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🌱 Grant County investigates murder-suicide that sent victim to Platteville hospital

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Hey there, Platteville! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Grant County investigates murder-suicide that sent victim to Platteville hospital
  • How UW-Platteville's tuition stacks up against other UW campuses

Also on today's calendar: 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Rain most of the time, temps: high: 66, low: 61.
  • Thursday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 67 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cuba City murder-suicide victim was Darlington grad (themonroetimes.com) — A tragic shooting near Cuba City left two people dead, with the injured man first taken to Southwest Health in Platteville before being transferred to Madison, where he later died. Authorities say the incident involved a former couple from the area and followed earlier domestic abuse charges, and the Grant County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate.
   

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee had the state's 3rd-highest published in-state tuition and fees among public four-year institutions at $10,398 in 2024-25 (mkecitywire.com) — UW-Platteville's published in-state tuition and fees for 2024–25 are listed at $8,644, with out-of-state students paying $17,603, placing the campus 10th among Wisconsin's 14 public four-year institutions. For Platteville families weighing college options, the report shows how local costs compare to higher-priced campuses like Madison and Milwaukee and to national averages that continue to climb.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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