Category Archives: Local News

One dead after crash on Highway 33 in Sauk County
One person is dead, and another is injured after a crash in the Town of La Valle, according to the Sauk County Sheriff's Office. At 4:47 p.m., the Sauk County Dispatch Center was notified of a two-veh...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 29, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Two arrested for meth following traffic stop
Monday evening an Iowa County Sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop on Highway 151 near mile marker 40. Shortly after initiating the stop, the deputy requested and received assistance from additio...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 29, 2025

Air quality advisory issued for Wisconsin
An air quality advisory is issued statewide for Canadian wildfire smoke. According to the Wisconsin DNR, the advisory is in effect from 8:30 a.m. today to Noon Thursday. Air quality is expected to fal...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 29, 2025

Little Leaps Learning Academy closing down
The last location of a Dubuque childcare business will permanently close soon. After years of financial pressures and shrinking enrollment, Little Leaps Learning Academy-Key West will shut its doors f...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 29, 2025
Dubuque FedEx store closing, laying off employees
FedEx is laying off 84 employees in eastern Iowa as part of a widespread "network transformation". According to a release from FedEx, the company is launching a network transformation program to impro...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 29, 2025

Dubuque County man asked girl to disrobe in his presence
Authorities said a Dubuque County man repeatedly asked a girl under age 14 to disrobe in his presence. 41-year-old Joshua J. Martin of Farley, Iowa, was arrested at 2:22 p.m. Saturday at his residence...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 29, 2025

Secretary of State will not run for governor
Wisconsin's Democratic Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski doesn't plan to run for governor or for a full term in her current position, but she is considering running for lieutenant governor next year,...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 29, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Muscoda man arrested for OWI with children in vehicle
A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper arrested a man early Monday morning who they said was driving under the influence with three children under the age of 16 in his vehicle. The trooper stopped the 31-ye...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 29, 2025

West Nile Virus reported in Milwaukee and Lafayette Counties
The first West Nile Virus human case this year has been confirmed in Barron County, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported Monday afternoon. DHS reported mosquitoes collected from Milwau...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 29, 2025 corlaffra / Depositphotos.com

Platteville museums' Mine Day event to feature bluegrass music
Two musical acts will perform bluegrass music at a free event in Platteville. Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums' Mine Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 9 on the museum's campus according t...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 28, 2025





