Category Archives: Local News

Storm Damage Estimates Expected To Take Some Time
Officials across the tri-states say it may take some time to determine how much damage Monday's round of severe weather did. The storms that ripped through yesterday afternoon were part of a derecho b...
Aug 12, 2020 jess Knutson / CC

National Weather Service Rules A Tornado Touched Down in Grant County
The National Weather Service in La Crosse confirms a quick EF0 tornado passed near the intersection of Highway 133 and County Highway N between Potosi and Cassville. The path length was about a half m...
Aug 12, 2020 isghoul / CC

Stolen Car Found Burnt
Grant County Authorities are looking for more details about a vehicle theft near Kieler - that ended with the vehicle found burned, on the side of the road in Sauk County. According to a sheriff's off...
Aug 12, 2020 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

That Tree Taken Down By Storm
There's a tree that stands alone in a field south of Platteville - but over the past eight years, that tree has never truly been alone. One day local photographer Mark Hirsch picked up his iPhone and ...
Aug 12, 2020

Two Arrested Following Domestic Dispute
Two people were arrested late Monday night after authorities were called about a domestic dispute in the Village of Belmont. The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office reports 28-year-old Jose Mercado-Orti...
Aug 11, 2020

Cassville Safe And Spooky Cancelled
Officials at the Stonefield Historic Site in Cassville have announced that their Safe and Spooky Halloween event has been cancelled. The event typically draws more than 2,000 visitors from around the ...
Aug 11, 2020

Stolen Vehicle Found Burned
Grant County Authorities are looking for more details about a vehicle theft near Kieler - that ended with the vehicle found burned, on the side of the road in Sauk County. According to a sheriff's off...
Aug 11, 2020

Semi Overturns During Storms
A man from western Iowa was injured when his semi overturned on Highway 151 during Monday's storms. The Lafayette County Sheriff's Department says their office was called about 1:20 Monday afternoon r...
Aug 11, 2020

Belmont Return To School Plan Meeting Wednesday
The Belmont Community School Board will discuss its plans to re-open the district for classes at a special meeting Wednesday. The meeting is set to begin at 7pm and will be held at the Belmont High Sc...
Aug 10, 2020

Reports: Big Ten cancels 2020 football season, formal announcement expected Tuesday
MADISON, Wis. — The Big Ten has canceled its 2020 football season and will try to play the fall season this spring, according to the Detroit Free Press. Sources told the Detroit Free Press a for...
Stephen Cohn Aug 10, 2020





