Category Archives: Local News

Avoiding Scams on Giving Tuesday
The holidays are often marked with generosity and charitable giving. Today's Giving Tuesday is an occasion that encourages people to give to those in need. This Giving Tuesday, the Wisconsin Departmen...
Nov 29, 2022
Intoxicated Driver Crashes Near Galena
Authorities say an intoxicated driver was injured Monday in a rollover crash near Galena. 47 year old Jennifer Ruh of Galena was taken by ambulance to Midwest Medical Center in Galena for treatment. A...
Mark Evenstad Nov 29, 2022
The Parker Project Gets Final Approval in Galena
The Parker resort project in Galena on Monday night received final approval for an amendment and expansion. City Council members voted, 5-1, to approve the second reading of an ordinance authorizing t...
Mark Evenstad Nov 29, 2022
Who is Luke Fickell, the Badgers’ new head coach?
MADISON, Wis. — Luke Fickell has officially been introduced as the 31st head coach of Wisconsin Football and the team’s third of 2022, but who is he? “You know that cool older uncle ...
Andrew Bandstra Nov 28, 2022
‘You’ve got to be real’: Fickell acknowledges challenges, excitement in taking over Badgers football program
MADISON, Wis. — New Wisconsin Badgers head coach Luke Fickell had a whirlwind first day in Madison on Monday, touring Camp Randall Stadium with his family, meeting with university officials and ...
Jaymes Langrehr Nov 28, 2022

Names of Persons in Fatal Crawford County Crash Released
The names of the persons who died in a fatal crash Sunday between Prairie du Chien and Marquette have been released. 43 year old Tracy Jo Larson of Prairie du Chien and 36 year old Luke Hackman of Dec...
Nov 28, 2022

Mount Horeb Man Seriously Injured, Faces 9th OWI Charge
Authorities in Iowa County say a man from Mount Horeb suffered life-threatening injuries and is charged with his 9th offense of Operating Under the Influence following a motorcycle crash Saturday nigh...
Nov 28, 2022

OWI Arrest In Iowa County
Officials with the Iowa County Sheriff's department received a traffic complaint on a vehicle traveling east on Highway 18-151 around 7:30pm Saturday night. An Iowa County Deputy located the vehicle a...
Nov 28, 2022

Two People Injured in Crash Involving Garbage Truck in Iowa County
Two people were injured in a crash involving a garbage truck on Highway 151 Saturday. The crash was reported to Iowa County authorities Saturday around 1:30pm. The Iowa County Communications Center re...
Nov 28, 2022

Suspicious Vehicle Investigation Results in Drug Arrest
A man from Platteville was arrested on drug charges Sunday. A deputy from the Lafayette County Sheriff's department responded to White Oak Road in White Oak Springs Township for a suspicious vehicle a...
Nov 28, 2022