Category Archives: Local News

Mayor Blasts East Dubuque City Council Over Bar Closing Time
East Dubuque Mayor Kirk Van Ostrand is not pleased with the City Council after it voted not to move the closing time for four bars earlier than its current closing time of 3:30am. During a meeting Mon...
Oct 8, 2019

Platteville Company To Be Part of Research Program
A Platteville technology company is one of eight Wisconsin companies to be accepted into the Small Business Innovation Research Advance program, administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp...
Oct 8, 2019

Fire At Mound View Inn in Platteville
The Platteville Fire Department and other area fire departments responded to a fire at Mound View Inn in Platteville Sunday morning. Reports say the fire started in the laundry room at the motel. As a...
Oct 7, 2019

Domestic Abuse Incident Sends Lafayette County Man To Jail
A man from Lafayette County was arrested for his part in a domestic abuse incident early Monday morning. According to the Darlington Police Department, 29 year old David Ramos-Godoy of Darlington was ...
Oct 7, 2019

Darlington Man Arrested for 4th OWI
Police say a man from Darlington was arrested Sunday morning for driving while intoxicated for the fourth time. 46 year old Brian Lancaster was arrested following a traffic stop on charges of fourth-o...
Oct 7, 2019

It’s That Time Of Year For Deer To Cause More Accidents
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation and its Division of State Patrol are calling for drivers to slow down and be alert while driving over the next several weeks. According to the DOT, deer-vehi...
Oct 7, 2019

Attorney Requests New Trial In Death of Woman From Potosi
An attorney for a woman convicted of murder in the shooting death of Potosi native Rhoni Reuter in 2007 is asking for a new trial or an evidentiary hearing because he contends the woman falsely confes...
Oct 4, 2019

Straight Line Winds Caused Damage At Belmont
The National Weather Service estimates between 70 and 80 mile per hour straight line wind gusts, not a tornado, created the damage in Belmont Tuesday night. Along Truman Road, the severe weather rippe...
Oct 4, 2019

Main Street Bridge in Darlington Reopens
The Pecatonica River appeared to crest in Darlington around 15.85 feet Thursday afternoon, meaning it did not reach the 16 feet level needed to be considered a major flood stage by the National Weathe...
Oct 4, 2019

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 4, 2019





