Category Archives: Local News

Red Cross seeking volunteers
The American Red Cross of Wisconsin released a statement this week thanking their volunteers and calling for extra support amid the large number of home fires they see during the holiday season. The o...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 14, 2025

Car ferry service at Lansing sees successful first week
The first week of car ferry service between Lansing and Wisconsin is complete with strong numbers. According to a social media post from Mississippi River Bridge at Lansing between November 3 and Nove...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 14, 2025

Two men sentenced to prison for Dubuque stabbing
Two men were each sentenced to 15 years in prison this week for the 2024 stabbing of a Loras College student in Dubuque. 23-year-old Gabriel Dominguez of Sherrill and 23-year-old Scott M. Wessels of D...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 12, 2025

Most SW Wisconsin schools doing well on statewide report card
Almost all local southwest Wisconsin public schools met or exceeded expectations last school year, according to a new state report. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released the 2024-25 ...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 12, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Blanchardville man arrested for 2nd offense OWI
Early Tuesday morning 26-year-old Quinn T. Allbee of Blanchardville was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated 2nd Offense and Operating After Revocation on Highway 81 in Elk Grove Township. Allbee ...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 12, 2025

Northern Lights visible in SW Wisconsin and Iowa
Mother Nature put on a show Tuesday night as the Northern Lights shined across Southern Wisconsin. Red and green were among many colors depicted in the night sky. A large geomagnetic storm from the su...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 12, 2025
Semi rollover leads to hours long highway closure
Shortly after midnight this morning [Wednesday], the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a Semi tractor trailer rollover crash in the 21000 block of Highway...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 12, 2025

RAGBRAI announces 2026 theme
RAGBRAI LIII is gearing up for its 2026 ride with the theme "Iowa Classic," announced on Saturday. The theme celebrates Iowa's iconic water towers and ties in significant anniversaries for both Iowa a...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 12, 2025 choreograph / Depositphotos.com

Two Dubuque nonprofits receive large grants
Two Dubuque organizations recently received funding from the Iowa Women's Foundation. Dubuque Area Labor-Management Council received $10,000 and Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque received $25,00...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 12, 2025

Zach Lahn joins race to be Iowa's next governor
Another Republican has entered the race for governor and it's a candidate who says he'll be the "biggest donor" to his own campaign. Zach Lahn kicked off his campaign at his family's century farm near...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 12, 2025





