Category Archives: Local News

Southwest Tech cafeteria closed due to fire damage
The cafeteria at Southwest Tech was closed for a third day on Monday after a fire last Friday morning caused significant smoke damage to the facility. Officials at the Fennimore campus reported faulty...
Oct 15, 2019

Grant County Sheriff Starting Move To New Office
Members of the Grant County Sheriff's Department say that the move to their new facility has begun. According to a social media post, during this time there will be staff at both the current and new f...
Oct 15, 2019

Scholarship Set Up to Honor Levi Linscheid of Highland
The family of Levi Linscheid has set up a memorial fund in his honor. The 24-year-old from Highland was killed in a car crash in Grant County Thursday night. Linscheid was a physical trainer and passi...
Oct 14, 2019

Arrest Made For DUI and Possession of Meth
Darlington Police arrested 19 year old Cody Cromtpon of Darlington Saturday at around 2am for operating while under the influence of marijuana and possession of methamphetamine following a traffic sto...
Oct 14, 2019

Lafayette County Teens Uninjured in Green County Accident
A Lafayette County teen was uninjured in a one-vehicle accident around 8am Friday in the Town of Clarno. The Green County Sheriff's Department reports that 17 year old Dakota Dicks of Gratiot was trav...
Oct 14, 2019

Neither Side Likes New UW Rules Covering Free Speech
The Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved new rules on free speech which will punish students disrupting classes or speakers who are invited to campus. Both liberal and conservative groups ar...
Oct 14, 2019

Richland Center Woman Admits To Killing Sauk County Man
A Richland Center woman has admitted to killing a man whose body was found in rural Sauk County last month. The Sauk County Sheriff's Office says 35-year-old Amber Lundgren was arrested Wednesday in c...
Oct 11, 2019

Temperatures To Drop Below Freezing
Much of Southwestern Wisconsin, Eastern Iowa, and Northwest Illinois is under a freeze warning as temperatures could drop below freezing Friday night. Overnight temperatures are expected to drop below...
Oct 11, 2019

Lafayette County Woman Pleads In Neglect Case
Reports show a Lafayette County woman has pled guilty to a pair of charges for severely neglecting her children. At a hearing Thursday, 27-year-old Jamie Lee Weigel of Belmont entered her plea to a fe...
Oct 11, 2019

Skemp Receives First Responders Recognition
First responders across Wisconsin were recognized in a First Responder of the Year ceremony by the Wisconsin Assembly Thursday. Recipients of this honor were nominated by their peers and chosen by the...
Oct 11, 2019





