Category Archives: Local News

Lafayette County authorities are notifying the public of a sex offender being released to the area. Officials say 45-year-old Jason Schmidt is set to be released on or before June 7th, and will reside...

Authorities are continuing to investigate a series of burglaries at Grant County-area businesses. A release from the Lancaster Police Department says their office has received reports of two burglarie...

Law enforcement officials in Grant County are asking parents to talk to kids about toy guns in public places. According to a social media post by the Fennimore Police Department, officers were alerted...

City of Platteville officials and a community group are both seeking additional funding after bids for a planned inclusive playground came back well above budget. In a report, at a meeting this week, ...

A Galena man was taken to an area hospital after a two-vehicle crash on Thursday morning. The Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office reports that 47-year-old Christopher Garza was transported by amb...

Two more men have been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to prostitution charges. Reports show that former Dubuque County treasurer, 60-year-old Randy Wedewer of Epworth was given a year of...

The actor who played Shoeless Joe Jackson in the “Field of Dreams” movie shot in Dyersville has died. Reports say Ray Liotta died in his sleep while in the Dominican Republic working on a ...

A deputy with the Iowa County Sheriff's Department responded to an incident of a vehicle crash against a power pole and flames visible Wednesday around 12:30am. The Highland Fire Department also respo...

Just over 18-hundred new COVID-19 cases were reported Wednesday in Wisconsin. The latest numbers from the state Department of Health Services shows the 7-day average of cases in Wisconsin is at 1,829....

More round-abouts are coming to Prairie du Chien. The city's common council has voted to go forward with a plan to install them at the base of the Marquette-Joliet Bridge. The two round-abouts would b...