Category Archives: Local News
Two Schools Closing This Week Due To Illness
Classes are cancelled the next two days (Tues and Wed) for a school in southern Grant County. Officials at Holy Ghost Immaculate Conception School say several students were out sick on Monday with a v...
Feb 04, 2020
Water Utility in Benton To Raise Rates
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has green-lighted a raise in water rates in the Village of Benton. According to a PSC announcement, the Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility will incr...
Feb 04, 2020
Two Vehicle Crash in Grant County
Authorities with the Grant County Sheriff's Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 81 in Beetown near Laufenberg Lane shortly before noon on Saturday. Reports say a truck driven by 41 ...
Feb 03, 2020
Part of Highway 18 Near Cobb Closed Due To Crash
Part of Highway 18 was closed Monday morning in Iowa County near Cobb because of a crash. Highway 18 at Cave Hollow Road went down to one lane in both directions around 6:20 a.m., according to an aler...
Feb 03, 2020
Lafayette County Men Arrested For Fleeing Officers
Lafayette County authorities arrested 19 year old Cory Swenson of Blanchardville Sunday around 2:45am on Highway 78 near Argyle. Swenson was arrested for Reckless Driving, Knowingly Fleeing an Officer...
Feb 03, 2020
Officials Identify Student Who Made Bomb Threat at River Ridge
River Ridge School District officials have identified the student who left a bomb threat that prompted an evacuation on Wednesday. The student is subject to a mandatory, out-of-school suspension. A no...
Jan 31, 2020
More Flooding Could Occur On The Mississippi River This Spring
Weather officials are urging residents to remain watchful for flooding as the Mississippi River experiences record-high waters and turbulent flows - conditions unprecedented in the month of January. C...
Jan 31, 2020
Bill Would Raise Retirement Age for Teachers and Public Employees
A bill in the Wisconsin Senate would raise the minimum retirement age for school teachers and public employees from 55 to 59-and-a-half. The proposed change would apply to workers under 40 in the Wisc...
Jan 31, 2020
Roll Over Accident With Multiple Charges
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Jan 31, 2020
Southwest Tech Makes Significant Economic Impact To Area
A new report says that Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore makes a nearly $160 million economic impact annually. The data, compiled by Idaho-based analytics firm Emsi, also found that t...
Jan 31, 2020
