Category Archives: Local News

Morgan Wallen Foundation donates $12,000 worth of instruments to Madison school
Country singer Morgan Wallen is leaving his mark on Madison after performing last weekend at Camp Randall. The Madison Metropolitain School District announced on Wednesday that the Morgan Wallen Found...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 3, 2025

Gov. Evers signed new two-year budget
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a new two-year budget in the early morning hours Thursday in a race against Congress to ensure the state gets a federal Medicaid match that it would lose under Preside...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 3, 2025 Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait

No injuries from semi backing into a vehicle in Darlington
On Wednesday at 12:37 PM Deputies responded to Highway 81 in Darlington for a two-vehicle accident. 54-year-old Toni M. Harding of Argyle was sitting stationary at a stop sign when the semi in front o...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 3, 2025

AAA activates Tow-To-Go for holiday weekend
A free towing program will be available for impaired drivers this weekend in multiple states, including Iowa and Wisconsin. The "Tow to Go" program from AAA is available from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. M...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 3, 2025
Deputy injured in Cascade shooting released from hospital
A Dubuque County Sheriff's Department deputy who was shot during a traffic stop Tuesday has been released from the hospital. Sheriff Joe Kennedy said the deputy, whose name has not been released was d...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 3, 2025

Iowa AG Brenna Bird announces she will seek re-election
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced that she will seek re-election in 2026. Ending speculation that she would jump into the Governor's race after Kim Reynolds' announcement not to run again. I...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 3, 2025

Madison man arrested following attempted theft in Dodgeville
On Wednesday at 10:45 PM The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a male subject attempting retail theft from a business on E Leffler St in the City of Dodgeville. The subject then f...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 3, 2025

Wisconsin Department of Justice faces 70% budget cut
The Wisconsin Department of Justice says they received $20 million for a year of victim services grants from the Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance for its biennial budget. The DOJ says this is ...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 3, 2025

Wisconsin State Patrol competing in "best-looking cruiser" contest
The annual best-looking cruiser contest is open for voting, and Wisconsin State Patrol wants you to vote for them. This nationwide poll is hosted by the American Association of State Troopers. The Wis...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 3, 2025 Photo courtesy of Wisconsin State Patrol Facebook page.

Gov. Evers signs two bills to bolster nuclear power
Gov. Tony Evers signed a pair of bipartisan bills Wednesday designed to bolster nuclear power in Wisconsin. Lawmakers who advocated for the measures said they hoped to make Wisconsin the "Silicon Vall...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 3, 2025 Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait





