Category Archives: Local News

Evers orders flags to half-staff
A former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly will be honored Thursday. Gov. Evers signed Executive Order #237 ordering the flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of former Wisconsin State Rep. Ja...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 29, 2024

Fitchburg Man Arrested For Driving While Revoked - 2nd Offense
An Iowa County Sheriff's Deputy along with a Linden Police Officer conducted a traffic stop on County Highway YZ in the Township of Dodgeville Wednesday around 3:00pm. As a result, 41 year old Kyle Ne...
Aug 29, 2024 Highway Patrol Images / CC

Two Vehicle Accident in Ridgeway Township
The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a 2-vehicle accident near the intersection of County Road BB and Highway 191 in the Township of Ridgeway Wednesday around 7:30am. Dodgeville ...
Aug 29, 2024

Cuba City Man Arrested For Theft in Benton
Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to Carr Factory Road in Benton Township around 1:00pm Wednesday to assist Benton Police with a theft incident. 30 year old Joshua Benn...
Aug 29, 2024

Platteville Dairy Days Committee Selects Parade Marshall
The Platteville Dairy Days Committee has announced the Parade Marshall for the 77th Platteville Dairy Days Parade taking place on Saturday, September 7th. Each year the group tries to recognize a pers...
Aug 29, 2024
Grant County fight could lead to hate crime enhancers
Authorities said a fight that occurred in southwest Wisconsin earlier this month could result in enhanced charges if the Grant County District Attorney's office finds elements of a possible hate crime...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 28, 2024

Wisconsin Supreme Court refused to hear appeal on Vos recall
The effort to salvage an attempt to recall Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office suffered another legal defeat on Tuesday. The Wisconsin Supreme Court, without comment, refused t...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 28, 2024 GotCredit / CC

Crawford County Board of Supervisors broke ground on new jail
Crawford County Board of Supervisors each picked up a shovel and a hard hat after their August 20th meeting to commemorate the start of construction on the new law enforcement center in Prairie du Chi...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 28, 2024

Amish spread message of forgiveness to Reedsburg teens
Members of the Amish community are spreading a message of forgiveness and thanking the community for its support after allegations of harassment against them were reported by the Sauk County Sheriff's...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 28, 2024

Korean War soldier from Dodgeville to be buried in September
Relatives of a fallen Dodgeville soldier will finally get to say goodbye to him decades after he died. Army Corporal Robert Raess was killed during the Korean War. Raess was a member of Charlie Compan...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 28, 2024 tampatra@hotmail.com / Depositphotos.com





