Category Archives: Local News

MPD: Shell casings found after multiple shots fired on Madison’s west side
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police responded to multiple shots fired on the 7000 block of Tree Lane around 11:00 p.m. Saturday night. According to the incident report, officers found som...
Margarita Vinogradov Jan 03, 2021

Police search for man who pulled out gun at Casey’s General Store, demanded money
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police are investigating after a man pulled a handgun from his waistband and demanded money from the register at Casey’s General Store on the 3600 block of Cross Hi...
Margarita Vinogradov Jan 03, 2021

Portage and Columbia County police search for missing woman
PORTAGE, Wis. — The Portage Police Department and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Department are actively searching for Megan Purcell-Thill to check her welfare according to a Facebook post ...
Margarita Vinogradov Jan 03, 2021

‘A desire to try something different’: In 2021, new faces take part in ice fishing traditions
MADISON, Wis. – Last week’s stretch of freezing temperatures mean 2021 can officially open with weekends of ice fishing in South Central Wisconsin. In Madison, Monona Bay was packed with f...
Adam Duxter Jan 02, 2021

Stabbing Reported on Second Street in Platteville
During early morning hours on New Years Day on Friday, the Platteville Police Department responded to a tavern on Second Street in Platteville for a report of a stabbing. Reports say when officers arr...
Mark Evenstad Jan 02, 2021

Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County Building Project
A southwest Wisconsin hospital is continuing to move forward with its plans to build a new facility. In an update from officials at Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County, an environmental review of a ...
Mark Evenstad Jan 02, 2021

Teen Driver Hurt In Crash
A 16-year-old was hurt in a crash Friday afternoon in Jo Daviess County. According to a sheriff's office report, the unidentified teen lost control of the vehicle he was driving on West Station Road n...
Mark Evenstad Jan 02, 2021

Belmont Police Update on Sex Offender
Officials with the Belmont Police Department recently announced that a registered sex offender has been placed in housing within the village. According to the department's report, 34-year-old Brian Ho...
Mark Evenstad Jan 02, 2021

Shullsburg Disorderly Conduct Arrest
A Shullsburg woman was arrested early Friday following a domestic dispute. The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office says authorities were dispatched to home on West Church Street in the City of Shullsbur...
Mark Evenstad Jan 02, 2021

Lodi police search for stolen car
LODI, Wis. — Police are investigating after a car was stolen from a Lodi home early Saturday morning. According to a news release, the vehicle was stolen from the 500 block of Madison Avenue bet...
Stephen Cohn Jan 02, 2021