Category Archives: Local News

Arena man arrested on DOC warrant
On Monday at 6:35 PM Iowa County Sheriff's Department, in conjunction with Wisconsin State Patrol, conducted a Warrant Arrest Attempt on Highway 14 in the Township of Arena. As a result, 25-year-old T...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 22, 2025

AG Kaul joins lawsuit over new restrictions on social services programs
Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop its unlawful attempt to impose new restrictions that threaten Wisconsinites'...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 22, 2025

Dodgeville woman arrested following reports of screaming near a business
On Monday at 1:37 PM The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a woman yelling and screaming at people near a business on N Iowa St in the City of Dodgeville. Dodgeville Police Depart...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 22, 2025
Man accused of killing Dodgeville woman will not be transferred back to Wisconsin "in the immediate future"
A Dodgeville man accused of killing a woman whose body was found in Nebraska will not be transferred back to Wisconsin "in the immediate future." According to a Facebook post by the Iowa County Sherif...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 22, 2025

Metal concert at Back Waters Stage cancelled
A scheduled concert at a Dubuque casino has been canceled. A performance by metal band In This Moment slated for Aug. 1 at Back Waters Stage at Q Casino + Resort has been canceled due to "unforeseen c...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 22, 2025

Heritage Trail paving project could start next year
A project to pave 2 miles of Dubuque County's Heritage Trail could begin next year. The Dubuque County Conservation Board recently voted to solicit bids for the engineering of the work on the western ...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 22, 2025

Beef prices reach record high
Anyone firing up the grill this summer already knows hamburger patties and steaks are expensive, but the latest numbers show prices have climbed to record highs. The average price of a pound of ground...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 22, 2025 branex / Depositphotos.com

Iowa County 911 Communications call volumes for July 13 - July 19
The Iowa County Sheriff's Department is reporting their weekly call number. According to a Facebook post from the Department from July 13 - July 19, the Iowa County 911 Communication Center handled a ...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 22, 2025

Dodgeville Chamber warns of scam text
The Dodgeville Chamber of Commerce is reporting a scam phone number pretending to be them. According to a Facebook post by the Dodgeville Chamber of Commerce, someone received a text message from a nu...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 22, 2025 Alachua County / CC
Platteville woman dead following crash
A 75-year-old woman died after a crash in Grant County on Saturday that likely was caused by a medical event, authorities reported. At 7:52 PM the Grant County Sheriff's Office Dispatch Center receive...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 21, 2025





