Category Archives: Local News

With available phone numbers tied to the 608 area code set to run out within a year and a half, residents of south-central and southwestern Wisconsin will soon have another area code available to them...

Authorities are seeking tips from the public on a utility vehicle that was stolen from East Dubuque, then driven into Wisconsin and through Dubuque. The Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Department reports ...

State School Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly provided an update Thursday on K-12 education in Wisconsin while speaking during this year's State of Education address at the Capitol. Underly, a former P...

UW-Platteville announced its preliminary fall enrollment estimates, which include 1,430 students in the new freshman class - a 13% increase over last year. Interim Chancellor Tammy Evetovich says the ...

Grant County emergency responders recently received more than $110,000 in federal funds to put toward new equipment and training. Lancaster EMS received a $54,636 regional grant for training by Southw...

One of the newest members of the Grant County Sheriff's Office is a puppy preschool graduate. The sheriff's office brought in its first therapy K-9, a mini Goldendoodle named Zelda. The dog will tend ...

Four additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the area from September 8th to Wednesday. A report says three of the deaths were Dubuque County residents. Meanwhile, the number of patients wi...

The Iowa County Sheriff's Office and the Ridgeway Marshal's Office responded to a burglary on Main Street in Ridgeway. The burglary appears to have occurred in the overnight hours of September 19th th...

The City of Darlington Police Department is releasing information regarding the presence of a sexual offender to be living in the city. 45 year old Jason M. Schmidt will be living in a residence on Ar...

Authorities in Iowa County received a report of a Motor Vehicle Crash near Lakeview Road and County Road HH near Barneveld with injuries around 10:45am Tuesday. The persons injured were taken to an ar...