Category Archives: Local News

More turbine problems for Red Barn Wind Farm
For the second time in 4.5 months a wind turbine in the Red Barn Wind Farm near Livingston was damaged. Part of the tip of a blade on a wind turbine on Biddick Road, north of Livingston appears to hav...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 14, 2025 broker / Depositphotos.com

Southwest Tech new STEP scholarship program receives $5,000 grant
The Crawford County Community Fund of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, Inc. has provided a $5,000 grant to the Southwest Tech Foundation. The money will be disbursed to students from Cr...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 14, 2025

7 Hills will be operating the Platteville Golf & Country Club restaraunt
Platteville Golf and Country Club announced a new partnership with 7 Hills Brewing Company. 7 Hills will be operating the restaurant and bar at the golf club, offering a new dining experience for golf...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 14, 2025

Iowa County snow plow schedules
A winter weather advisory has been issued for many Wisconsin counties tomorrow. In a Facebook post from the Iowa County Sheriff's Department, County Highway Commissioner Craig Hardy explained how plow...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 14, 2025
Blain's Farm & Fleet one of America's Best Large Employers
Blain's Farm & Fleet has earned a spot on Forbes' 2025 list of America's Best Large Employers, marking its first time in the Large Employers category. The retailer ranked second in the Retail and ...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 14, 2025

Brodhead man charged with child pornography
A Brodhead man is facing multiple counts of possessing child pornography after a cyber tip led to an investigation. According to the Green County Sheriff's Office, on February 5, the WI Department of ...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 14, 2025
Fired Dubuque police officer appeal extended into March
Discussions on the fate of terminated Dubuque police officer Aidan P. Carr will continue into March, as the Civil Service Commission considering his appeal continues to deliberate a punishment short o...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 13, 2025

Snowfall totals from Wednesday winter storm
Dubuque nearly doubled its snowfall total for the season as a winter storm dumped several inches of snow on the tri-state area. As of 6 p.m. Wednesday, 5.1 inches of snow had been recorded at Dubuque ...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 13, 2025

Belmont man arrested for eluding
On Wednesday at 10:20 PM 52-year-old Michael L. Kastner of Belmont was arrested for Knowingly Fleeing/Eluding and Recklessly Endangering Safety on Ipswitch RD in Belmont Township following a traffic s...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 13, 2025

Wisconsin Supreme Court hearing arguments to allow UW Health employees to collectively bargain
The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that could require UW Health to recognize their nurses' union and collectively bargain. A lawyer for UW Health, James Goldschmidt, ...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 13, 2025





