Category Archives: Local News

Lancaster Police Chief On Census Committee
A local police chief will be serving on the governor's census committee. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced his appointments for the 2020 Census Complete Count Committee - which Lancaster Chief o...
Feb 11, 2020

Darlington Man Pleads Guilty To Child Assault Charges
A man from Darlington has pleaded guilty to six sex crimes. 36 year old Elam Allgyer pleaded guilty in Lafayette County Circuit Court to first-degree sexual assault of a child, attempted first-degree ...
Feb 11, 2020

Truck Crash No Injuries
An Illinois man escaped injury after his truck slid off the road and rolled on its side about 12:15 Monday afternoon. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says 42-year-old Jeremiah Ray of Springfield was...
Feb 11, 2020

UW Platteville Receives Gift From Madison Engineering Firm
A Madison engineering firm is providing a $200,000 gift to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Strand Associates employs nearly 50 UW-P alumni, including President and CEO Matt Richards. A press ...
Feb 11, 2020

High Speed Chase Ends In Cornfield and Squad Car Damaged
Two men from Platteville were arrested and a Grant County squad car was heavily damaged after a high speed chase Saturday night. The pursuit began in Arthur with speeds reaching 100 mph and ended with...
Feb 10, 2020

Platteville Woman Arrested on Drug Charges
A woman from Platteville was arrested in Belmont early Saturday. A deputy responded to Highland Street in Belmont to assist the Belmont Police Department with a traffic stop around 12:45am . As a resu...
Feb 10, 2020

Vehicle Found in Ditch, Driver gets Arrested
A deputy with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to Highway 11 in Shullsburg at around 2:45am Saturday for a vehicle in a ditch. As a result, 21 year old Reynaldo Toledo-Mancilla of B...
Feb 10, 2020

Four Priests From Campion High School Listed For Child Abuse
Four priests who spent time at Campion High School in Prairie du Chien have been added to the Diocese of La Crosse's list of clergy with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. J. Michael Can...
Feb 07, 2020

Home Destroyed By Fire in Mineral Point
Iowa County officials responded to a structure fire shortly after 12:30 on Wednesday. The fire occurred at an address in the 2100 block of County Road Y, just off Highway 151 in the Town of Mineral Po...
Feb 07, 2020

Lawmakers Intro Legislation To Make It Tougher On Young Car Thieves
Sponsors in the Wisconsin Assembly have introduced legislation to increase fines and jail time car thieves could get. Authorities are dealing with continued vehicle thefts in the southern part of the ...
Feb 07, 2020





