Category Archives: Local News
Platteville Hires New City Manager
Following the departure of Karen Kurt in August, the City of Platteville has now hired a new City Manager. The Platteville Common Council has confirmed Adam Ruechel to take over the post starting on J...
Oct 23, 2019
Lancaster Storm Water Rate Increase
A proposed increase for the storm-water rate in Lancaster has been vetoed by Mayor David Varnam. The Lancaster Common Council voted unanimously on Monday in favor of the 40-percent increase - based on...
Oct 23, 2019
Crash Involves Woman From Lafayette County
Three people were taken to the hospital following a crash in Green County Tuesday. The crash happened shortly before 3pm at the intersection of County Road N and County Road C in the town of Washingto...
Oct 23, 2019
Cassville Car Ferry Closes For The Season
The Cassville Car Ferry has now closed for the season after running intermittently throughout the summer. The ferry didn't open for the 2019 season until June 28th, almost a full two months past its t...
Oct 23, 2019
Semi Driver Hurt In Platteville Area Crash
A semi-driver was injured in an early morning crash on Saturday near Platteville. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says 56-year-old Maurice O'Leary of Footville was driving east on Highway 81 around ...
Oct 22, 2019
Foggy Crash North of Potosi
Grant County authorities are blaming fog for a two-vehicle crash that happened Saturday morning north of Rockville. The sheriff's office says that 21-year-old Carter Austin of Platteville was driving ...
Oct 22, 2019
Wisconsin Heating Customers Expected To Pay Less This Winter
The average heating customer with We Energies is expected to pay about 58 dollars less than last year to keep warm this winter. That's an expected savings of 11 percent. A utility spokesperson says a ...
Oct 22, 2019
Richland County Explosion
Richland County deputies responded to multiple calls of an explosion around 6pm Saturday. Authorities say houses from the Allison Park area thru the Hub City area shook from the blast. A deputy travel...
Oct 21, 2019
Shullsburg Men Arrested For Methamphetamine Possession
Three men from Shullsburg were arrested Sunday night on drug charges. The Shullsburg Police Department received a suspicious activity complaint Sunday around 7pm. Deputies with the Lafayette County Sh...
Oct 21, 2019
Hazel Green Woman Arrested For Domestic Assault in Dubuque
Dubuque Police arrested 22 year old McKenzie Burkholder of Hazel Green Friday morning on a charge of domestic assault causing injury. Police said Burkholder assaulted 23 year old Keegan Delaney Friday...
Oct 21, 2019
