Category Archives: Local News
Alliant To Invest Money in Solar Plants in Grant and Richland Counties
Alliant Energy says it's buying about $900 million worth of new solar power plants in Wisconsin, making the utility company the largest solar operator in Wisconsin. Six projects are under development ...
May 27, 2020
Platteville High School Commencement Ceremony
Platteville High School officials say they'll be celebrating the Class of 2020 with a virtual ceremony this Sunday (5/31) at 1pm. The ceremony will also be streamed on Facebook at that same time. Foll...
May 27, 2020
Woman From Mineral Point and Woman From Lancaster Arrested
Two women from Southwest Wisconsin have been arrested on drug charges. 35 year old Renee Spurley of Mineral Point and 23 year old Cheyanne Beyer of Lancaster were arrested after Iowa County dispatcher...
May 26, 2020
Tourists Mostly From Illinois Fill Lake Geneva, Ignore Social Distancing
Out-of-state crowds filled Lake Geneva elbow-to-elbow during the Memorial Day weekend - most of them getting away from the Illinois restrictions and ignoring social distancing. Public health orders we...
May 26, 2020
Trespassing At Mineral Point Motel Leads To Charges
On Sunday, Iowa County Deputies assisted the Mineral Point Police Department with a person that was trespassing at the Traveler's Inn in Mineral Point. As a result 37 year old Richard Hanson of Dodgev...
May 26, 2020
Arrest for Domestic Disorderly Conduct in Iowa County
Authorities with the Iowa County Sheriff's department responded to the report of a disturbance at a residence in Avoca shortly before 8pm Monday night. After an investigation, 30 year Steven Wolfe of ...
May 26, 2020
Tornadoes Seen in Tri-State Area Saturday
Severe storms that moved through eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois on Saturday afternoon produced five tornadoes, including weak ones in Jackson and Jo Daviess counties. The first tornado touched do...
May 26, 2020
A season that wasn’t
MADISON, Wis. – Sun Prairie baseball and Monroe softball both finished runner-up at state last season. Both teams had help from sophomores to get them to that point. This year, those sophomores ...
May 26, 2020
COVID-19 Reported Cases For Monday
In Wisconsin, there were 307 new cases reported Monday, pushing the total to 15,584. Four additional deaths were reported, so the number of deaths stands at 514. Grant County is reporting a total of 8...
May 25, 2020
Iowa County Chase
Authorities with the Iowa County Sheriff's Department arrested a 19-year-old Madison man Saturday after a car chase on Highway 151 near Mineral Point. According to reports, law enforcement officials r...
May 25, 2020
