Category Archives: Local News
County Seeks Help From Retired Healthcare Workers
Grant County officials are putting out the call to retired healthcare workers. In a release Friday, the county's emergency response team is asking for help from former professionals in the healthcare ...
Apr 4, 2020
Coronavirus Update On Wisconsin and the Tri-State Area
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is nearing 2-thousand in Wisconsin. State and county health officials said the total number has reached 1,996, which is over 200 more than Thursday's total. Heal...
Apr 3, 2020
Evers Calls For Special Session To Postpone Tuesday's Election
Governor Tony Evers wants a special session of the legislature to meet Saturday and vote to postpone Tuesday's election and make it mail-in balloting only, because of coronavirus concerns. Assembly Sp...
Apr 3, 2020
Scammers Out To Get Your Personal Information
In the past few days, the Wisconsin Better Business Bureau has gotten reports of fake text messages claiming to be from a government agency. According to a release, the scam sends a text that looks li...
Apr 3, 2020
Jennifer Schilling Will Not Seek Re-Election
After 20 years of service, the Democratic leader of the Wisconsin Senate says she is ready to step down from office after her current term. Jennifer Shilling of La Crosse announced on Thursday that sh...
Apr 3, 2020
Volunteers Still Needed For Some Southwest Wisconsin Municipalities
Several municipalities in Southwest Wisconsin still need volunteers to help on election day. Volunteers can follow-up directly with area clerks. They include: Candace Klaas, with the the City of Platt...
Apr 3, 2020
Drive-Through Voting Available in Prairie du Chien
City of Prairie du Chien officials have come up with a new voting process because of the COVID-19 pandemic -- drive-through voting. Wisconsin's spring election will be held on Tuesday, April 7th, a da...
Apr 3, 2020
Voting at One Site in Platteville
For those who do head to the polls on Tuesday in Platteville - all voting has been moved to one site. The National Guard Armory on Water Street will host all election activities that day due to the cl...
Apr 3, 2020
Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee Moved To August
The 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee has been pushed back until mid-August in response to the coronavirus pandemic. It will now take place the week of August 17th. It was initially sch...
Apr 2, 2020
Mississippi River To Surpass Flood Stage At Dubuque
The Mississippi River at Dubuque is expected to surpass its 17-foot flood stage this week - the National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the river until further notice. The river stood ...
Apr 2, 2020
