Category Archives: Local News

Black Hawk Bridge closed
The Black Hawk Bridge is closed in both directions for emergency repairs, according to an Iowa 511 alert sent out on Sunday morning. A Facebook post from the Township's account says the monitoring sys...
Courtney Chaffee 14h ago

2 hurt - 1 seriously - in Jo Daviess County motorcycle crash
Authorities said two people were injured - one seriously - in a motorcycle crash in Jo Daviess County. 36-year-old William J. Lambie of Augusta, Wis., was transported by ambulance to Midwest Medical C...
Courtney Chaffee 14h ago

Blanchardville man cited following accident
On Saturday at 12:16 AM A Lafayette County deputy responded to a one vehicle accident on County G in Willow Springs. 20-year-old Gavin M. McNett of Blanchardville was travelling on County G when he lo...
Courtney Chaffee 14h ago

Man sentenced to federal prison for helping distribute drugs that caused Dubuque death
A Chicago man has been sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison for conspiring with others to distribute cocaine that resulted in the death of a Dubuque woman. 45-year-old Maurice L. Randolph...
Courtney Chaffee May 17, 2025

Lancaster Fire hosting ceremony to celebrate new Engine 1
The Lancaster Fire Department is inviting the public to a short ceremony on Monday, May 19, at 5:30pm as they place their new Engine 1 into service. The public will gather on the apparatus apron if th...
Courtney Chaffee May 17, 2025 sboneham / CC

Milwaukee County judge seeks donations for attorneys in immigration related case
A Wisconsin judge charged with helping a man illegally evade immigration agents is seeking donations to fund her court defense. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan announced Friday that she's ...
Courtney Chaffee May 17, 2025

Cuba City man injured in Smelser crash
On Tuesday at 6:22 am, the Grant County Sheriff's office was notified of a two-vehicle crash on County H near Model Road, in Smelser. 24-year-old Nicholas F. Vosberg of Cuba City, was traveling west o...
Courtney Chaffee May 17, 2025

Wisconsin ranked first in spring Drug Take Back Day
Wisconsin collected 56,818 pounds of unwanted prescription medication this spring, ranking it first in the nation for most prescription medications collected during the spring 2025 Drug Take Back Day ...
Courtney Chaffee May 17, 2025 Charles Williams / CC

No criminal liability for trooper, deputy in chase that ended in fatal crash in Town of Blue Mounds
There is no potential criminal liability for a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper and Iowa County Sheriff's deputy who were involved in a pursuit that ended in a fatal crash according to the Dane County D...
Courtney Chaffee May 17, 2025

Baraboo man acquitted in death of man at Richland County campground
A Baraboo man charged in a deadly shooting at a Richland County campground was acquitted Thursday, online court records show. 63-year-old David Harp was found not guilty of second-degree reckless homi...
Courtney Chaffee May 16, 2025

