Category Archives: Local News

Platteville Police Release Photo Of Person Involved In Vehicle Break-ins
Platteville police have released a photograph of a potential person of interest in a series of vehicular burglaries in the city. Police took numerous reports of items taken from unlocked vehicles duri...
Mark Evenstad Jan 18, 2021

Man suffers non-life-threatening injuries in Beloit shooting
BELOIT, Wis. — Beloit police are investigating a shooting after a man suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Officers were initially dispatched to the 500 block of Eighth Street around 9...
Logan Rude Jan 18, 2021

Lake Geneva Ice Castles set opening date for the public
LAKE GENEVA, Wis. — The Lake Geneva Ice Castles at Destination Geneva National will open to the public at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22. The attraction will follow COVID-19 safety precautions inc...
Margarita Vinogradov Jan 18, 2021

Missing Juneau Co. man found dead in car submerged in river
MAUSTON, Wis. — The Juneau County Sheriff’s Office says a missing 21-year-old man who was last seen leaving a bar early Saturday morning has been found dead. Garrett Georgeson is believed ...
Jaymes Langrehr Jan 18, 2021

New Lisbon man arrested on suspicion of 6th OWI offense after driving erratically ‘all over the roadway’
CALEDONIA, Wis. — The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office arrested Dennis Michael Green, 68, for his sixth OWI offense after he was reported for driving erratically and failed field sobriety ...
Margarita Vinogradov Jan 18, 2021

Wausau father arrested in death of 3-month-old baby
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — Wausau police are recommending a reckless homicide charge against the father of a 3-month-old baby who died last week after suffering a brain injury. Authorities say the infa...
Associated Press Jan 18, 2021

Iowa Man Arrested For Drugs and OWI In Lafayette County
Authorities with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department arrested 62 year old Kevin Johnson of Durango, Iowa for Possession of Methamphetamine Sunday around 2pm. Johnson was taken to the Lafay...
Mark Evenstad Jan 18, 2021

Kenosha sergeant killed in Iron County snowmobile crash
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The Kenosha Police Department says one of its sergeants has died in a snowmobile crash in northern Wisconsin. The department announced Sunday that Sgt. Trevor Albrecht was k...
Associated Press Jan 18, 2021

Vaccinations for firefighters, law enforcement now underway
MADISON, Wis. — Firefighters and law enforcement personnel are now eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as Wisconsin begins Phase 1B vaccinations. SSM Health announced Monday that health ...
Logan Rude Jan 18, 2021

Police still searching for information 1 year after McKenna Boulevard homicide
MADISON, Wis. — One year has passed since a 20-year-old was shot and killed in a McKenna Boulevard apartment, and police are still looking for answers. On Jan. 18, 2020, 20-year-old Antonio Stid...
Logan Rude Jan 18, 2021