Category Archives: Local News

Appellate court affirms murder conviction of Bellevue man who killed wife
The Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed the first-degree murder conviction of a Bellevue man who shot and killed his estranged wife in 2022. 59-year-old Christopher E. Prichard was convicted in February 20...
Courtney Chaffee May 08, 2025 Blogtrepreneur / CC

Darlington teacher named 2026 Wisconsin Teacher of the Year
In a surprise ceremony Wednesday, State Superintendent Jill Underly named Darlington fifth- and sixth-grade science teacher Mark Acherman one of five 2026 Wisconsin teachers of the year. Acherman has ...
Courtney Chaffee May 08, 2025 GotCredit / CC
One airlifted following motorcycle vs car crash in Dubuque County
On Wednesday at 9:44pm, the Dubuque County Sheriff's Office, Dyersville Police Department, Delaware County Sheriff's Office, Dyersville Fire Department and Bi-County Ambulance responded to 9th St SE f...
Courtney Chaffee May 08, 2025

Father of Abundant Life Christian School shooter arrested
The father of the 15-year-old girl who opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School last December, killing two people and injuring six more is in custody. According to the Wisconsin Department of Jus...
Courtney Chaffee May 08, 2025

Two online aquatic animal dealers convicted in eight Wisconsin counties
Aquatic animal sellers from North Carolina and Indiana were convicted earlier this year for shipping illegal invasive crayfish species to Wisconsin, the state's Department of Natural Resources said We...
Courtney Chaffee May 08, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Jo Daviess County participating in 'Click It or Ticket' campaign
From May 16 to May 27 the Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Office will be participating in the national "Click It or Ticket" campaign. According to a press release from the Sheriff's Department, in 2024 Il...
Courtney Chaffee May 08, 2025

Joint Finance Committee begins making budget today
Lawmakers on Wisconsin's powerful budget writing committee are set to meet today [Thursday] to begin crafting the next two-year spending plan. The Joint Finance Committee is expected during that meeti...
Courtney Chaffee May 08, 2025 Benjamin Sperandio / CC

No injuries in Dubuque County fire
On Tuesday at 4:19PM, the Dubuque County Sheriff's Office, Peosta Police Department, Centralia-Peosta Fire Department, and Epworth Fire Department were dispatched to Pilot Grove Rd. for a report of a ...
Courtney Chaffee May 08, 2025 liz west / CC

Tree roots cause sanitary sewer overflow in Dubuque
Tree roots grew into and blocked a sanitary sewer pipe on Spring Valley Rd. and caused a sanitary sewer overflow Wednesday. The overflow caused an undetermined amount of untreated wastewater to flow i...
Courtney Chaffee May 07, 2025

County K and Highway 151 intersection to close following fatal accidents
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will be closing access to and from County Highway K and Highway 18/151. Wisconsin DOT representatives, along with Iowa County officials and leaders, met on T...
Courtney Chaffee May 07, 2025





