Category Archives: Local News

Boscobel clinics phone services still down
Phones are still down for Emplify Health by Gundersen Boscobel Area. According to a social media post yesterday, inbound calls to Emplify Health's Boscobel locations (hospital, family medicine clinic ...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 31, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Iowa 511 app adds hazard reporting feature
A new feature on the Iowa 511 app lets you report a road hazard directly to the DOT. You can choose from three main categories - traffic (like crashes or standstill traffic), road hazards (potholes or...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 30, 2025
DOJ sues to block new Illinois immigration related law
In an expected move, the Trump administration filed a lawsuit last week seeking to nullify a new state law that allows Illinois residents to sue federal immigration agents who arrest them in or near c...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 30, 2025

City of Dubuque seeks information on dog bite incident
City of Dubuque officials seek the public's help in obtaining information about a dog involved in a biting incident Friday, Dec. 26. The incident happened at about 8 p.m. in the 900 block of Kane Stre...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 30, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Iowa County 911 call volumes for December 21 - 27, 2025
The Iowa County Sheriffs Department is sharing their call number for last week, December 21 - December 27, 2025. The Iowa County 911 Communication Center handled a total of 489 calls for service. The ...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 30, 2025

Gov. Evers completes visits to every Wisconsin county
Governor Tony Evers has once again visited every county in Wisconsin, his administration announced Monday. This is the sixth year Gov. Evers has stopped in every county in Wisconsin since taking offic...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 30, 2025 Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait

Van Orden releases statement on Wisconsin's receipt of Rural Health fund
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that Wisconsin will receive $203,670,005 through the Rural Health Transformation Program. Beginning in 2026, this funding will support Wiscon...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 30, 2025

UW-Platteville terminates Athletic Director
UW-Platteville terminated its athletic director last week. Michael Knipe began his career at UW-Platteville in May 2024, previously serving as deputy director of athletics at Fort Lewis College in Dur...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 30, 2025

Shullsburg man arrested for OWI following crash
A person from Shullsburg was arrested for OWI following a two-vehicle crash. Early Sunday afternoon Lafayette County Deputies responded to E Truth ST in Shullsburg for a two-vehicle accident. 21-year-...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 29, 2025

Mount Horeb man arrested for using fraudulent bill
One person was arrested in Mount Horeb after using a fraudulent $100 bill at a Kwik Trip. The Mount Horeb Police Department said the call came in on Tuesday, when staff reported a customer using a fak...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 29, 2025





