Platteville

English

Etymology

From Platte +‎ -ville.

Proper noun

Platteville

  1. A statutory town in Weld County, Colorado, United States.
    • 2023 September 16, Carroll Alvarado, “Colorado officer who placed handcuffed suspect into police vehicle that was hit by a train sentenced to 30 months probation, 100 hours community service”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Steinke placed Rios into the cruiser of Platteville police officer Pablo Vasquez, who was the first to arrive on the scene and parked in the middle of a marked railroad crossing.
    • 2024 June 4, Joe Sutton and Elizabeth Wolfe, “Colorado officials reach $8.5 million settlement with woman who was left handcuffed in a police car that was hit by a train”, in CNN‎[2]:
      CNN has sought comment from the Town of Platteville and an attorney for Rios regarding the settlement.
  2. A city in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.
    • 2024 July 28, Simone Pathe, “Tammy Baldwin looks to maintain edge over top of the ticket in battleground Wisconsin”, in CNN‎[3]:
      Baldwin’s supporters in Platteville – a city that backed Biden but lies in a county that pivoted from Barack Obama to Trump – were fired up, even if there was hesitation about whether Biden could win Wisconsin.
  3. A town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.
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