Category Archives: Local News
Motorcyclist suffers life-threatening injuries from deer collision
On Saturday at 10:58am, the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a single motor vehicle crash with injuries in the 10,000 block of County N in Wiota. Lafayet...
Sep 29, 2025 GotCredit / CC
Gavin Thompson to appear in Iowa County Court Friday
A Wisconsin man soon will appear in person in an Iowa County Court where he's charged with killing a woman and driving away with her body in a stolen car, despite concerns that the 23-year-old isn't c...
Sep 25, 2025
Former State Representative Brett Hulsey announced campaign for governor
Former State Representative Brett Hulsey announced he is running for governor. Hulsey was previously a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2011-2015, and served on the Dane County Board for 14...
Sep 25, 2025
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin pausing abortion services Oct. 1
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin announced that abortions will be put on hold starting Oct. 1, following President Donald Trump's budget bill, which Planned Parenthood claims includes steep cuts to Med...
Sep 25, 2025 GotCredit / CC
Former Lancaster Mayor David Varnam announces campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
Former Lancaster Mayor David Varnam officially announced his candidacy this morning for the 2026 Republican nomination for lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. David Varnam is the former mayor of Lancast...
Sep 25, 2025
Bird Flu found in Jefferson County
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) in a commercial poultry flock in Jefferson County....
Sep 25, 2025
Structure fire closes Survey Rd for five hours
Wednesday afternoon the Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a structure fire in the township of Mineral Point on Survey Road. Mineral Point Fire Department, Mineral Point EMS, Dodge...
Sep 25, 2025 cbransto / CC
Quality Bakery in Dodgeville closing
A staple in the Dodgeville community will soon be closing its doors for good. Quality Bakery announced its closure Thursday morning, stating that the family's priorities have changed. What started as ...
Sep 25, 2025
Richland Center man arrested in Dodgeville for OWI
Wednesday morning shortly after 8 AM the Iowa County Communcations Center received a traffic complaint on Highway 130 of a vehicle swerving all over the roadway. A Deputy initiated a traffic stop with...
Sep 25, 2025
Rebecca Cooke calls on President Trump to take action on soybeans
The leading Democratic candidate for Wisconsin's third Congressional District is calling on President Trump to take action regarding soybeans. Rebecca Cooke indicated the trade war with China along wi...
Sep 25, 2025
