Category Archives: Local News

Dodgeville man arrested for domestic disorderly conduct
Early Friday morning the Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a disturbance at a residence on Church Street in Dodgeville. Following an investigation, of the incident 21-year-old Dra...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 27, 2025

Four people charged for Iowa County barn attack in August
Four people were charged Thursday in an attack on a 14-year-old boy at an Iowa County barn, an attorney representing the victim said. Online court records show 18-year-old Carson Knight, 20-year-old R...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 27, 2025 GotCredit / CC
Kansas woman dead following UTV crash in Gratiot
One person is dead following a UTV accident in Lafayette County. Shortly after 9 PM on Friday, the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call reporting a UTV crash on private property, on H...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 27, 2025

Dan County Supervisors votes to urge state to revoke Ridglan Farms license
The Dane County Board of Supervisors voted Thursday night to approve a resolution urging state officials to revoke the license of Ridglan Farms, a Blue Mounds research facility that has faced years of...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 24, 2025 FotoJagodka / Depositphotos.com

Wisconsin lawmakers consider bill to make English the state's official language
Wisconsin lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that would designate English as the state's official language, a move that could place Wisconsin among more than 30 states with similar laws. Th...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 24, 2025

Van Orden responds to President Trump's plan to buy beef from Argentina
After President Trump discussed purchasing Argentinian beef, Congressman Derrick Van Orden released a statement opposed to that plan. Van Orden said, "Wisconsin farmers and ranchers raise some of the ...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 24, 2025

Cuba City man arrested for theft in Benton Township
Thursday evening 6:02 PM a Lafayette County deputy responded to Pinch LN in Benton Township for a theft. As a result, 18-year-old Preston M. Thoma of Cuba City was arrested for Criminal Damage to Prop...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 24, 2025

Estimated $85,000 damages in Dubuque garage fire
The Dubuque Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call late Thursday evening , from a resident on Alta Vista St reporting smoke and fire coming from their neighbor's detached garage. The resp...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 24, 2025 cbransto / CC

Person seriously injured falling from a tractor
Thursday afternoon the Iowa County Communications Center received a report of an individual who had fallen from a tractor on High Point Rd in Arean Township. Possible broken bones and head injuries we...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 24, 2025 Dan Davison / CC

Man arrested at Avoca Campground
Thursday evening, the Iowa County Communications Center received a request for assistant from the Avoca Police chief following an encounter with a subject at the Avoca Campground. Iowa County Sheriff'...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 24, 2025





