Category Archives: Local News
ROTC programs cut to improve efficiency
ROTC programs at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) and the University of Dubuque are shutting down. An ROTC unit at Buena Vista University in western Iowa will also be eliminated. According to a r...
Jul 09, 2025 GotCredit / CC
Southwest Tech aims to double $700K gift through matching grant program
A monetary award received by a local community college will support an endowment to help fund scholarships. Southwest Wisconsin Technical College was named the nation's top community college in April ...
Jul 09, 2025 June Dairy Month Interviews Sponsored by Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Federal magistrate says court shouldn't toss out case against Judge Hannah Dugan
The case will continue against a Milwaukee County judge accused of interfering with immigration agents. A federal magistrate judge on Monday recommended against tossing out the case against Judge Hann...
Jul 09, 2025 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Menominee firefighter and K9 assisting in Texas following fatal floods
A firefighter and K9 from the Menomonie Fire Department is headed to Texas to help with flood recovery efforts. Per a Facebook Post from the Menomonie Fire Department, Lt. Andrew Kissh and K9 Reaper l...
Jul 09, 2025 GotCredit / CC
UW Systems to increase tuition
Tuition at Wisconsin's public universities would increase by up to five percent under a proposal from the university system's president announced Tuesday. Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothm...
Jul 09, 2025
Man injured in Grant County altercation found dead after release from hospital
A man involved in an altercation at a Grant County bar last month that led to the arrest of an Illinois man died a day later. According to the Grant County Sheriff's Office, the altercation was report...
Jul 09, 2025
Dubuque man arrested for multiple charges including assaulting an officer
25-year-old Cameron C. Clay of Dubuque was arrested at 12:15 a.m. Sunday at his residence on charges of possession of fentanyl, assault on persons in certain occupations, domestic assault, possession ...
Jul 08, 2025
Proposed apartment complex clears first two regulatory hurdles
Forty new infill apartments could soon flank a former school in downtown Dubuque, pending city government approval. Each building would have two stories with 10 apartments on each floor, with the seco...
Jul 08, 2025 GotCredit / CC
Police seek information following death of Reedsburg man
A 22-year-old Reedsburg man died after reportedly falling from a truck Friday in Cazenovia, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Office. The initial investigation suggests 22-year-old Ethan Pepe...
Jul 08, 2025 GotCredit / CC
Deceased individual found in Grant County died of natural causes
A man was found dead near the 7800 block of Highway 80 in the Town of Lima on Friday morning, the Grant County Sheriff's Office reported Monday. The sheriff's office took report of the deceased man ly...
Jul 08, 2025
