Category Archives: Local News

DRA to consider conservation work on Chaplain Schmitt Island
Wetland conservation work could soon be coming to Chaplain Schmitt Island. Mike Shannon, regional biologist for conservation group Ducks Unlimited, gave an overview of his group's recommendations for ...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 27, 2025

Dubuque man sentenced for damaging a vehicle
A Dubuque man was sentenced to two years of probation after he caused about $8,000 in damage to a vehicle in Dubuque. 47-year-old Johnny T. Webb recently received the sentence from District Associate ...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 27, 2025
Highway partially shut down in Grant County following truck vs. semi crash
On Friday at approximately 11:27am, the Grant County Sheriff's Office was notified of a semi versus pickup truck crash at the intersection of Highway 35/61 and County Highway B in Potosi Township. Aft...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 27, 2025

Tesla is suing to open dealerships in Wisconsin, effects on Supreme Court race
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and political groups he backs are pouring millions of dollars into the race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court as the electric vehicle company sues to overturn a state law t...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 27, 2025 Blogtrepreneur / CC

Coca-Cola cans recalled
The Food and Drug Administration and Coca-Cola have issued a recall because some of the soda may be contaminated with plastic. About 10,000 cans are impacted by the recall, which was initially issued ...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 26, 2025 destinacigdem / Depositphotos.com

Baldwin demands answers from DOE over canceled grants
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a group of her colleagues in demanding detailed answers from the Department of Educa...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 26, 2025 Baldwin Tammy

Speed factored into Prairie du Chien crash
Speed is a factor in a crash that overturned an excavator and skid steer Monday morning. According to the Prairie du Chien Police Department, they responded to the crash around 7:45 a.m. at the inters...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 26, 2025

Crawford visited Platteville Monday
One of the nation's most closely watched elections of this off-year cycle - that for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court - continued to build momentum with a Monday stop by Dane County Judge Susan C...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 26, 2025

Valley-to-Eastside Expansion Project in Platteville
The board of directors of the Platteville Community Arboretum has embarked on an ambitious project called the 'Valley-to-Eastside Expansion Project.' It will add approximately 15 acres of greenspace f...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 26, 2025

U.S. 20 road project slated to begin next week in Jo Daviess County
Illinois transportation officials plan to launch a road construction project next week in Jo Daviess County. Weather permitting, construction is slated to begin Monday on the intersection of Highway 2...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 26, 2025 GotCredit / CC





