Category Archives: Local News
Underly urges lawmakers to invest in public schools
As Wisconsin's Joint Committee on Finance reviews the 2025-27 Biennial Budget on Thursday, State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly is urging lawmakers to invest in public schools. Underly emphasized the...
May 09, 2025 GotCredit / CC
Police search for Richland Center woman last seen Monday in Cross Plains
Police are searching for a woman from Richland Center who was last seen Monday night in Cross Plains. 43-year-old Lacy Rae Storkson was last seen at around 11:30 p.m. at an apartment in the 2700 block...
May 08, 2025
One hurt in Dubuque County crash involving tanker truck
Authorities said one person was injured when his vehicle rear-ended a tanker truck in Dubuque County. 48-year-old Seth R. Ettleman of Vinton, was transported by ambulance to UnityPoint Health-Finley H...
May 08, 2025
Missing Reedsburg teen featured on national TV show
America's Most Wanted: Missing Persons spotlighted the case of a Wisconsin teenager who disappeared nearly two years ago, possibly to attempt a survivalist mission. The episode which aired Monday tell...
May 08, 2025
Erin's Law proposed to Wisconsin lawmakers
A bill was proposed to Wisconsin lawmakers on both sides of the aisle Wednesday that would implement child sexual abuse training for all grade levels in public schools. Erin's Law would require studen...
May 08, 2025
Hazel Green man arrested on multiple charges in Dubuque
Dubuque Police arrested 35-year-old Casey Hessling of Hazel Green at 6:25 a.m. Tuesday at Dubuque Law Enforcement Center on a warrant charging domestic assault with strangulation, operating a vehicle ...
May 08, 2025
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
May 08, 2025
