Category Archives: Local News
Three People Arrested For Disturbance in Darlington
Darlington Police responded to a disturbance Saturday which led to the arrests of three people, while criminal charges are recommended for a fourth person. According to the Darlington Police Departmen...
Nov 25, 2019
Illinois Considers Putting An End To Daylight Saving Time
Illinois lawmakers are considering eliminating the practice of daylight saving time. Illinois Senate Bill 533 proposes that Illinois residents move their clocks forward by one hour in March 2020 and n...
Nov 25, 2019
Offer Made To Purchase Prairie du Chien Mall Property
The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Prairie du Chien has submitted a written offer to purchase Blackhawk Junction Mall from Crawford County for just over $600,000. Crawford County is in the pro...
Nov 25, 2019
Iowa County Teen Arrested Twice In Nine Hour Period
The Iowa County Sheriff's Department reports a 17-year-old Dodgeville man was arrested twice over a period of nine hours Wednesday. The first arrest was at about 7:30 A-M when Matthew A. Hauser was ta...
Nov 22, 2019
Southwest Wisconsin Man Arrested for 7th OWI
A man from Browntown was arrested Thursday for his 7th offense of Operating White Intoxicated. Just before noon, deputies with the Green County Sheriff's Department checked on a stranded motorist in t...
Nov 22, 2019
East Dubuque Officials Plan For Addition To High School
East Dubuque School District officials have proposed a $16 million addition to the community's high school. School officials shared with residents designs and specifications for the proposed project, ...
Nov 22, 2019
Lancaster EMS Director Hired
The city of Lancaster has hired a full-time EMS service director - a new position for the community. Jeff Boughton, who recently stepped down as the fire chief in Prairie du Chien, will take on the EM...
Nov 20, 2019
Shed Destroyed In Fire
Crews from multiple fire departments were called to a shed fire south of Platteville Tuesday morning. According to reports, the Platteville Fire Department was called around 9:45am for the shed fire o...
Nov 20, 2019
Jo Daviess County Drug Arrest
Authorities in Jo Daviess County arrested a man on drug charges Friday night following a traffic stop. 36 year old Dale Wickler of Stockton was arrested on charges of possession of cocaine, unlawful p...
Nov 20, 2019
Woman Charged In Death of Former Fennimore Man
Authorities have charged a 27-year-old woman with multiple felonies - including 1st-degree intentional homicide, hiding a corpse and neglecting a child. Crystal Pharis of Necedah was arrested for her ...
Nov 19, 2019
