Category Archives: Local News

Bloomington Man Pleads No Contest To Fatal Crash
A man from Bloomington has pleaded no contest to a homicide charge in relation to a fatal crash in Grant County last year. 57 year old Benjamin Steiger of Bloomington entered a plea of no contest to c...
May 15, 2024
More John Deere Layoffs
John Deere has announced another round of layoffs. This time at its Moline facility. The company is cutting 34 workers from Moline Cylinder Works effective the end of May. The facility employs about 2...
Syndicated Content May 15, 2024
$500,000 Bond Set For Former Dubuque Priest Accused Of Sexual Abuse
A $500,000 bond has been set for a former Dubuque priest accused of sexually abusing multiple boys in the 1980s. The 68-year-old Rev. Leo P. Riley, of Port Charlotte, Fla., is charged in Iowa District...
Mark Evenstad May 14, 2024

Disturbance in Arena Leads To Arrest
The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a disturbance involving a male party with a firearm at a residence on Dalogasa Drive in the Village of Arena Monday around 12:45pm. The Iowa ...
May 14, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Special Election For 8th Congressional District
Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order Tuesday for a special election for the 8th Congressional District. The district, which includes Green Bay and much of Northeast Wisconsin, has been without a ...
May 14, 2024

Merrimac Ferry To Be Closed For Two Days This Week
Resurfacing work on the south landing of the Merrimac Ferry will lead to its closure for part of this week. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the ferry will be closed Wednesday ...
May 14, 2024

Canadian Wildfires Bring Health Warnings
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the Upper Midwest and Montana for the second year in a row. Fires raging in British Columbia and Alberta have filled the skies with ha...
May 14, 2024

Motorcycle Crash On Highway 151 in Iowa County
The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a motorcycle crash on Highway 18-151 near Mile Marker 53 Sunday around 1:50pm. Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies, Ridgeway First Responders, Rid...
May 13, 2024 GotCredit / CC

Platteville Man Accused Of Stealing From Q Casino
A man from Platteville was arrested last week after being accused of stealing from the Q Casino in Dubuque. 23 year old Trey Bartels of Platteville was arrested at just after 6am Thursday at the Dubuq...
May 13, 2024

Drug/Narcotic Violation
Friday around 12:30 PM, Deputies with the Green County Sheriff's department stopped an Iowa woman and arrested her for a drugs and narcotics violation. 29 year old Jennifer Schaub of Williamsburg, Iow...
May 13, 2024 Highway Patrol Images / CC

