Category Archives: Local News
Stoughton man arrested for OWI after calling police about a car wash issue
Police arrested a driver for allegedly driving while intoxicated after he reportedly called 911 himself to report an issue with a car wash, the Stoughton Police Department said Monday. Police explaine...
Mar 25, 2025 Scott Davidson / CC
Brothers Osbourne to perform at Backwaters Stage
A Grammy Award-winning country duo will perform this summer at a Dubuque casino. Brothers Osborne will appear Aug. 22 at Q Casino + Resort's Back Waters Stage. According to a press release from the ve...
Mar 24, 2025
Iowa County 911 had a busy Saturday
According to a Facebook post from Iowa County Sheriff Michael Peterson, Iowa County 911 Dispatchers & First Responders had a busy Saturday. 911 dispatchers handled 103 calls for service. Meanwhile...
Mar 24, 2025
Pocan rallied for federal employees with union members in Madison
Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Madison area workers are standing in solidarity with federal employees. Pocan joined union members Saturday at the "Beat Back The Billionaire Attack" rally. People...
Mar 24, 2025
Gratiot man arrested for 3rd offense OWI
On Saturday at 12:04 AM 29-year-old Tyler R. Everson of Gratiot was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated 3rd Offense on Highway 81, in Elk Grove Township. Everson was transported to Lafayette Coun...
Mar 24, 2025
Gratiot woman arrested for 4th offense OWI
On Saturday at 2:51 AM 54-year-old Penny L. Treanor of Gratiot was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated 4th Offense on W Catherine St in the City of Darlington. Treanor was transported to Lafayett...
Mar 24, 2025
Dubuque County seeks jury trial, submits counter claim in lawsuit over missing Dyersville funds
Dubuque County is seeking a jury trial in a lawsuit brought by the city of Dyersville over the loss of more than $524,000 that county officials meant for Dyersville but that was intercepted by a third...
Mar 24, 2025
Unemployment rates rise in local counties in January
Unemployment rates rose in local counties in January, according to recently released reports. In Wisconsin, Lafayette County's unemployment rate was 3.4% in January, according to the state's Departmen...
Mar 24, 2025 GotCredit / CC
Wisconsin man sentenced to probation for eluding Grant County authorities
A Wisconsin man was sentenced to two years of probation for leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase in Grant County. Ali M. Hassan, of Stoughton, was sentenced after pleading no contest to charg...
Mar 24, 2025
NWS reduces weather balloon launches
The National Weather Service in Green Bay is reducing weather balloon launches to one a day, citing staffing shortages. Weather balloons are instruments that help meteorologists get a snapshot of the ...
Mar 24, 2025
