Category Archives: Local News

More Residents Qualify For Six Rivers Food Pantry
More Grant County households are now eligible for assistance from a food pantry in Cassville. Officials with the Six Rivers Food Pantry say the site is an authorized food distributor in the Emergency ...
Jun 10, 2020

Grant County Fair Canceled
Organizers on Monday announced the cancellation of the 2020 Grant County Fair due to concerns related to COVID-19. The fair was scheduled to run August 19 to August 23 in Lancaster. The annual event w...
Jun 9, 2020

Where Is The Bear In Platteville Coming From?
A black bear spent time Monday morning strolling through Platteville before being spotted on the University of Wisconsin-Platteville campus. UW-P Police Chief Joseph Hallman said the Platteville Polic...
Jun 9, 2020

Suspicious Activity Complaint Results In Lafayette County Arrest
Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to East Louisa Street in Darlington for a suspicious activity complaint Monday at approximately 12:30am. As a result, 20 year old Jare...
Jun 9, 2020

Prairie du Chien Couple Arrested For Drugs
Two people from Prairie du Chien are facing multiple drug charges after police searched their home late last month. According to a Prairie du Chien Police Department report, 39-year-old Steven Mahlste...
Jun 9, 2020

Black Bear Seen Again In Southwest Wisconsin
A black bear was spotted this morning on the University of Wisconsin-Platteville campus. The bear was seen walking through the Warner Hall parking lot. According to the Platteville Police Department, ...
Jun 8, 2020

Flash Flood Watch Issued For The Area
Forecasters have issued a flash flood watch for six local counties as remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal approach the tri-state area. The National Weather Service says the watch area is effective Tu...
Jun 8, 2020

Mother and Daughter Must Get Own Attorneys For Homocide Cases
A mother and daughter from Mineral Point will have to get separate attorneys for their reckless homicide cases to avoid conflicts of interest. Fifty-year-old Laurie Barry and her 28-year-old daughter,...
Jun 8, 2020

Motorcycle Accident in Lafayette County
Lafayette County authorities along with Wiota Fire and First Response and Argyle EMS responded to Highway 78 in Wiota for a motorcycle accident Sunday just after 4pm. 54 year old James Killian of Stou...
Jun 8, 2020

Jo Daviess County Tourism Expected To Take Big Hit
Jo Daviess County tourism officials are cutting about $500,000 from their upcoming budget in anticipation of a significant decline in visitors. Galena Country Tourism leaders have elected to reduce th...
Jun 8, 2020





