Category Archives: Local News

Residents Offering Their Homes To Visitors For Field of Dreams Game
In Dyersville, about 75 people are offering up their homes to visitors for the Field of Dreams game coming up next week, as most hotel rooms have been booked for a long time. The Field of Dreams game ...
Mark Evenstad Aug 02, 2021

Highway 151 Project Is Underway
The Business Highway 151 Safety Improvement Program project got underway this past weekend. Construction began from Staley Avenue in the area of the Platteville Regional Chamber office and is progress...
Mark Evenstad Aug 02, 2021

Motorcycle Collides With Vehicle in Lafayette County
Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff's department responded to Highway 11 in Shullsburg Sunday around 3:45pm for a two vehicle accident. 43 year old Kimberly Brown of Shullsburg was traveling on...
Mark Evenstad Aug 02, 2021

Two People Arrested For Disturbance Near Blanchardville
Two people were arrested for a disturbance near Blanchardville Sunday. Shortly after 4pm, deputies with the Green County Sheriff's department responded to a residence in the Town of York for a report ...
Mark Evenstad Aug 02, 2021

Local Area Wisconsin State Troopers Sworn In
Two area men are among 42 new troopers joining the Wisconsin State Patrol. The 66th Recruiting Class was officially sworn into duty at a graduation ceremony in La Crosse. Among the officers were Dettr...
Mark Evenstad Aug 02, 2021

Great River Road Ceremonies On Tuesday
State and local officials will be on-hand for a pair of ceremonies to mark a new designation for the Great River Road. The stretch of roadway that winds along the Mississippi River has recently been n...
Mark Evenstad Aug 02, 2021

Woman hides in closet and calls police during random home burglary
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police say they arrested a man who broke into a west side home in a random burglary attempt over the weekend while the woman living there hid in a closet. Police responde...
Jaymes Langrehr Aug 02, 2021

‘Time for health care employers to lead by example’: doctors call for vaccine requirement for health care workers
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s largest organization of physicians is calling on all health care organizations in the state to require its employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Wis...
Jaymes Langrehr Aug 02, 2021

Portion of W. Washington Ave. to close this week for construction
MADISON, Wis. — A portion of West Washington Avenue near the Capitol Square is scheduled to be closed due to construction for the next two months. The City of Madison says West Washington Avenue...
Jaymes Langrehr Aug 02, 2021

One of two people hurt in plane crash near Hartford has died
HARTFORD, Wis. (AP) — One of two people injured when a small plane crashed in Washington County has died, according to sheriff’s officials. The woman who later died and a man were hurt whe...
Associated Press Aug 02, 2021