Category Archives: Local News

Hit and Run Crash into Fence
On Thursday around 9:30am, the Sheriff's Office was notified of what appeared to be a vehicle crash on Mt. Zion Road about 1 mile east of County Highway K in North Lancaster Township. It was reported ...
Jul 22, 2024

Dubuque Police Arrest Man From Lancaster
A man from Lancaster was arrested by Dubuque Police Saturday. 22 year old Jesse Myers of Lancaster was arrested around 7:20 a.m. Saturday at the Dubuque Law Enforcement Center on a warrant charging as...
Jul 22, 2024
Potosi Man Arrested by Dubuque Police
Police in Dubuque report that 19 year old Noah Vaughn of Potosi was arrested around 6:15 a.m. Saturday at the Dubuque Law Enforcement Center on a warrant charging assault causing bodily injury/mental ...
Mark Evenstad Jul 22, 2024
Mississippi River Drops Below Flood Stage
After 25 days above flood stage, the Mississippi River's water level officially fell below minor flood stage on Friday evening, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The river dipped below fl...
Mark Evenstad Jul 22, 2024

New Police Officer For Prairie du Chein
The newest Police Officer with the Prairie du Chien Police Department completed his 720 hour Law Enforcement Academy at Southwest Tech in Fennimore. Officer Ryley Scott began his academy in January an...
Jul 22, 2024

Strong Gas Odor Reported in Clyde Township
The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a strong gas odor in the house/garage area of a residence on County Road I in Clyde Township Saturday around 1:14pm. Lone Rock Fire and EMS r...
Jul 22, 2024

Platteville Man Arrested For OWI
An Iowa County Sheriff's Deputy conducted a traffic stop on US Highway 18-151 near Mile Marker 45 in Dodgeville Township Saturday around 2:45am. As a result of the traffic stop, the driver, 40 year ol...
Jul 22, 2024

Democratic congressional candidates gathered in Platteville
Democratic congressional candidates - including incumbents - gathered in Platteville on Friday for the Grant County Democratic Party's annual summer picnic, where talk was urgent but optimistic. The s...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 20, 2024 USA flag. American flag. American flag blowing in the wind.

Dodgeville man arrested for meth
On Firday at 6:00 PM Iowa County Sheriff's Deputy conducted a traffic stop on US Highway 18-151 near Mile Marker 58 in Brigham Township. Iowa County K-9 Sam was requested at the scene. 61-year-old Joh...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 20, 2024

Motorcycle accident in Clyde
Yesterday at 9:39 PM Iowa County Communications Center took a report of a motorcycle that was laying on the side of the road from an apparent crash with a deer on County Road NN, just off of State Roa...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 20, 2024 Andrew Taylor / CC





