Category Archives: Local News

Montfort man arrested for 6th offense OWI
A Montfort man was arrested for 6th offense OWI Thursday evening. A Grant County Sheriff's Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Hwy 80 near New California Rd., in Clifton Township, after th...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 16, 2026
Juvenile that drowned at Chestnut Mountain Resort has been identified
Update: Jo Daviess County officials have identified the juvenile who drowned at Chestnut Mountain Resort in rural Galena on Friday as 17-year-old Jack Zucco of Rochester, IL. The teen lost consciousne...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 16, 2026
Names of Rigdeway homicide victim and suspect released
The Iowa County Sheriff's Department released the names involved in the Ridgeway homicide. 62-year-old Todd Nechkash of Ridgeway was the man found deceased in his house after a welfare check Thursday ...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 13, 2026
Iowa County authorities investigating a homicide in Ridgeway
The Iowa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide after a man was found dead during a welfare check in the Village of Ridgeway on Thursday morning. The Ridgeway Marshal's Office and an Iowa...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 13, 2026

No injuries from fire at Ditmer Recycling
Thursday afternoon the Dubuque Fire Department responded to a fire at Ditmer Recycling after an employee reported smoke coming from a large pile of recycling material inside the building. The fire was...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 13, 2026 brett jordan / CC

Maquoketa Drive-In hosts Valentines Day events
The Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, located south of Maquoketa, is set to host a special "pop up" weekend for Valentine's Day. This marks the first time in 76 years that the theater will open for Valentine's...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 13, 2026

New bill labeling grooming passes State Senate
A new bill that aims to make grooming a child for sexual activity a crime has passed the Wisconsin State Senate. The bill now awaits Gov. Tony Evers' signature to become law. The bill, which received ...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 13, 2026
Details released about charges against former Mount Horeb coach
A former Mount Horeb High School cross country coach made repeated romantic advances toward one of his former athletes. He continued to pursue her even after she'd moved out of state for college accor...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 12, 2026

Little Big Town headlining American Family Insurance Championship in Madison
Country music band Little Big Town is headlining this year's American Family Insurance Championship Concert in June at Breese Stevens Field, with tickets going on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday. Little Big ...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 12, 2026

Jo Daviess County Sheriffs warn of recent scam
The Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Office has received several calls reporting a scam. The caller of this scam will identify themselves as an employee with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office and a...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 12, 2026





