Category Archives: Local News

Iowa DOT taking steps toward ferry service at Lansing Bridge
The Iowa DOT is taking steps to bring a ferry service to Lansing, Iowa and De Soto, WI during the Black Hawk Bridge closure. The DOT is updating both the north and south driveways, including the railr...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 17, 2025

Richland County Sheriff's arrest someone in Boaz for child pornography
The Richland County Sheriff's Office arrested a 38-year-old after executing a search warrant for a child pornography investigation. The sheriff's office stated they were assigned three Cyber Tips from...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 17, 2025

Man dies following Crawford County motorcycle crash
On Tuesday afternoon the Crawford County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a motorcycle crash on Highway 27 at the intersection of Stoney Point Road. Law enforcement, medical, and fire personn...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 17, 2025 Andrew Taylor / CC

Dubuque City Council pushes off airline subsidy discussion
The Dubuque City Council voted unanimously Monday to delay a decision on using local tax dollars to subsidize commercial flights at Dubuque Regional Airport until their next meeting on Oct. 6. The mot...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 16, 2025

Gov. Evers signs executive order to ensure vaccine availability
Governor Tony Evers signs an Executive Order to ensure vaccine availability across Wisconsin. The order announced Monday gives the state's Department of Health Services authority to monitor and review...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 16, 2025 Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait

One transported following moped crash
Shortly after noon on Monday Lafayette County Deputies, Darlington Fire, and Lafayette County EMS responded to Roller Coaster Rd in Darlington Township for a one vehicle accident. 37-year-old Markus A...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 16, 2025

Charges filed against mother of Portage Co. missing child case
The Portage County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday announced that criminal charges were filed against the mother of the formerly missing Portage County girl believed to have been with her uncle,...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 16, 2025 Brandon Harer / CC

Man arrested in Dubuque in relation to Colorado cold case
Police said a Dubuque man was arrested Monday morning on a homicide charge in connection with a Colorado cold case. 55-year-old Robert McClain was arrested on a warrant from Adams County, Colo. A pres...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 16, 2025

Motorcyclist cited for OWI following crash in Grant County
On Monday at 6:45pm, the Grant County Sheriff's Office took a report of a motorcycle crash with injuries, on Town Hall Rd., in Lima Township. Platteville Fire Department and Southwest Health EMS were ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 16, 2025 Scott Davidson / CC

Van Orden introduces legislation to prohibit federal funding for entities celebrating political violence
Congressional Republican Derrick Van Orden is calling for federal funding to be cut from municipalities including Eau Claire in response to comments made by elected officials. In a post to his officia...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 16, 2025





