Category Archives: Local News

A 17-year project to restore a cornerstone performance venue in southwest Wisconsin is wrapping up. Work at Darlington's historic Driver Opera House is nearing the finish line, and an event at the ven...

The Richland County Board has a new Supervisor. Thomas Perry and Larry Engle were at Tuesday's meeting and both expressed interest in representing District 6, which was an open seat following the resi...

An area resident has been formally charged with strangling and killing another southwest Wisconsin man. 39-year-old Jessie J. Slaughter of Lancaster, is charged in Crawford County Circuit Court with f...

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced that his staff will be available for mobile office hours in Grant County on Monday, November 25 from 4-5 PM at the Platteville Public Library. These office hou...

Students are not the only ones in Wisconsin getting their report cards. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released its school and district report cards for the 2023-2024 school year Tuesd...

Deer hunters will head out this weekend across Wisconsin as the nine-day gun deer season gets underway Saturday. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday that hunters may see fewer d...

A Dubuque nonprofit is accepting orders for Thanksgiving pies. Convivium Urban Farmstead is selling pies for $23. Proceeds support Convivium's efforts to address local food insecurity. Orders are due ...

An Iowa Catholic Conference letter released Tuesday extends the church's support and compassion for migrants. The letter was signed by four Iowa Catholic leaders, including Archbishop of Dubuque Thoma...

An area man has been sentenced to 20 days in jail for eluding Dubuque County law enforcement. 20-year-old Dean S. Nelson of Peosta, recently received the sentence in Iowa District Court of Dubuque Cou...

A man has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to distribute over 400 pounds of methamphetamine to a co-conspirator in Dubuque. 30-year-old Jose E. Aceves-Garcia of Guatemala, pleaded guilty ...