Category Archives: Local News

Portage man arrested after fleeing officers in a limo and on foot
A Portage man was arrested in southeast Wisconsin after two chases: one in a limousine and one on foot. On Monday afternoon in Pleasant Prairie, officers tried to stop the limo for a registration viol...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 20, 2024 ladyminnie / Depositphotos.com
Misdiagnosed veterans receiving retroactive benefits
Just over 100 veterans that were misdiagnosed by a former neurologist at the Tomah VA will receive over $4.2 million in retroactive benefits. Dr. Mary Jo Lanska, a neurologist that performed disabilit...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 19, 2024

No injuries following hay shed fire in Reedsburg
Nobody was hurt Wednesday afternoon after a fire that damaged two sheds in Reedsburg holding 900,000 pounds of hay. Reedsburg Fire Department crews were called to the 3400 block of Thieman Hill Road a...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 19, 2024 liz west / CC

Richland Center Women Arrested For Drug Possession
Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Highway 18 and North Johns Street in Dodgeville Wednesday around 8:30pm.. As a result of the stop, 31 year old Anna Fra...
Sep 19, 2024

Arrest Following Traffic Stop in Gays Mills
On Tuesday, the Crawford County Sheriff's Department initiated a traffic stop in the Village of Gays Mills. During the stop, Sheriff's Office K9 Diego was utilized and alerted to the presence of one o...
Sep 19, 2024
City of East Dubuque Purchases Two New Fire Vehicles Without Raising Property Taxes
An increase in property taxes approved by East Dubuque residents last year to fund the purchase of two new fire department vehicles will not be necessary. East Dubuque City Council members on Monday a...
Mark Evenstad Sep 19, 2024

Missing person alert issued for 10-year-old last seen in Solders Grove
The Crawford County Sheriff's Department put out a missing and endangered person alert for a 10-year-old boy after he didn't arrive at school Wednesday morning. The missing child's name is Lavern Stut...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 18, 2024

Van Orden questions Dane County Sheriff following an arrest in Prairie du Chien
The Dane County Sheriff has responded on social media after two congressmen from Wisconsin questioned whether he failed to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Rep. Derrick Van Orden of Pra...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 18, 2024

Dubuque Police identify motorcyclist killed in crash
Police have identified the motorcyclist killed in a Dubuque crash on Tuesday. 37-year-old Bradley Atchison of Dubuque was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash happened shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 18, 2024 Andrew Taylor / CC

Beloit man arrested for drugs in Bridgeport
On Monday Crawford County Sheriff's Office K9 Unit (Diego) initiated a traffic stop on Highway 18 in Bridgeport. K9 Diego was utilized and alerted to the presence of controlled substances in the vehic...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 17, 2024 GotCredit / CC





