Category Archives: Local News

Criminal Charges For Mineral Point Man After His Wife Was Sentenced To Prison
Criminal charges have been filed against the husband of a Mineral Point woman who was sentenced to prison earlier this month in a child neglect case. The Iowa County District Attorney's office charged...
Apr 25, 2024

Fatal Accident Near Potosi
A man from Potosi, 93 year old Wilbert E. Post sustained fatal injuries following a one vehicle accident. The Grant County Sheriff's Department was notified about 2:30 pm Tuesday of the accident on Co...
Apr 25, 2024

Lafayette County Judge Dead
Lafayette County Circuit Court Judge Duane M. Jorgenson has passed away at the age of 73. Judge Jorgenson died Sunday, April 21st after battling cancer. He was elected Lafayette County Circuit Judge i...
Apr 25, 2024

Madison Man Arrested In Iowa County
The Iowa County Communications Center received multiple reports of a man walking on Highway 18-151 near County Road YZ in the Township of Dodgeville Wednesday around 9pm. Iowa County Sheriff's Deputie...
Apr 25, 2024

Former Local Priest Arrested For Sexual Abuse in 1980s
Dubuque Police say a former local priest was arrested Wednesday on sexual abuse charges stemming from his time at a Dubuque parish in the 1980s. 68 year old Rev. Leo Riley of Port Charlotte, Fla., is ...
Mark Evenstad Apr 25, 2024

Lafayette County Judge Passed Away
Lafayette County Circuit Court Judge Duane M. Jorgenson has passed away at the age of 73. Judge Jorgenson died Sunday, April 21st after battling cancer. He was elected Lafayette County Circuit Judge i...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 25, 2024

Fatal Potosi Accident
A man from Potosi, 93-year-old Wilbert E. Post sustained fatal injuries following a one vehicle accident. The Grant County Sheriff's Department was notified about 2:30 pm Tuesday of the accident on Co...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 24, 2024

Lancaster Man Arrested
A man from Lancaster is facing a number of charges following an investigation into a theft which took place earlier this year. The Lancaster Police Department reported 40 year old Norman M. Rockwell w...
Apr 24, 2024

One Vehicle Accident Near Scales Mound
A Wisconsin man was seriously injured in a one vehicle accident near Scales Mound Tuesday. The Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Department says the accident happened around 4:30pm on North Culvert Road. Au...
Mark Evenstad Apr 24, 2024

Three People Injured In Crash Near East Dubuque
Authorities say three people were injured Monday in a crash near East Dubuque following an attempted traffic stop and a high-speed chase. 21 year old Joseph Oimoen of Barneveld was taken to Midwest Me...
Mark Evenstad Apr 24, 2024





