Category Archives: Local News

Shotgun Used To Damage Mailboxes In Iowa County
The Iowa County Sheriff's Office is asking people to check their home video surveillance systems to look for suspicious activities over the last few nights. Somebody has been using a shotgun to damage...
Jul 20, 2021

Historic Sites in Southwest Wisconsin To Open Soon
After nearly two years of closure to the public, Wisconsin Historical Society sites and museums will open soon, including four located in southwest Wisconsin. Reports say First Capitol in Belmont will...
Jul 20, 2021

One Vehicle Crash with Injury
Two teens were hurt in a crash that ended with their vehicle engulfed in flames. The Grant County Sheriff's Office was called around 11:45 last Thursday night for a crash on County Road Q about 5 mile...
Jul 20, 2021

Two vehicle crash results in OWI arrest
Two men have been cited after a two-vehicle crash north of Potosi on Saturday evening. The Grant County Sheriff's Office reports 54-year-old Claudia Dorsch of Dubuque was driving north on Highway 61 a...
Jul 20, 2021 GotCredit / CC

Evers Visits UW-Platteville On Monday
Governor Tony Evers made a visit to Grant County on Monday with a stop at UW-Platteville. The governor met with university officials to talk about a new solar array project on campus. The 2.4-mega wat...
Jul 20, 2021

Cuba City Man Arrested For Drugged Driving, 4th Offense
A Cuba City man faces his 4th offense of operating while intoxicated after authorities found him passed out at the wheel Saturday afternoon. According to a Grant County Sheriff's Office report, a depu...
Jul 20, 2021

Arrest Of Prairie du Chien Man For Drugs, Whereabouts Unknown
The Prairie du Chien Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Thursday and arrested a Prairie du Chien man on drug charges. The traffic stop occurred on Highway 18 around 1:30pm and K-9 "Rico" di...
Jul 19, 2021

Bridge Repair Project at Prairie du Chien To Be Completed Soon
Construction soon will conclude on one section of a multi-bridge repair project that spans the Mississippi River, with remaining work expected to be completed before winter. A concrete overlay replace...
Jul 19, 2021

Disorderly Conduct Incident In Mineral Point
An Iowa County Deputy assisted a Mineral Point Police Officer with an incident on Doty Street in Mineral Point Sunday just after 12noon. As a result, 44 year old Amber Sherman of Mineral Point was arr...
Jul 19, 2021

Gas Price Over $3 in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois
Gas prices in Wisconsin have exceeded $3. According to GasBuddy, the average price for a gallon of gas in Wisconsin is now $3.03, the national average surpassed $3 back in May. It's the first time sin...
Jul 19, 2021 Benjamin Sperandio / CC





