Category Archives: Local News

Platteville still recovering from hailstorm
University of Wisconsin-Platteville students led the way last weekend in the community's continued efforts to clean up from a recent storm. Nearly two weeks ago, many Platteville residents woke up to ...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 30, 2025

No injuries from two-vehicle accident in Blanchardville
On Tuesday at 5:26 PM a Lafayette County deputy responded to S Main ST, in Blanchardville for a two-vehicle accident. 77-year-old Lyric D. Ozburn of Blanchardville was backing into the roadway from a ...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 30, 2025

Wisconsin joins 23 states in lawsuit against Trump Administration over AmeriCorps cuts
On Tuesday, Attorney General Josh Kaul as part of a multistate coalition, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's dismantling of AmeriCorps. In the complaint the coalition argues that b...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 30, 2025

Immigration group files civil rights complaint against state patrol over traffic stop near Dubuque
Escucha Mi Voz, an Iowa City nonprofit that works with immigrants filed a civil rights complaint Friday against the Iowa State Patrol and Customs Enforcement after seven construction workers were stop...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 30, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Van Orden hosting virtual Town Hall Thursday
Third District Congressman Derek Van Orden is holding a virtual Town Hall this week on Thursday, May 1 at 1:30pm. During the meeting, he will share an update on his work in both Washington, D.C. and W...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 30, 2025
California man with ties to Wisconsin school shooter barred from possessing guns
A California man who authorities said exchanged messages with a teenage girl who fatally shot two people at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison has been barred from owning or possessing firearms...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 30, 2025

Vintage Torque Fest this weekend
An annual vintage car and motorcycle show that raises funds for children with heart disease will be held this weekend in Dubuque. Vintage Torque Fest opens at noon on Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday at ...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 30, 2025

Dubuque City Council approves 2026 budget
The Dubuque mayor and City Council unanimously approved a budget for Fiscal Year 2026, sticking to the revenue increases that City Manager Mike Van Milligen proposed in March. The budget includes a mo...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 30, 2025

Timmerman's Supper Club gets new owners
The lights behind Timmerman's Supper Club's iconic sign will stay on for the foreseeable future, but under new caretakers, after new owners took over the long-standing East Dubuque establishment Monda...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 30, 2025

Rodney Atkins to perform at Delaware County Fairgrounds
A platinum-selling country music artist will perform next month in Manchester. Rodney Atkins will perform May 25 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. The outdoor concert will be held on the fairgrounds...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 30, 2025





