Category Archives: Local News

Dave Dahms appointed President of NICC
The interim president of Northeast Iowa Community College has been named the school's president. The NICC board of trustees voted unanimously this week to appoint Dave Dahms as president until his ant...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 27, 2025

Cedar Rapids man arrested for child sexual abuse in Dubuque
Police said a man sexually abused a child in Dubuque. 22-year-old Isaac A. Gukeisen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was arrested at 2:10 p.m. Friday at Dubuque Law Enforcement Center on a warrant charging seco...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 27, 2025

Over 320 pounds of items collected during Dubuque drug take back event
On Saturday, the Dubuque Drug Task Force, in conjunction with the Asbury Police Department and the Area Substance Abuse Council (ASAC) participated in a nationwide drug take back event. Items collecte...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 27, 2025 Eric Hunsaker / CC

Man sentenced to prison for 2024 sexual assault in Jo Daviess County
A man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual assault and sexual abuse charges in a Jo Daviess County case. 45-year-old Francisco Guinea-Delgado of Mundelein, Ill., pl...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 27, 2025

Dodgeville man arrested for domestic disorderly conduct
Early Friday morning the Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a disturbance at a residence on Church Street in Dodgeville. Following an investigation, of the incident 21-year-old Dra...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 27, 2025

Four people charged for Iowa County barn attack in August
Four people were charged Thursday in an attack on a 14-year-old boy at an Iowa County barn, an attorney representing the victim said. Online court records show 18-year-old Carson Knight, 20-year-old R...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 27, 2025 GotCredit / CC
Kansas woman dead following UTV crash in Gratiot
One person is dead following a UTV accident in Lafayette County. Shortly after 9 PM on Friday, the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call reporting a UTV crash on private property, on H...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 27, 2025

Dan County Supervisors votes to urge state to revoke Ridglan Farms license
The Dane County Board of Supervisors voted Thursday night to approve a resolution urging state officials to revoke the license of Ridglan Farms, a Blue Mounds research facility that has faced years of...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 24, 2025 FotoJagodka / Depositphotos.com

Wisconsin lawmakers consider bill to make English the state's official language
Wisconsin lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that would designate English as the state's official language, a move that could place Wisconsin among more than 30 states with similar laws. Th...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 24, 2025

Van Orden responds to President Trump's plan to buy beef from Argentina
After President Trump discussed purchasing Argentinian beef, Congressman Derrick Van Orden released a statement opposed to that plan. Van Orden said, "Wisconsin farmers and ranchers raise some of the ...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 24, 2025





