Category Archives: Local News

Additional details released on UW-Platteville murder suicide
The woman who brought a gun to Wilgus Hall at UW-Platteville in May and shot and killed another student, then herself, had a pattern of concerning behaviors and writings, including Google searches abo...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 27, 2025
Former Iowa County Administrator hired as Beaver Dam's City Administrator
The City of Beaver Dam chose a new city administrator, who will be responsible for overseeing city operations. The person they chose is the former Iowa County Administrator, who was terminated followi...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 26, 2025

VP Vance will be in La Crosse this week
Vice President J.D. Vance is headed to La Crosse Thursday to tout the One Big, Beautiful Bill. Vance is reportedly headed to a steel fabrication facility to talk about the megabill's effect on manufac...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 26, 2025

Ferryville man arrested for stealing items from vehicles
On Saturday, the Crawford County Sheriff's Office received numerous reports of miscellaneous items stolen from several vehicles in the Village of Ferryville. Law enforcement personnel responded, locat...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 26, 2025

Minnesota man arrested following break-in
On Friday, shortly after 9:30 p.m., the Crawford County Sheriff's Office received a report of an intruder fleeing from a residence located along Highway 35 in the Township of Freeman. Law enforcement ...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 26, 2025

Boscobel man arrested following two-vehicle crash in Wauzeka
On Monday, the Crawford County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a two-vehicle traffic crash on Highway 60 near Hummingbird Lane in Wauzeka. 60-year-old Edward Pitzer of Wauzeka, was operating...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 26, 2025

City of Dubuque changing process to hire police and firefighters
The city of Dubuque is changing how it processes applications for police officers, cutting out the Civil Service Commission and allowing qualified applicants to interview faster. The city also modifie...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 26, 2025

Dubuque County voters can submit absentee ballot request
Dubuque County voters can submit a request for an absentee ballot for the Nov. 4 city and school election beginning this week, while requests for absentee ballots for the Oct. 4 primary election will ...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 26, 2025 hjl / CC

Dubuque man arrested for assault after woman hospitalized
Police said a man headbutted a woman during a Dubuque disturbance and left her hospitalized. 29-year-old Robert C. Robey of Dubuque was arrested early Monday morning at his residence on charges of wil...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 26, 2025

Maryland resident is diagnosed with New World screwworm
A rare case of travel-related New World screwworm was identified in Maryland in a patient who traveled from El Salvador, a spokesperson from the US Department of Health and Human Services said. The US...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 26, 2025





