Category Archives: Local News

Five COVID-19 Deaths Reported From Past Week in Area
Five more COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the area from May 4th to Wednesday, and the number of people with the coronavirus who were hospitalized in Dubuque went up slightly. During the seven...
Mark Evenstad May 12, 2022

Grant Regional To Build Clinic in Fennimore
Grant Regional Health Center is announcing future plans to build a family practice clinic in Fennimore and will break ground this summer. The expansion includes a multi-faceted approach to bringing ad...
May 12, 2022

DNR Issues Permit For Controversial Industrial Farm
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has approved a pollutant discharge permit for a large farm in the Driftless Area. Roth Feeder Pig in Crawford County will produce up to 140-thousand weane...
May 12, 2022

Galena City Council Approves Annexation Plan For Parker Project
Galena City Council members have approved an annexation tied to the development of a lodging project centered around Galena Marine Hospital. Council members voted, 5-2, to approve the second and final...
Mark Evenstad May 11, 2022

Telephone Scam Attempts in Jo Daviess County
Authorities are warning residents about a reported telephone scam occurring in Jo Daviess County. Sheriff Kevin Turner said in a release that scammers call a resident and either impersonate a family m...
Mark Evenstad May 11, 2022

Middleton Man Arrested For Trespassing in Iowa County
Iowa County authorities received a report of an intoxicated person trespassing at a residence on South Wilson Street in the Village of Cobb around 9:30pm Tuesday. A deputy with the Iowa County Sheriff...
May 11, 2022

Noise Complaint Results in Arrest of Gratiot Man
A deputy with the Lafayette County Sheriff's department responded to Main Street in the Village of Gratiot for a noise complaint Tuesday just after 5pm. As a result, 36 year old Jon Simmons of Gratiot...
May 11, 2022 Scott Davidson / CC

Drug Take Back Day
Nearly 60 thousand pounds of unwanted medications were returned on Wisconsin's spring Drug Take Back Day. Over 135 law enforcement groups took part in the day, with 59,840 pounds of medication being r...
May 11, 2022 Charles Williams / CC

Mineral Point Mother and Daughter Found Not Guilty in Homicide Trial
A jury has found an Iowa County mother and daughter not guilty in the death of a teen under their care. 53 year old Laurie and 30 year old Alexis Barry were each charged with a count of first-degree r...
May 11, 2022

Testimony Ends in Laurie and Alexis Barry Trial
Testimony has concluded in the jury trial of Laurie and Alexis Barry of Mineral Point. A report says on Monday, the defense called two expert witnesses to the stand. The first witness, Dr. Erik Christ...
May 10, 2022





