Category Archives: Local News

Wisconsin National Guard Continues Specimen Collection For COVID-19
A total of 25 specimen collection teams from the Wisconsin National Guard continue to operate across Wisconsin supporting local health departments and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services effor...
Jun 01, 2020

More Violence In Madison
There was a second night of violent confrontations in downtown Madison. Police and the Wisconsin National Guard worked to disperse crowds who threw rocks and other things at officers. Police responded...
Jun 01, 2020

Shooting Incident in Platteville Results In Arrest
A disturbance in the parking lot of a Platteville apartment complex left one man arrested and another man hospitalized. The Platteville Police Department was called about 3:45 Saturday afternoon for r...
Jun 01, 2020

Civil Unrest At Rally in Freeport
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Freeport on Sunday night, swarming around the courthouse in what appeared to be a chaotic night. According to Stephenson County authorities, a group of people g...
Jun 01, 2020

UTV Crash In NW Illinois
Two people from northwest Illinois had to be taken to the hospital for injuries their received in a UTV crash on Saturday night. Authorities say that 28-year-old Richard Kent of Warren was driving a f...
Jun 01, 2020

Mineral Point Drunk Driver Arrested
A Mineral Point man was arrested Saturday night following a domestic dispute. According to a Lafayette County Sheriff's report, officials were called about 10p to Stone Road in the Town of Willow Spri...
Jun 01, 2020

ATV Roll Over Saturday Night
An ATV roll-over crash on Saturday night sent a Mount Horeb woman to a local hospital. Authorities with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office say they responded to the Cheese Country Trail near Sargen...
Jun 01, 2020

Black Bear or Bears In Southwest Wisconsin
Residents in southwest Wisconsin had the chance to see a bit more of nature up close and personal this past weekend. Authorities in Grant, Richland and Lafayette Counties all received reports of a bla...
Jun 01, 2020

Badger community mourns loss of former hockey, baseball player Rob Andringa
MADISON, Wis. — The Badger community is sadly reflecting on the life of former hockey and baseball player Rob Andringa. The 51-year old died on Friday night, after battling colon cancer for almo...
Melissa Kim May 31, 2020

Area Senior Living Sites Report COVID-19 Cases
Two senior living facilities in southwest Wisconsin are working with area health officials after learning some staff and residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Management at ElderSpan announced ...
May 30, 2020





