Category Archives: Local News

One arrested for drugs in Prairie du Chien
On Wednesday at approximately 9:12 p.m., a Crawford County Sheriff conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling north on Highway 35. During the traffic stop, Prairie du Chien Police Department K9 S...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 03, 2025

Use caution collecting ice shanties
As many make plans for late-season shanty removal from frozen waterbodies, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges ATV/UTV riders to be extra careful when traveling on the ice. Tempe...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 03, 2025

No injuries in Arena brush fire
On Saturday at 11:20 AM The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of an out-of-control brush fire near the intersection of McKinney Road and Blynn Road in the Township of Arena. Arena Fi...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 03, 2025 Mahesh Kularatne / CC

Michigan man arrested for bail jumping in Arena
On Saturday at 9:43 PM T he Iowa County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on Highway 14 and County Rd H in the Township of Arena. As a result, 38-year-old Steven A. Drake, 38, of Ionia, MI, wa...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 03, 2025

Nominations open for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin board
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations for eight seats on the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) Board of Directors including District 21...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 03, 2025

No injuries following house fire in Darlington
A home in rural Darlington suffered "significant damage" in a Thursday night house fire. Darlington Fire Department and Lafayette County EMS first responded to the fire at 9:43 p.m. Thursday on Roller...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 03, 2025 cbransto / CC

One injured followed Dubuque crash
Police said an area man was injured Friday in a Dubuque crash. 44-year-old Olin L. Skattum of Peosta was evaluated on scene by the Dubuque Fire Department for minor injuries and cleared. The incident ...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 03, 2025

Dubuque considering upgrades to Bunker Hill Golf Course Club House
The city of Dubuque is considering $320,000 for improvements to the Bunker Hill Golf Course Club house. Black mold and water leakage has made parts of the building unusable and the city is hoping to f...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 03, 2025

Dubuque to see more flights
Improved flight schedules are planned and an added flight to Denver, Colo., could be coming to the Dubuque Regional Airport as Denver Air Connection looks to renew its commitment to air service in the...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 03, 2025

Muscoda man taken into protective custody
On Thursday at approximately 8:41 PM Grant County Dispatch received a call from a subject later identified as 29-year-old Taylor Brown of Muscoda, who stated that he was going to end his life on the M...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 28, 2025





