Category Archives: Local News

Platteville dog breeder included on "Horrible Hundred" list of puppy mills
The Humane World for Animals has exposed 12 puppy mills in Iowa and 4 in Wisconsin including one in Platteville in their annual "Horrible Hundred" puppy mill report. The breeder listed from Plattevill...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 19, 2025

DNR launches new tool 'Wisconsin Fishing Finder'
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) launched their new online resource for anglers called Wisconsin Fishing Finder. The Wisconsin Fishing Finder works using any internet browser to giv...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 19, 2025
Third Democrat announces congressional bid in Western Wisconsin
Laura Benjamin, a small business owner and former Eau Claire City Council member, announced her candidacy for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District on Thursday. Benjamin will face two other primary c...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 18, 2025

'Transition to Grazing' bill proposed in state Legislature
Wisconsin farmers would be incentivized to switch over to grazing, a practice that advocates say is better for both cows and the environment, under a proposal in the state Legislature. The "Transition...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 18, 2025 branex / Depositphotos.com

Dubuque house fire causes $20,000 in damage; no injuries reported
A residential fire in Dubuque's North End caused about $20,000 in damage Thursday morning, authorities said. The Dubuque Fire Department responded at 5:12 a.m. today to a report of a fire on Jackson S...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 18, 2025 brett jordan / CC

Task force recommends Dubuque middle school consolidation, $70 million bond proposal
In 2023, Dubuque Community School District voters narrowly rejected an up-to-$150 million bond that would have funded multiple projects, including construction of a new middle school as part of the di...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 18, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Dubuque police seek information about alleged sexual assault of child
The Dubuque Police Department seeks the public's assistance investigating a tip alleging a child was sexually assaulted. A police press release states that the Department received anonymous informatio...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 18, 2025

Avoca woman arrested for probation violation and resisting
On Thursday at 11:05 PM Avoca Police officers and Iowa County Sheriff's deputies executed an arrest warrant on behalf of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WI DOC). As a result, 34-year-old Logy...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 18, 2025

Cuba City School Board approves budget additions after successful ballot measure
Following voters' April 1 approval of an operating ballot measure in the Cuba City School District, officials are taking steps to add previously cut items back to the budget. The school board this wee...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 18, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto
The Democratic governor of Wisconsin's use of his veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years may be "attention grabbing," but it was constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. ...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 18, 2025 Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait





