Category Archives: Local News

Brad Paisley to wrap up NFL Draft with a free concert
Next week's NFL Draft will have a rocking conclusion. Country music star Brad Paisley will wrap up Draft weekend with a free concert on Saturday, April 26, after the seventh round wraps up. It's part ...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 17, 2025

Multiple agencies respond to grass fire in Hollandale
On Wednesday at 4:50 PM The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of an out-of-control grass fire at the intersection of McKenna Road and County Road K in the Township of Hollandale. The...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 17, 2025 liz west / CC

Highland man arrested for OWI
On Wednesday at 8:56 PM An Iowa County Sheriff's Deputy conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of County Road I and Centerville Road in the Township of Highland. As a result of the stop, 42-ye...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 17, 2025

Prairie du Chien School District is eliminating programs
The Prairie Du Chien School District has reportedly cut girls gymnastics, dance and cheer. According to the Prairie du Chien - Fennimore High School Gymnastics Facebook page, who say the board voted t...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 17, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Ridglan Farms files suit against animal rights group
A Blue Mounds dog breeder currently under investigation by a court-appointed prosecutor has filed suit against a group of animal rights activists, alleging they have sought to "weaponize" government r...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 17, 2025
Suspect identified in Blue Mounds death investigation
The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office has released the name of 54-year-old woman who was found dead in the Village of Blue Mounds on Monday and police have named the person of interest. 54-year-ol...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 17, 2025

Woman found dead in Blue Mounds identified
The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office has released the name of the name of 54-year-old woman who was found dead in the Village of Blue Mounds on Monday. 54-year-old Heather L. Schoonover of Blue M...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 17, 2025

5 local schools receive statewide award for student voter registration rates
Five local Iowa high schools recently were recognized for registering at least 90% of their eligible students to vote. Dubuque Senior High School and Wahlert Catholic High School in Dubuque, Marquette...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 17, 2025 GPA Photo Archive

Wisconsin authorities extradite alleged abductor Gary Day in Nebraska
The suspect accused of abducting a Beaver Dam teen is being extradited to Wisconsin, Nebraska officials confirmed Wednesday. Gary Day faces charges of abduction of a child and child enticement in Dodg...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 17, 2025
Man sentenced to probation for strangling woman in Dubuque
A Dubuque man has been sentenced to two years of probation after police said he broke into a woman's Dubuque apartment and choked her until she was unconscious. 20-year-old Titan R. Feeney, recently r...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 17, 2025





