Category Archives: Local News

Green County announces first County Administrator
Green County has a new County Administrator. Nicholas Owen has been confirmed as Green County's first County Administrator during the Green County Board of Supervisors meeting on Feb. 10. Owen has ser...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 17, 2026 GotCredit / CC
Wife formally charged with homicide for Ridgeway man's death
Iowa County investigators charged a woman Monday for homicide in connection to her husband's death. Iowa County Sheriff's Office said 67-year-old Kelli Nechkash faces a charge of first-degree intentio...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 17, 2026

Fennimore teen cited for absolute sobriety violation and OWI
A 19-year-old from Fennimore was cited for an absolute sobriety violation following a crash in Belmont. Early Sunday morning law enforcement responded to CTH For a one vehicle accident. 19-year-old Am...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 16, 2026

Mineral Point man arrested for meth in Dodgeville
A suspicious vehicle in Dodgeville leads to a Mineral Point man being arrested on drug charges. Sunday afternoon, the Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a suspicious vehicle near C...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 16, 2026

Stockton man arrested for OWI in Darlington
Law enforcement arrested a man in Darlington after responding to a motorist assist. Early Sunday morning a Lafayette County deputy responded to Highway 81 for a motorist assist. Subsequently, 21-year-...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 16, 2026

A former SW Wisconsin man was found dead in Virginia
A man who used to live in the Tri-State area, missing since Tuesday, has been found dead in Virginia. Authorities say Jeff Stiles - a former Editorial Director for The Weekender and columnist for the ...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 16, 2026

Shullsburg man arrested for OWI
One person was arrested for OWI in Lafayette County Friday evening. 31-year-old Dibal J. Pineda-Treso of Shullsburg was cited for Possession of Open Intoxicants in a Motor Vehicle, Operating Left of C...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 16, 2026 Scott Davidson / CC

Grant County man arrested after beating girlfriend
Grant County authorities say a rural Lancaster man is in jail without bond after allegedly beating and holding his girlfriend against her will. The sheriff's office says a woman went to a local hospit...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 16, 2026

New Auburn man arrested for drug paraphernalia in Mineral Point
A man from New Auburn was arrested for drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop. Saturday evening an Iowa County Sheriff's Deputy conducted a traffic stop on Highway 151, near mile marker 38 in Min...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 16, 2026

Dubuque man arrested for 3rd offense OWI in Grant County
A Dubuque man was arrested in Grant County after driving the wrong way drunk on the highway. Early Friday evening, the Grant County Communications Center received several reports of a wrong way driver...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 16, 2026





