Category Archives: Local News

Arrest made In Investigation Of Cocaine Sales in Baraboo
Deputies in Sauk County arrested a man Tuesday as part of a wider investigation into suspected sales of cocaine and other drugs. Sauk County Sheriff Chip Meister said deputies searched a home in the T...
Aug 16, 2024

Employment In Wisconsin Reaches Record High
Employment in Wisconsin reached a new record high last month, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD). On Thursday, the DWD reported early estimates from the U.S. Bureau o...
Aug 16, 2024 GotCredit / CC

East Dubuque Cannabis Dispensary To Receive Forgivable Loan
A planned cannabis dispensary in East Dubuque has received a $240,000 forgivable loan financed by the state of Illinois. Bridge City Collective was one of 23 qualified, licensed social equity dispensa...
Mark Evenstad Aug 16, 2024

CEO at Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County To Retire in 2025
The CEO of Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County is retiring next year. CEO Kathy Kuepers has worked at the hospital for over 42 years, previously serving as a registered nurse, director of nursing an...
Aug 15, 2024

South Wayne Man Arrested For Battery and Disorderly Conduct
Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to South Galena Street in the Village of South Wayne for a disorderly conduct complaint Wednesday around 1pm. 53 year old Dennis Komar...
Aug 15, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Probation Violation For Argyle Woman
Deputies with the Green County Sheriff's Department responded to a residence in the City of Monroe, to assist Department of Corrections Agents Wednesday around 11:45am. An Investigation resulted in 28...
Aug 15, 2024

Public Hearing Scheduled For Discussion On Two Hotels
The Dubuque City Council voted, 7-0, Wednesday evening to set a September16th public hearing to discuss and possibly approve a development agreement to build a hotel complex at the Port of Dubuque. Ki...
Mark Evenstad Aug 15, 2024

Mineral Point man charged with sexual assault
A Mineral Point man is charged with first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 16 while using or threatening force or violence. According to court records, charges were filed against 47-y...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 14, 2024

Name released of motorcyclist killed in Dubuque crash
A motorcyclist that died in a Dubuque crash on Tuesday has been identified. Deputies with Dubuque County Sheriff's Office responded to the crash at Elmwood Drive near the Southwest Arterial at 8:56 p....
Courtney Chaffee Aug 14, 2024

Illinois Chicken Wing Thief ($1.5 Million Worth of Chicken Wings)
A former employee of a school district in Illinois has pleaded guilty to stealing $1.5 million worth of chicken wings from the district's food service. According to a report 68-year-old Vera Liddell w...
Aug 14, 2024





