Category Archives: Local News
University of Wisconsin System Enrollment Up Just A Bit
Overall enrollment in the Universities of Wisconsin system's four-year schools ticked upward this fall compared with last year, according to data released Tuesday. The system released enrollment numbe...
Oct 30, 2024 Phil Roeder / CC
Madison Woman Arrested In Iowa County
The Iowa County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Highway 18 and North Johns Street in the city of Dodgeville Sunday just after 10pm. As a result of the stop, 24 year ol...
Oct 30, 2024
Record Number Of School Referendums In Election
Advocates for Wisconsin's public schools have been sounding the alarm for years that funding for education was about to hit a fiscal cliff of sorts. Now that federal pandemic relief funding has expire...
Oct 30, 2024
Operation Green Light To Support Veterans
In a significant move ahead of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday, officials in Grant County have announced its participation in Operation Green Light for Veterans. This initiative, a nationwide effort...
Oct 29, 2024
Suspect Identified In Prairie du Chien For Homicide
Authorities have identified both the suspect and the victim in an apparent stabbing death in Prairie du Chien over the weekend. Prairie du Chien Police Chief Kyle Teynor said 65 year old Daniel Welsch...
Oct 29, 2024
51 people Ejected For Saturday Night's Badger Game
Fans couldn't be blamed for choosing to leave early during the Badger football team's stagnant performance in the second half against Penn State Saturday night. But for some, the choice of an early de...
Oct 28, 2024
Structure Fire In Iowa County Near Mineral Point
A structure fire was reported at County Road Y and Governor Dodge Road in the Township of Mineral Point Saturday shortly before 8:00pm. Mineral Point Fire and EMS were immediately dispatched, along wi...
Oct 28, 2024 brett jordan / CC
Rollover Crash In Iowa County
Officials in Iowa County received a report of a vehicle rollover crash on Governor Dodge Road and County Road D in the Township of Mineral Point Saturday just after 7pm. Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies...
Oct 28, 2024
Two Vehicle Crash With Injury In Dodgeville
The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a two-vehicle accident on US Highway 18-151 near mile marker 45 in Dodgeville shortly after 5pm Saturday. Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies, the...
Oct 28, 2024
Unemployment Rate Drops In Most Counties
In Wisconsin, Lafayette County's unemployment rate was 1.8% in September, the lowest in the state, according to the state's Department of Workforce Development. The county's unemployment rate was 1.9%...
Oct 28, 2024
