ...
Sep 17, 2020 Jernej Furman / CC
New Glarus Man Arrested For Incident in Lafayette County
Lafayette County authorities arrested a man from New Glarus for an incident shortly after 8:30pm Wednesday in Blanchard Township. A deputy assisted the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources with t...
Sep 17, 2020
Surge In COVID19 Cases A Result Of Return Of College Students
Grant County has seen a recent surge in COVID-19 cases and Health Department Director Jeff Kindrai thinks the spread may be coming from college students. On Wednesday, officials at UW-Platteville repo...
Sep 17, 2020 EpicTop10.com / CC
Lawmaker Says “Nothing Is Getting Done” About Unemployment Benefit Backup
A Wisconsin state lawmaker says "nothing is getting done" about the state's unemployment benefit backup. Some people have been waiting six months for their checks. Republican State Senator Chris Kapen...
Sep 17, 2020
42 Badger players, staff test positive for coronavirus
MADISON, Wis. — Health officials say 42 players and staff with the Wisconsin football team have tested positive for COVID-19 as the Big Ten makes plans to get the season started. Public Health M...
Sep 17, 2020
Iowa-Grant Closing One School This Week
A southwest Wisconsin school will be closing for the rest of this week to help slow the spread of COVID-19. In a post from the Iowa-Grant school district, officials said the Iowa-Grant Elementary-Midd...
Sep 16, 2020 Clover Autrey / CC
‘We can’t tailgate this year’: Health experts more nervous for fans than players as Big Ten announces football restart
MADISON, Wis. — UW Health’s Chief Quality Officer was clear: what the Big Ten is attempting to accomplish this fall is extremely challenging. “We’ve never tried to bring back f...
Sep 16, 2020
Cuba City School Board Mask Discussion
As it stands, Governor Tony Evers' mask mandate order is set to expire on September 28. That has some school districts wondering what they should do within their buildings going forward. The topic of ...
Sep 16, 2020 Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) / CC
Tommy Bartlett Waterski Show Is No More
After nearly seven decades, the Tommy Bartlett Show in Wisconsin Dells announced Wednesday it will close permanently due to business losses during the pandemic. The owners of the water-ski, sky and st...
Sep 16, 2020 Jeremy Thompson / CC
More Cases and Two More Deaths As A Result of COVID-19
Seven additional cases of COVID-19 in Dubuque County were confirmed Tuesday, pushing the county's total to 2,419. There were two additional COVID-19 related deaths reported in the area, one in Dubuque...
Sep 16, 2020 sergio santos / CC
