Category Archives: Local News

State Aid Announced For Schools
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has announced how much general school aid districts will get during this school year. The agency released the certified totals Thursday - which were adju...
Oct 16, 2020 Mike Cohen / CC

Drug Arrest After One Vehicle Accident in Lafayette County
A deputy with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to County Highway H in Blanchard Township for a one vehicle accident at approximately 9pm Thursday, no injuries were reported. 35 year...
Oct 16, 2020

Dubuque Man Gets 20 Years in Prison For Fatal Overdose
A Dubuque man who sold a fatal opioid cocktail has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. 30 year old Carl Watkins previously pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids to one count ...
Oct 15, 2020 Scott Davidson / CC

Mineral Point Changes Course On Sports
In a reversal of an earlier decision, the Mineral Point school board will allow some athletic competition while the district is fully-virtual. At a special meeting Wednesday, the board passed a motion...
Oct 15, 2020 Mike Licht / CC

Dodgeville School Changes
Officials with the Dodgeville School District have put out a letter noting changes to their learning model. The announcement from Paul Weber, District Administrator, says in-person students from the e...
Oct 15, 2020 Jesper Sehested Pluslexia.com / CC

Paid Parking Making A Return in Galena
Paid parking in downtown Galena has returned. The Galena City Council has voted in favor of charging for parking at city-owned lots in downtown Galena. Paid parking was suspended in April as a respons...
Oct 15, 2020 bluesbby / CC

Crews Battle High Winds During Baler Fire
Emergency crews were called to a farm on Stage Road north of Potosi around 1:15pm Wednesday. Potosi Fire and EMS officials responded to reports of a round baler on fire that was in a field. According ...
Oct 14, 2020

Three Vehicle Crash With Injuries South Of Platteville Friday
Grant County authorities have released details of a three-vehicle crash with injuries at the intersection of College Farm Road and Highway 80 south of Platteville Friday. The accident occurred around ...
Oct 14, 2020 Andrew Malone / CC

Coronavirus Cases and Deaths Reports Tuesday
There were 32 additional cases of COVID-19 in Dubuque County for a total of 4,213 and one more related death reported Tuesday. The county's death toll now stands at 50. Delaware County reported an inc...
Mark Evenstad Oct 14, 2020

Mineral Point Students Protest
A day after the Mineral Point school board voted to move all instruction to a virtual format - and suspend high school athletics for the next two weeks - students took to the streets. About 50 student...
Oct 14, 2020





