Category Archives: Local News

Day on the Farm At UW Platteville Saturday
The 4th annual Day on the Farm will take place Rain or Shine on Saturday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at UW-Platteville's Pioneer Farm on College Farm Road. The event is free and open to the public. Attraction...
Oct 04, 2019

Harvest Festival Parade in Lancaster
Lancaster's Harvest Festival Parade is scheduled for Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 11:00a.m. The theme this year is Scarecrow Invasion. The police department will start marking parking off for the para...
Oct 04, 2019

Heavy Rain And Wind Hammer Southwest Wisconsin
Portions of southwestern Wisconsin also were battered by rain, with Muscoda, Wis., receiving 4.66 inches. Other area rainfall totals included 3.5 inches at Platteville, 3.29 at the Prairie du Chien ai...
Oct 03, 2019

Main Street In Darlington Closed Because of Flooding
The Main Street bridge at Darlington is closed due to flooding. The river level has exceeded 15 feet making it necessary to close the bridge. This is the 7th time in the past two years it has flooded ...
Oct 03, 2019

Lafayette County Considering Jail Construction Project
Officials in Lafayette County are considering a jail construction project. Preliminary estimates show that such a project could cost around $8 million as officials look for ways to rectify current fac...
Oct 03, 2019

Road Closures Because Of High Water
High water from the large amount of rain has closed a number of roads in Southwest Wisconsin. According to Grant County Emergency Management Director Steve Braun, County Highway O in Grant County is c...
Oct 02, 2019

53rd World Dairy Expo Opens Tuesday in Madison
The 53rd annual World Dairy Expo opens today at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison (Tuesday). Organizers say more than 60-thousand people in the dairy business from 100 countries are expected to the...
Oct 01, 2019

Donation To Help Train Officer For Lancaster K-9
An anonymous, $5,000 donation will help the Lancaster Police Department train another officer to handle the department's K-9.Police Chief Deb Reukauf said the donation will help cover the cost of trai...
Oct 01, 2019

Funds Available to Assist Grant County Flood Victims
Emergency funding for those affected by the flash flooding from earlier this month (Sept 11 - 14) is available through the Wisconsin Department of Administration. The Grant County Emergency Management...
Sep 30, 2019

Three Arrested for Burglaries in Richland and Sauk Counties
Three people are facing burglary charges after several possibly stolen items were found in a home in Richland County. The Richland County Sheriff's Department said Bryce Mathews, William Giddings and ...
Sep 30, 2019





