Category Archives: Local News
Sentencing Tuesday for Wisconsin man accused of faking death, fleeing U.S.
45-year-old Ryan Borgwardt is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday afternoon on a misdemeanor charge of obstructing an officer, according to online court records. The hearing is set for the Green Lake Co...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 20, 2025

One person injured from two-vehicle crash in Dodgeville
One person was transported to the hospital after a crash left them injured, the Iowa County Sheriff's Office reported. The Iowa County Communications Center received a report shortly after 9:50 p.m. r...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 20, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Mineral Point man arrested following traffic complaint
Tuesday evening, Iowa County Communications Center received a traffic complaint for a possibly intoxicated driver on High Street in Mineral Point. Mineral Point Police and multiple Iowa County Sheriff...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 20, 2025

Holy Family Catholic Schools launches $30 million facility project
Holy Family Catholic Schools is launching a $30 million dollar facilities improvement plan that aims to enhance the educational experience for students. The improvement plan features a new 750-seat au...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 20, 2025

Dubuque City Council accepts $7,000 fine from DNR
The Dubuque City Council voted unanimously, to approve an administrative consent decree accepting a fine of $7,000 by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for repeated permit violations at the was...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 20, 2025

Portage police officer caused 6-month-old son's brain bleed
A Portage police officer shoved a pacifier down his 6-month-old son's throat so hard that it caused bleeding on the baby's brain, a criminal complaint alleges. 32-year-old Cameron Coronado is charged ...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 20, 2025

Galena library to host cannabis education program
Galena's library will host an educational program on cannabis. Cannabis 101 will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 4 at the Galena Public Library. The event will feature staff from Canna & Co.,...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 19, 2025 Yarygin / Depositphotos.com

Lindsay James announces run for Congress
A second Dubuque County Democrat announced her plan to run for Congress. Iowa Rep. Lindsay James of Dubuque, announced today that she will seek the state's 2nd Congressional District seat, currently h...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 19, 2025

Sen. Pfaff pushes for back-to-school sales tax holiday
A Wisconsin lawmaker wants to make back-to-school shopping more affordable for families struggling with rising costs. Democratic Senator Brad Pfaff is pushing legislation to create a 3-day back-to-sch...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 19, 2025 Rafael Sato / CC

Attorneys for Rupnow move to have case dismissed
Attorneys for the father of the Abundant Life Christian School shooter moved Monday to have the complaint against him dismissed. In a brief filed in Dane County, attorneys for 43-year-old Jeffrey Rupn...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 19, 2025





