Category Archives: Local News

Chicago man arrested in Dubuque for OWI with child in vehicle
Police said an intoxicated man drove his vehicle in Dubuque with a child in the back seat. 34-year-old Lorenzo D. Gee of Chicago, was arrested at 2:08 a.m. Saturday in the 100 block of East 15th Stree...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 21, 2025

Potosi man arrested in Dubuque
Matthew T. Fink, of Potosi, Wis., was arrested at 5:54 a.m. on Saturday in the 200 block of Mercy Drive in Dubuque on a charge of public intoxication and three counts of child endangerment.
Courtney Chaffee Apr 21, 2025

One med flighted following pedestrian vs semi crash in Vernon County
One person is injured after a semi-truck struck him Saturday night. According to the Vernon County Sheriff's Office, the 911 dispatch center was notified at 9:45 p.m. that a pedestrian was struck by a...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 21, 2025

Four Menomonie residents dead following Illinois plane crash
The names of the four Menomonie residents who were killed in the small plane crash that took place in Trilla, Illinois, Saturday have been released. According to the Illinois State Police, the Coles C...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 21, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Wisconsin DHS hosting drug take back event
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is hosting a Drug Take Back Day, where Wisconsinites can safely dispose of drugs in their homes. Collection site bins will be throughout the state on Saturd...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 21, 2025
One dead following Friday crash in Brigham
The Iowa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred Friday, resulting in the county's fourth traffic fatality of the year. At approximately 12:09 PM emergency p...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 21, 2025

Prairie du Chien School District cutting $1.4 million
The Prairie du Chien Area School District needs to cut $1.4 million from its budget. This means student programs, faculty positions, and bus routes will have to go. The cuts come after the district op...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 21, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Pecatonica River Trails Park Campground open for the season
Pecatonica River Trails Park Campground in Darlington is open for the season. Restrooms, Showers, and Dump Station opened this week. Camping reservations can be made online through the City of Darling...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 19, 2025

Iowa farmers won't have to pay into state fund starting this fall
Starting in September, Iowa farmers won't have to pay 1/4 of a cent for every bushel they sell to grain dealers in the state. That quarter went to the Grain Indemnity Fund to pay farmers if the grain ...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 19, 2025

Boscobel library receives grant from ALA
The Hildebrand Memorial Library in Boscobel has been selected as one of 300 libraries to participate in round three of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an Am...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 19, 2025 Emma London





