Category Archives: Local News

Beaver Dam man arrested in Dodgeville for drugs
On Sunday at 12:35 PM Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies conducted a traffic stop at Highway 18 and Bennett Road in Dodgeville. As a result of the stop, 41-year-old John M. Shipp of Beaver Dam, was arrest...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 10, 2024

Minor injuries reported in car vs buggy accident
On Sunday just before 6 AM, Lafayette County Deputies responded to Highway 81 in Seymour Township for a vehicle versus buggy accident. 26-year-old Jalen C Phillips of Lena, IL was traveling eastbound ...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 10, 2024

Minor injuries reported in Crawford Cunty crash
An 18-year-old has been cited in a rollover crash Friday. The Crawford County Sheriff's Office says Kieth Bankes of Gays Mills lost control of his pickup headed south on State Highway 131 near Bell Ce...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 10, 2024

No injuries from duplex fire in Dubuque
No one was injured in a fire at a Dubuque duplex Saturday night. Dubuque Fire Department was called a residence on Francis St. at 7:53 p.m. when a tenant called from the side-by-side duplex reporting ...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 10, 2024 cbransto / CC

Pecatonica senior running for school board
A senior in the Pecatonica Area School District is running for a seat on the district's school board, aiming to bring positive changes to his community. Trevor Doescher says Pecatonica area schools ha...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 09, 2024 GotCredit / CC

USDA will begin testing raw milk from dairy silos
The US Department of Agriculture will begin testing raw milk from dairy silos around the nation in an effort to better track the H5N1 bird flu that has been spreading in dairy cattle since March. The ...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 09, 2024

1 Dead following fire in McGregor
Mar-Mac Police say crews found an adult's body following a fire at a home early Sunday morning. The fire happened just before 5:00 a.m. in the 300-block of Ash Street. Police say firefighters from McG...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 09, 2024 brett jordan / CC

Tri-state area transplants contribute to communities
Recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey shows the previous states of residence of new residents in area counties from 2018 through 2022. While the data shows a h...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 09, 2024

UW-Platteville announced winter commencement schedule
University of Wisconsin-Platteville has announced plans for its winter commencement. The school's 213th commencement will be held Dec. 14 with three ceremonies at Williams Fieldhouse. The College of L...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 09, 2024

3 dead after boat overturns on Mississippi River at Bellevue
Officials said three people died yesterday when their boat capsized on the Mississippi River at Bellevue. The names of the deceased are not being released that this time pending notification of their ...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 09, 2024





