Category Archives: Local News

Some Storm Damage and Power Lines Down in Jo Daviess County
Authorities say strong winds associated with a rapidly arriving and departing storm caused isolated damage and power outages Thursday morning in eastern Jo Daviess County. Strong winds swept through S...
Mark Evenstad Jun 18, 2021

Strong Sorms Cause Cattle Barn To Collapse
Strong storms overnight caused a barn filled with cattle to collapse overnight near the Green and Dane county line. Owners say wind caused the roof to cave in, trapping the cattle inside. 100 steers w...
Mark Evenstad Jun 18, 2021

Federal Report Details Drought Conditions
The latest federal report shows drought conditions worsening over the tri-state area. "Severe drought" conditions now cover the western half of Clayton County, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor re...
Mark Evenstad Jun 18, 2021

Disturbance in Dodgeville Leads To Arrest
Iowa County authorities received a report of a disturbance at an address on West Walnut Street in Dodgeville Wednesday just before 8pm. Dodgeville Police, Dodgeville EMS and Iowa County Deputies respo...
Mark Evenstad Jun 18, 2021

Domestic Battery Charges For Muscoda Man
A man from Muscoda was arrested on domestic battery charges after a disturbance around noon on Wednesday. The disturbance was reported at a residence on East Nebraska Street in Muscoda. Authorities wi...
Mark Evenstad Jun 18, 2021

Juneteenth Event in Platteville
The Black Platteville Community invites everyone to come celebrate Juneteenth this Saturday. The organization will have food, music and more in Smith Park from 5 til 8. According to a social media pos...
Mark Evenstad Jun 18, 2021

Lancaster Student Gets His Day
A Junior at Lancaster High School is getting his own day. City Officials will declare June 25 Noah Kirsch Day. Kirsch became the first Lancaster golfer to win an individual state title – medalin...
Mark Evenstad Jun 18, 2021

Lake Monona’s Esther Beach closed due to elevated bacteria levels
MADISON, Wis. — Public Health Madison & Dane County is closing Esther Beach on Lake Monona due to elevated levels of bacteria. PHMDC says the elevated levels were found during testing on Thu...
Jaymes Langrehr Jun 18, 2021

Check your pockets: Winning $1 million lotto ticket sold in Wisconsin expires July 5
MADISON, Wis. — If you bought a Megabucks ticket back in January, you might want to check your pockets. Wisconsin Lottery officials say someone has a ticket worth $1 million that still hasn&rsqu...
Jaymes Langrehr Jun 18, 2021

Elderly victim identified in ‘complex, violent death’ in Rock Co.
MADISON, Wis. — Authorities in Rock County say they are continuing to investigate a death they described as “complex” and “violent” earlier this week. Rock County Sheriff...
Jaymes Langrehr Jun 18, 2021