Category Archives: Local News

Dangerous Material Removed from Browntown
On Wednesday, at about 10:40am, a construction crew working on the wall of a structure on East Main Street, in the Village of Browntown found 8 paper wrapped cylindrical items having the appearance of...
Aug 03, 2023

Two Vehicle Accident At Ridgeway
The Iowa County Communication Center received a report of a two-vehicle accident on County Road Y in the Township of Ridgeway Tuesday at approximately 7:30pm. Barneveld EMS, the Ridgeway Fire Departme...
Aug 03, 2023

Kayak Overturns At Arena Boat Landing
Iowa County officials received a report of two individuals who had tipped their kayaks near the Arena Boat landing in the Township of Arena Tuesday around 11:30am. The Arena Fire Department and Arena ...
Aug 03, 2023

Galena Trying To Decide On What To Do With Main Street Building
Galena City Council members held a meeting this week and discussed the future of a city-owned building on Main Street, generally agreeing that public restrooms could be a good use of the property. The...
Mark Evenstad Aug 03, 2023

Dubuque County Fair Considered A Success
Even with high temperatures and a thunderstorm that forced the cancellation of the Friday night concert, Dubuque County Fair officials determined this year's fair a success. Attendance dipped slightly...
Mark Evenstad Aug 03, 2023

Pocan Calls For Video of Van Orden's Profanity Laced Tirade
Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan is calling for the release of security footage of an incident last week in which Republican 3rd District Congressman Derrick Van Orden of Prairie du Chien allegedly cur...
Aug 02, 2023

Man Who Escaped Custody Arrested in La Crosse
A man who escaped custody in Prairie du Chien Tuesday has been apprehended. Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson posted on social media Tuesday night that 26-year-old Paul Germundson escaped custody in...
Aug 02, 2023

Darlington Police Department Makes Two Arrests
The Darlington Police Department made two arrests last week in two separate incidents. 55 year old Steven Lauritz of Darlington, was arrested Friday, July 28, at 11:45 AM, for disorderly conduct and a...
Aug 01, 2023 Highway Patrol Images / CC

Lafayette County Man Charged With Domestic Abuse
At around 11:25 p.m. Saturday night, deputies with the Green County Sheriff's Department responded to a residence on Prairie View Road in the Town of Adams for the report of an altercation. An investi...
Aug 01, 2023

Gas Prices On The Rise
Drivers in southern Wisconsin are paying more at the pump this week when they fill their tanks. New AAA numbers show prices jumped more than ten cents across the state and nationwide. In Madison, the ...
Aug 01, 2023





