Category Archives: Local News

One injured in two-vehicle crash in Wingville
On Wednesday at 12:43 p.m., the Grant County Sheriff's Office took a report of a two-vehicle crash in the Township of Wingville, on Highway 80 near the intersection of Ebenezer Road. 69-year-old Rex W...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 14, 2025

Fennimore Fire Department hosting fundraising steak feed
The Fennimore Fire Department hosts a fundraising dinner this weekend. The Fennimore Fire Steak Feed will be held beginning at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the fire department. The cost of the stea...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 13, 2025

Gays Mills man arrested for meth
On Saturday, the Crawford County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on a pickup truck in the Village of Gays Mills. The driver of the truck was identified as 27-year-old Cole Mickelson of Gays ...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 13, 2025

Man convicted in deadly Iowa County OWI crash sentenced to prison
An Iowa County judge sentenced a man to 15 years in prison for causing a deadly crash while he was intoxicated. 55-year-old Thomas Naughtin of Stoughton was ordered to spend 15 years in prison followe...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 13, 2025

Dubuque man arrested following fatal hit-and-run crash
Officers from the Dubuque Police Department responded to the intersection of Loras Blvd. and Locust St. at 6:38 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, for a car versus pedestrian collision. 38-year-old Kalissa Re...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 13, 2025

Dubuque County man receives probation for OWI
A rural Dubuque County man was sentenced to two years of probation after authorities said he was impaired when he crashed his vehicle with a child passenger. 40-year-old Jeffrey J. Hurst recently rece...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 13, 2025

1 person hospitalized in Grant County vehicle-buggy collision
On Tuesday at 9:52 a.m., The Grant County Sheriff's Office took a report of a vehicle vs. Buggy accident, on Highway 61, in the Township of Marion. After a brief investigation it was determined that 6...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 13, 2025
One Med-Flighted following Seneca motorcycle crash
On Wednesday at 4:15 p.m., the Crawford County Sheriff's Office responded to a motorcycle crash on Highway 35 at Leitner Hollow Road in the Township of Seneca. The operator of the motorcycle was ident...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 13, 2025

Man displayed gun during fishing altercation at O'Leary's
On Tuesday at 8:17am, the Grant County Sheriff's Office took a 911 call from an individual who was fishing at O'leary's Lake. The individual reported that male pulled a gun on him over a fishing spot....
Courtney Chaffee Jun 13, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Numerous arrests made in Prairie du Chien meth distribution investigation
The Prairie du Chien Police Department and the Clayton County Sheriff's Office have been jointly investigating multiple individuals for meth distribution throughout the Prairie du Chien and Clayton Co...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 13, 2025





