Obituaries Friday May 17,2024
Courtney M. Shaben, 32, Baraboo, formerly of Montfort contact@LarsonFuneralHomes.com Nikki J. Whitaker, 67, Stitzer contact@LarsonFuneralHomes.com
May 17, 2024
One of Prairie du Chien's Wells Shut Down Due To PFAs
One of the Prairie du Chien's four wells had to be shut down because it had high levels of PFAS in the water system. PFAS, which are plastics and other chemicals that do not deteriorate in the environment, were at 15 parts per trillion, more than triple the Environmental Protection Agency's maximum limit of four. City ...
May 16, 2024
Woman Arrested Folowing Disturbance Near Mineral Point
A woman was arrested after fleeing the scene of a loud disturbance and later driving at high rates of speed through a school parking lot while children were at practices. The Iowa County Sheriff's Office said dispatch received a call on Tuesday at about 6 p.m. for a disturbance on CTH X near CTH J in the township of L...
May 16, 2024
Two Vehicle Crash Near Mineral Point
The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a two-vehicle crash on US Highway 151 near East Survey Road in Mineral Point Wednesday around 2:20pm. The Mineral Point Fire Department, Mineral Point EMS, Dodgeville Fire Department, and Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the scene. Mineral Point EMS ...
May 16, 2024
Platteville Family Aquatic Center Will Not Open This Summer
The City of Platteville has announced that the Platteville Family Aquatic Center will be closed this summer because of "significant structural damages" to the pool's subsurface and foundations from years of pool leaks. According to assessments conducted by engineers and technical experts, the root cause of th...
May 16, 2024
Republicans Vote To Override Evers Vetos
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to override nine vetoes of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in a mostly symbolic move that comes less than six months before the November election. The overrides included bills combatting PFAS pollution, setting a population goal for gray wolves and requiring a new pos...
May 15, 2024
Final Segment of Cardinal-Hickory Creek Power Line Under Construction
Utility companies have started construction on a contentious power line crossing in a Mississippi River wildlife refuge. ITC Midwest and Dairyland Power Cooperative are looking to string the final mile (1.6 kilometers) of the Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line across the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife ...
May 15, 2024
Bloomington Man Pleads No Contest To Fatal Crash
A man from Bloomington has pleaded no contest to a homicide charge in relation to a fatal crash in Grant County last year. 57 year old Benjamin Steiger of Bloomington entered a plea of no contest to charges of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, operating while under the influence of a controlled substance causin...
May 15, 2024
More John Deere Layoffs
John Deere has announced another round of layoffs. This time at its Moline facility. The company is cutting 34 workers from Moline Cylinder Works effe...
May 15, 2024
$500,000 Bond Set For Former Dubuque Priest Accused Of Sexual Abuse
A $500,000 bond has been set for a former Dubuque priest accused of sexually abusing multiple boys in the 1980s. The 68-year-old Rev. Leo P. Riley, of...
May 14, 2024