Category Archives: Local News
Highlights of the Wisconsin state budget: what’s in, what’s out so far
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — How much and what taxes to cut is one of the largest remaining questions for the Legislature’s budget-writing committee to tackle this week as it nears the end of its ...
Jun 14, 2021
City of Beloit helping Rockton with water supply, asks residents to conserve water
BELOIT, Wis. — The City of Beloit is asking residents to hold off on non-essential water usage while it helps the Village of Rockton with its water supply as dozens of fire crews try to contain ...
Jun 14, 2021
Gov. Evers announces WisDOT grant for railway expansion at Milton chocolate factory
MILTON, Wis. — A Milton chocolate factory will get its ingredients delivered by rail thanks to a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Gov. Tony Evers announced the grant Monday...
Jun 14, 2021
Fennimore-Area Man Arrested For Guns, Drugs
Jeremy L. Koppen A rural Fennimore man is facing multiple charges after investigators with the Richland-Iowa-Grant Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at his home. According to a release from th...
Jun 14, 2021
Seven-day average for new COVID-19 cases reaches lowest point since March 2020
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s downward trend in new confirmed cases continued Monday, reaching the state’s lowest seven-day average since the first month of the pandemic. New data from...
Jun 14, 2021
Madison police search for group that stole car from gas station
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police say they’re looking for a group of men who beat a man and stole his car from a west side gas station Sunday night. The man told police he was pumping gas on ...
Jun 14, 2021
Burning debris from chemical plant explosion causing grass fires
ROCKTON, Ill. — Authorities have responded to several smaller fires ignited by burning chunks of debris coming from the site of a chemical plant explosion in northern Illinois. “For ...
Jun 14, 2021
Dubuque Man Arrested For Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Other Charges
Dubuque Police arrested 27 year old Dakota Schneider of Dubuque late Friday night on charges of third-degree criminal mischief, possession of drug paraphernalia and trespassing.
Jun 14, 2021
Sunday Morning Crash in Grant County
Two people were hurt in a rollover crash Sunday morning in Grant County. According to the Grant County Sheriff's Department, 24 year old Irma Martinez of Montfort and her 2-year-old son were taken by ...
Jun 14, 2021
One Vehicle Crash With No Injuries in Grant County
No one was injured in a one vehicle crash near Potosi Saturday just after 3pm. According to the Grant County Sheriff's department, 20 year old Chloe Sieckman of Platteville was traveling east on Count...
Jun 14, 2021
