Category Archives: Local News

Avoca man arrested following domestic disturbance
On Saturday at 12:39 PM The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a disturbance at 5th and East Wisconsin Streets in the City of Avoca. The Avoca Police Department, Iowa County Sherif...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 21, 2025

Spring Green woman arrested for drugs in Dodgeville
On Saturday at 8:30 PM Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies, along with K9 Fenix, conducted a traffic stop on Military Ridge Road and Highway 23 in the Township of Dodgeville. As a result of the stop, 35-ye...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 21, 2025

Mineral Point man arrested for OWI in Dodgeville
On Saturday just after 9:30 PM Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies, along with K9 Sam, conducted a traffic stop on Highway 18-151 and County Road Y in the Township of Dodgeville. As a result of the stop, 2...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 21, 2025

Dubuque man sentenced to probation for shooting someone with BB gun
A Dubuque man has been sentenced to two years of probation for shooting another man with a BB gun. 20-year-old Jonathan J. Mueller Jr. recently received the sentence in Dubuque County Court after plea...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 21, 2025 Blogtrepreneur / CC

Iowa ranked 4th most challenging states to retire
Iowa is ranked 4th as one of the most challenging states for people to retire in. According to a recent study by Sell My Timeshare Now, house prices in Iowa have gone up about 240%, which makes it dif...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 21, 2025

Richland County Supervisor has died
A sitting Richland County Supervisor has died. Marty Brewer, 77 of Richland Center, died Thursday, January 16, at Meriter Hospital in Madison from complications due to his battle with lung cancer. Bre...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 21, 2025
Dubuque Officers cleared of wrongdoing in officer-involved shooting.
The Dubuque County Attorney's Office has cleared two local police officers of wrongdoing after they shot and wounded a teenager who law enforcement said displayed a knife during an interaction with of...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 16, 2025

Wisconsin highways are frozen
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will declare all highways across the state officially frozen effective Thursday. That means Wisconsin's frozen road law will be in effect statewide. The law ...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 16, 2025

Funds for reading program may never be released
State funding to help Wisconsin schools implement new reading programs may never be released, according to a new report from Wisconsin Public Radio. The Legislature two years ago passed Act 20, a bipa...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 16, 2025

Papa Murphy's raising funds for Abundant Life Christian School
Papa Murphy's has announced that it will donate 400 pizzas to Abundant Life Christian School Friday. Faculty, students and staff will receive pizzas to help unite families so they "don't worry about d...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 16, 2025 GotCredit / CC





