Category Archives: Local News

Fish Fry Bingo now available
Hidden Valleys of Southwest Wisconsin is incentivizing people to attend fish fries. 'The Driftless Area Fish Fry Bingo Game' is an opportunity to visit different restaurants, eat tasty food and possib...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 04, 2025

Arrests made in child porn and bestiality case
Over the past few months, a lengthy investigation into the possession of child pornography and manufacturing of bestiality materials has been conducted by the La Crosse Police Department and Crawford ...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 03, 2025

One dead following police chase
A driver is dead after a pursuit crossed county lines and ended in a crash Sunday evening in the Town of Blue Mounds, the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI)...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 03, 2025 Scott Davidson / CC
Two arrested for burglarizing a cabin
A burglary investigation has led to two arrests in Crawford County. The Crawford County Sheriff's Office says the arrests happened Saturday in the Township of Seneca after a lengthy investigation. Law...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 03, 2025

Fennimore man arrested for OWI in Prairie du Chien
Last Monday, a Crawford County Sheriff conducted a traffic stop on an SUV, and the operator, 45-year-old Jeremy Koppen of Fennimore, exhibited signs of impairment. Prairie du Chien Police Department K...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 03, 2025 Scott Davidson / CC

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





