Category Archives: Local News
Nick’s Bar in Platteville One Of First To Open After Ruling
A video showing a packed Southwest Wisconsin bar is going viral on Twitter. Nick's Bar in Platteville shared the live video of their bar less than an hour after they reopened. Not too much earlier, th...
May 14, 2020
Pool Will Not Open in Galena This Summer
Galena's pool season has been canceled this year. City Council members have voted unanimously to not open the city pool for the 2020 season. The decision was made as a result of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's f...
May 14, 2020
Reynolds Signs Proclamation Opening More Businesses Friday in Iowa
Hair salons, barber shops and tattoo parlors statewide may re-open on Friday. Governor Kim Reynolds announced a series of decisions Wednesday that will allow more businesses to re-open in Iowa. Reynol...
May 14, 2020
Field of Dreams Game Is Still On
Even if nobody is in the stands, local officials in Dyersville say a "Field of Dreams" game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees would still bring up to 40 thousand visitors to their...
May 14, 2020
Badger Conference schools won’t participate in extended spring sports season
MADISON, Wis. — A number of area schools say they will not participate in the spring sports season that was extended into the summer. The Badger Conference released a statement Thursday, announc...
May 14, 2020
Hair Salons, Barbershops, and Other Businesses To Reopen Friday
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds today announced further business openings statewide, effective Friday, including restaurants (not bars), hair salons, barbershops and fitness centers. Restaurants and other ...
May 13, 2020
Info Sought On Crash Last Week
The Grant County Sheriff's Department is still looking for information about a crash that happened last Friday north of Dickeyville. In a report from the sheriff's office, authorities say two people f...
May 13, 2020
Music In The Park Will Not Be Held in June
Platteville Main Street announced Tuesday that it will not hold Music in the Park in June. The organization stated that the decision was made due to the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic a...
May 13, 2020
Dubuque Police Arrest Man For Assaulting His Ex-Girlfriend
Dubuque Police arrested 32 year old Eric Tillis on Monday on a charge of possession of marijuana, as well as warrants charging domestic assault with injury, false imprisonment and failure to appear in...
May 13, 2020
Semis Collide Causing Chemical Spill on Highway 151
Grant County authorities say two people were injured and a corrosive chemical was spilled in a crash between two semi-tractor trailers this morning on Highway 151 between Dickeyville and Platteville. ...
May 12, 2020
