Category Archives: Local News
Gov. Evers announces $5M in CARES Act funding for broadband expansion projects
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers announced Wednesday more than $5 million in CARES Act funding to expand high-speed, broadband internet. “This pandemic further illustrates the need for addi...
Sep 23, 2020
56 hospitalized with COVID-19 in Wisconsin as 7-day average positivity rate approaches 17%
MADISON, Wis. — Dozens of more Wisconsinites have been hospitalized with COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to the state Department of Health Services. Health officials recorded an additional 56 h...
Sep 23, 2020
Platteville Masks Still Under Consideration
The overwhelming majority of people who spoke during the Platteville Common Council meeting Tuesday supported a face mask ordinance. The item was brought up for information and discussion only. It cam...
Sep 23, 2020 Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) / CC
Visitor Restriction At Darlington Hospital
Officials at Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County and Primary Care Clinics have initiated visitor restrictions effective today (Wed, Sept 23). A statement from the healthcare facility said the move i...
Sep 23, 2020 Kyle Taylor / CC
Medical Emergency Leads To Arrest For Drug Possession
Two people from Illinois were arrested by Lafayette County authorities after a medical emergency was reported near South Wayne Tuesday. Around 3am, Green County EMS and South Wayne First Response resp...
Sep 23, 2020 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Work On Julien Dubuque Bridge To Be Completed in October
A project on the Julien Dubuque Bridge that at one time was expected to be completed in August now will stretch into October. Hugh Holak, a resident construction engineer for the Iowa Department of Tr...
Sep 23, 2020 Dirk DBQ / CC
Victims of Rock County crash involving intoxicated driver identified
TOWN OF MILTON, Wis. — The Rock County Medical Examiner’s Department identified Wednesday the two individuals who died following a traffic accident over the weekend. According to a news re...
Sep 23, 2020
Medical officials identify man killed in Mineral Point Road crash
MADISON, Wis. — The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victim who died in a two-vehicle crash on Mineral Point Road last week. Law enforcement officials said the cras...
Sep 23, 2020
Motorcyclist dies after striking deer in Marquette County
TOWN OF MOUNDVILLE, Wis. — One person died after a motorcycle crash in rural Marquette County on Wednesday morning. According to a news release, Timmy Hoff, 59, of Endeavor, was riding on ...
Sep 23, 2020
Sun Prairie police: 4 teens arrested after stealing wallet at Kwik Trip, car
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — Police arrested four teens Tuesday following a report of a stolen wallet at a Kwik Trip, which then led police to investigate a stolen car. According to the Sun Prairie Polic...
Sep 23, 2020
