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Investigation under way after UW-Platteville issues, and then lifts, shelter-in-place alert

May 19, 2025

PLATTEVILLE, Wis – At 4:24 p.m. today UW-Platteville issued a shelter in place alert for students and staff, and at 5:03 p.m another advisory was issued stating:

Law enforcement has confirmed that there is no active threat to the campus community. Emergency responders remain on the scene to provide assistance. Please continue to avoid Wilgus Hall. We will be communicating with residents of Wilgus Hall via campus email. More information will be sent via your university email.

Wilgus Hall accommodates 230 residents, according to UW-Platteville’s website. It is one of 10 residence halls, and more than 2,800 students live on campus.

It is still not clear what prompted the alerts but we will update this story as more information becomes available.

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