Category Archives: Local News

Controversial power transmission line complete
A controversial power transmission line stretching from Dubuque County to Dane County, Wis., is complete and operational. The Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line project, co-owned by ITC Midwest,...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 28, 2024
Dubuque Man Sentenced To Probation For Attack On Another Man
A Dubuque man has been sentenced to five years of probation for a July assault. 30 year old Tylor Craigmiles received the sentence in Iowa District Court of Dubuque County after pleading guilty to one...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 27, 2024

Residential fire in Iowa County
The Iowa County Sheriff's Office received a report of a residential structure fire at the intersection of Highway 78 and County Road F in the Township of Moscow Thursday just after 9 PM. Blanchardvill...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 27, 2024

Shopping News in Prairie du Chien closing
After 47 years, a Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin business will be closing its doors. The Wisconsin-Iowa Shopping News in Prairie du Chien will cease its print and digital publications and permanently clo...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 27, 2024

Man from Muscoda and woman from Platteville arrested
Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to County Highway O in Seymour Township Thursday around 1:30pm for a disorderly dispute. As a result, 36 year old Keith Ward of Muscod...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 27, 2024

UW Regents revoked former chancellor's tenure
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to revoke the tenure of a former campus chancellor who was fired after making pornographic films, rejecting his wish to remain a c...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 27, 2024

Farley Fire Department sold city-owned fire truck
The Farley Volunteer Fire Department sold a city-owned fire truck and kept the money even though the department is legally separate from the City of Farley. That's according to a report released Thurs...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 27, 2024

Madison woman arrested after breaking in and cooking herself dinner
Madison police arrested a woman Tuesday night who they said broke into a downtown home and made herself dinner. Officers were called to a home ion South Livingston Street around 10:30 p.m. after a cal...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 26, 2024

Wisconsin 211 Updates
211 Wisconsin announced on Wednesday an update to the 211 website and online 211 Wisconsin Community Resource Directory in an effort to make the online tools easier to use. 211 is a free and confident...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 26, 2024

Former Vernon County Administrative Assistant reaches diversion agreement in embezzlement case
A former Vernon County Administrative Assistant accused of embezzling county funds reached a diversion agreement Tuesday. 30-year-old Kayla Fortney was arrested in July of 2023 after a six-week invest...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 26, 2024





