The annual Walk Down Main was held in downtown Platteville May 7 to commemorate National Historic Preservation Month. Proceeds from the event went to the Faun and Phyllis Cushman music endowment, which is funding the Music in the Park Series in City Park Thursday evenings. Read More

Winter in Wisconsin is drab, and what followed winter in Wisconsin hasn't exactly been colorful either. To find something other than shades of gray or brown requires attention to your surroundings. Read More

UW–Platteville hosted the WSMA State Solo & Ensemble Festival Saturday for the 24th consecutive year. Read More

The 2013 Grant County Relay for Life at UW–Platteville Friday and Saturday had nearly 600 participants, including 75 cancer survivors, raising money to fight and prevent cancer, and remember those who died from cancer. As of Monday, the Relay for Life had raised $84,564.30 in pledges and other proceeds, including the silent auction. Read More

UW–Platteville held its Engineering, Mathematics and Science Exposition Thursday morning for elementary, middle and high school students. The expo featured student organizations that are involved with the contests, demonstrations and exhibits, with each major discipline offering a workshop for students. Forty UWP student projects were on display. UWP students and faculty in civil and environmental engineering, computer science and software engineering, electrical engineering, engineering physics, chemistry, general engineering, industrial engineering, mathematics and mechanical engineering conducted ... Read More

The home of John and Sue Faulkner, 402 LaBelle St., was severely damaged by fire early Sunday morning. Boscobel firefighters arrived at the scene at approximately 2:30 a.m. to find the house in flames. They extinguished the fire without damage to adjoining structures, but the Faulkners were forced to move out of their house. They were provided temporary housing, food and clothing by the American Red Cross. The fire is believed to have startred on ... Read More

Music festivals have a long standing tradition and respected history in the state of Wisconsin through the guidance of the Wisconsin School Music Association. Read More

For those who think that the world is full of nothing but bad news, here is proof otherwise. Read More

It all started with a 163-year-old burr oak tree in the Town of Platteville, a photographer driving by on Airport Road, and his new iPhone. Read More

A year-long project that brought worldwide attention to a 163-year-old burr oak tree in a cornfield south of Platteville came to an end Saturday. Read More