Category Archives: Local News

Authorities Say Black Bear To Be Left Alone
A black bear that made its way to a neighborhood on Madison's southwest side will get to decide its own future, for now. The bear was seen wandering around the Meadowood neighborhood throughout the da...
May 01, 2023 Pacific Southwest Forest Service, USDA / CC

OWI Arrest in Platteville
On Tuesday, just after 1pm, the Grant County Sheriff's Office received multiple calls regarding a vehicle traveling north on Highway 151 in Platteville Township going "ditch to ditch." There was not a...
Apr 28, 2023

Hazel Green Woman Arrested For OWI and Other Charges
Lafayette County authorities arrested 41 year old Sondra Willis of Hazel Green Thursday around 11:30am. Willis was operating a vehicle when she struck a power pole. As a result, Willis was arrested fo...
Apr 28, 2023

Mississippi River Flooding At 3rd Highest Level in Dubuque
Flooding on the Mississippi River at Dubuque will likely become the third-highest river level in the area's history. On Thursday afternoon, the river stage at Lock and Dam No. 11 reached 22.7 feet and...
Mark Evenstad Apr 28, 2023

Clayton County Residents Waiting For Mississippi To Crest
As the Mississippi River rises, officials say they're done with most of the preparation work. Now, they're waiting for the river to crest. Flooding is impacting communities in northeast Iowa, with som...
Mark Evenstad Apr 28, 2023

Train Derailment Near De Soto
Emergency crews, including Hazmat teams, responded to the De Soto area Thursday around 1:00 pm for a train derailment that occurred earlier in the afternoon. According to De Soto Village President Joe...
Apr 28, 2023

Ground Broken on New Southwest Health Darlington Clinic
Southwest Health has broken ground on their new Darlington Clinic. The site is located on the corner of Highway 81 and Tama Run Lane on Darlington's south side. Southwest Health will again partner wit...
Apr 28, 2023

Train Derailment at Crawford County and Vernon County Line
A train has derailed near De Soto. The derailment happened Thursday afternoon near Highway 35 and Highway 82 at the Crawford County and Vernon County line. A report indicates the wreckage of what appe...
Apr 27, 2023

Illinois Man Gets 30 Years in Prison For Selling Drugs
An Illinois man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for selling multiple kinds of drugs at a Dubuque residence. 45 year old Eddie Elem of Calumet City, Illinois was given the sentence in Iowa Dis...
Syndicated Content Apr 27, 2023

Roundabout Coming Between Platteville and Cuba City
Road work to construct a single lane roundabout at the intersection of Highway 80 and Highway 81 between Cuba City and Platteville will begin Friday. According to Grant County Supervisor of State Road...
Apr 27, 2023 Hannah Rosen / CC





