Category Archives: Local News

Milwaukee Man Arrested in Iowa County For Driving While Revoked.
Officials in Iowa County received a report of a possible trespass situation at a business on Leffler Street in Dodgeville on Saturday. Prior to law enforcement arrival, the person left the business in...
May 28, 2024

Drunk Driver Strikes Parked Vehicle in Highland
Officials with the Iowa County Communications Center received a report that a parked vehicle had been struck by another vehicle on Isabell Street in the Village of Highland Sunday around 2pm. As a res...
May 28, 2024

Motorcycle/Vehicle Accident in Benton
A motorcyclist was injured and one person was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated following an accident on Saturday. Authorities report 70 year old Richard Schuchart of Hazel Green was in the Vil...
May 28, 2024

Drunk Man From South Wayne Driving UTV
A man from South Wayne, 50 year old Mark A. Boelk, was arrested for OWI (Operating while intoxicated) First Offense following a UTV Accident. Authorities were notified just after 8 pm Saturday Night o...
May 28, 2024

Weekend Fatal Car Accident
The Iowa County Sheriff's Department reports one person is dead following an accident Saturday Afternoon. Authorities were notified about 2 pm of a one vehicle crash on State Road 80/133 in Pulaski To...
May 28, 2024

Update to Cuba City House Explosion
Authorities have ruled the explosion and fire in Cuba City causing one fatality was an accident and no foul play took place. Nothing illegal was found during the investigation. The Cuba City Fire Depa...
Courtney Chaffee May 26, 2024 brett jordan / CC

Fitchburg Man Arrested for Bail Jumping
Yesterday at 4:35 AM Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a Protection Order violation. Following a brief investigation, Fitchburg Police Department was asked to assist in making con...
Courtney Chaffee May 25, 2024

New date for Dubuque attempted murder trial
A Dubuque man accused of attempted murder has a new trial date. 32-year-old Lorenzo Eggleston is charged in Iowa District Court of Dubuque County with attempted murder, willful injury causing serious ...
Courtney Chaffee May 25, 2024

Four Injured in Three Vehicle Crash in Dubuque
Dubuque police say four people were injured Thursday in a three- vehicle crash. 56-year-old Debora Merkes and 54-year-old Vicki Kinney both of Dubuque; and 44-year-old Jason Reimer and 48-year-old Kev...
Courtney Chaffee May 25, 2024

New exhibit at National Mississippi River Museum
The National Mississippi River Museum's new summer exhibit is an adventure and nostalgic game for guests. 'American Adventures' is an 'Oregon Trail' style game where guests role-play as a settler afte...
Courtney Chaffee May 25, 2024





