Category Archives: Local News
Solar Power Helping Small Businesses in Viroqua
180 panels of a solar array are now helping power small businesses in Viroqua. The sun is now helping power the Vernon Economic Development Association's Food Enterprise Center, a building housing 30 ...
Jun 21, 2023

Gas Leak In Platteville
Fire personnel with the Platteville Fire Department tended to the report of a gas leak in Platteville Tuesday shortly before 5pm. The area around Camp Street and Eastman Street in Platteville was wher...
Jun 21, 2023

Sauk County Officials Advise Against Taking In Runaway Children
Sauk County Crime Stoppers are reminding the public that anyone who takes a runaway in should immediately notify law enforcement. This reminder comes after 13-year-old James Yoblonski went missing nea...
Jun 21, 2023

Dodgeville Man Arrested For Contempt of Court
Iowa County Deputies made contact with an individual with an active warrant at the Iowa County Courthouse Monday shortly after 10am. As a result, 67 year old Richard Dolan of Dodgeville was arrested o...
Jun 21, 2023

Man Arrested For Active Warrant in Iowa County
A 20 year old man was arrested by Iowa County authorities Monday around 10am. Deputies arrested Richard Arensdorf because he had an active warrant. As a result, Arensdorf was booked into the Iowa Coun...
Jun 21, 2023

One Person Hurt in Jo Daviess County Motorcycle Crash
Authorities say a motorcyclist was injured in a crash Sunday in Jo Daviess County. 73 year old Daniel Kretschmer of Elizabeth was taken to Midwest Medical Center in Galena and subsequently transferred...
Jun 20, 2023

One Person Injured After UTV Collides With Vehicle Near Potosi
Grant County authorities say a man was airlifted following a crash Thursday involving a semi-tractor trailer and utility vehicle near Potosi. 92 year old Wilbert Post of rural Potosi was taken by ambu...
Jun 20, 2023

Disturbance Followed By Investigation and Arrest
Iowa County authorities received a report of a disturbance on Craig Street in Dodgeville Sunday around 5:30pm. Dodgeville Police along with Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the scene. Once ...
Jun 20, 2023 Highway Patrol Images / CC

Motorcycle Crash in Iowa County Injures Two Persons
Iowa County officials received a report of a Motorcycle Crash on County Road Y, near Governor Dodge Road in Mineral Point Township Sunday around 2:45pm. The driver and passenger of the motocycle were ...
Jun 20, 2023

Clues Point To Yoblonski Being Still Alive As Search Continues
As searchers continue to scour the woods in rural Sauk County to find a missing 13-year-old boy, they have uncovered a number of clues that have led to a shift in focus in their efforts. James Yoblons...
Jun 20, 2023





