Platteville News

The Grant County Sheriff's Department said Thomas Lazarius-Richwalski, 18, of Blue River, described as white, made racial comments toward Timmy L. Johnson, 24, of Platteville, who is described as black, on Friday evening.

The state Senate has unanimously confirmed two of Gov. Scott Walker's nominees to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.

Forcing women seeking abortions to undergo mandatory ultrasounds is not good medicine and is not good for the women of Wisconsin .

One must ask if this son of a clergyman has any feelings or understanding for or about less fortunate people.

Hard work is more than a value for the Died-erichs family, it's the driving force behind all that they do both on and off the farm.

Getting involved, staying focused and not sweating the small thins are the keys to a great high school experience, according to Oshkosh's 2013 high school valedictorians.

A woman burned in a house fire that killed three of her children has been charged with stealing from residents at a rehabilitation center where she is recovering.

Rountree Commons, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's newest residence life facility, has earned top honors with a Platinum GreenStone Sustainability Award.

Gov. Scott Walker refused to say Thursday why he withdrew his nomination to the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents of a UW-Platteville student who signed a petition to recall him from office.

Three new members appointed to the University of Wisconsin System's Board of Regents by Gov. Scott Walker this week should help mend fences with state legislators, add perspective from an underrepresented campus, and bring an auditor's eye for transparency, leaders of a statewide students group said Wednesday.

Gov. Scott Walker announced on Monday the appointments of three new members to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.

The All-America City Awards go every year to municipalities that applied for it and demonstrate outstanding civic programs and engagement.

A man operating a skid steer loader has died after he was pinned under the machine and it caught fire in Lafayette County.

Grant County Sheriff's Department said that on Tuesday at approximately 9:20 p.m., deputies received a report of a man shot in the stomach at 1139 Rock Road located in Big Patch.

The shooting happened near Platteville. The suspect was arrested about 90 minutes later in Mineral Point by Mineral Point police and Iowa County deputies.

A man is rescued from the water after deputies say he crashed his pick-up truck into a Grant County river.

Using his iPhone 4S, Mark Hirsch photographed a tree in Platteville, Wisconsin, every day from 24 March 2012 until 23 March 2013, capturing a year-long snapshot of life in and around the ancient oak a Photographer documents a year in the life of a bur oak on his iPhone a That Tree - the book