Category Archives: Local News

Elderly Iowa County Man Nearly Scammed Out of $45,000
An Iowa County elder was almost scammed out of $45,000 Friday. In a Facebook post made by Iowa County Sheriff Michael Peterson, he reports that an elderly person came into the sheriff's office visibly...
Jan 29, 2024 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC

Grant Helps Ag Producers Invest in Renewable Energy
Over $700,000 will be used to help agricultural producers and small rural business owners invest in renewable energy, decrease energy costs and generate new income. The funding was announced Friday by...
Jan 29, 2024 Benjamin Sperandio / CC

Grant County Officials Still Looking For Man in Friday Crash
Grant County authorities are looking for a man they say was involved in two high-speed chases and a crash that destroyed more than 100 yards of fencing and a cattle gate Friday morning. According to S...
Jan 29, 2024

Nominations Taken For Lancaster Chamber Awards
First ParagraphNow is the time to look back at a great year in Lancaster and recognize businesses and community leaders at the Lancaster Chamber's Annual Banquet scheduled for February 22nd. Please su...
Jan 29, 2024

Armed Robbery in Monroe
On Friday at 3:30 PM, Monroe Police were called to the scene of a reported armed robbery at Grocery Abbarotes La Orizabena on 11th Street in downtown Monroe. The initial report is that three masked Hi...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 27, 2024

Four People Injured in Dubuque Crash
Police said four people were injured in a crash Thursday in downtown Dubuque. 38-year-old Nathan H. Lang and 16-year-old Jovon Morris, both of Dubuque, were taken by ambulance to MercyOne Dubuque Medi...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 27, 2024

Dubuque Man Sentenced to Life in Prison
A man was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday for a fatal shooting that happened in Dubuque last year. 25-year-old Aaron Johnson of Chicago, received the mandatory sentence during a hear...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 27, 2024

Lafayette Co. Sheriff's Office releases photos of suspect in check fraud case
The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office on Friday released photos of a woman suspected of cashing fake checks and opening a bank account under a false name. Officials said that on Jan. 11 the woman open...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 27, 2024 EpicTop10.com / CC

Belmont Couple Pleads Not Guilty in Death of Infant
The southwest Wisconsin parents accused of homicide in connection with the death of their infant child have pleaded not guilty. 23-year-old Maria Guadulupe Atlahua-Aguas and 24-year-old Azariel Aguila...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 27, 2024

Blanchardville Man Guilty of Child Pornography
A Blanchardville man will spend over two years in prison after pleading guilty this past week to child pornography charges in Lafayette County Circuit Court. Logan Swiggum was initially charged with 1...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 27, 2024





