Category Archives: Local News

Van Orden stops in La Crosse to promote "Big Beautiful Bill"
Congressman Derrick Van Orden promoted President Trump's spending bill during a small business roundtable at Pearl Street Brewery. Van Orden used the gathering to highlight key provisions of the legis...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 15, 2025

Richland Center woman arrested for meth in Arena
Early Tuesday morning, an Iowa County Sheriff's Deputy conducted a traffic stop on vehicle for failure to dim headlights and operating left of center on Highway14 near Baxter Road in Arena. The driver...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 13, 2025
Grant County Emergency Management looking for flood damage reports
The Grant County Emergency Management is asking for reports of homes damaged in the recent flash flooding. They are looking for reports of structural damage to homes, damaged furnaces or water heaters...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 13, 2025

DMV releases new wesbite about scams
A new website from the Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles educate people about ongoing scams. The new webpage is a resource to help you recognize scams, learn how to protect yourself and provide g...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 13, 2025

Rock County mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus
Rock County Public Health said on Wednesday that mosquitoes in the county have tested positive for West Nile virus, the first positive mosquito results in Rock County this year. Mosquito surveillance ...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 13, 2025 corlaffra / Depositphotos.com

Invasive stiltgrass found in Rock County
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says a harmful, invasive plant has been discovered in Rock County. The plant, known as Japanese stiltgrass, was found by UW-Madison Extension in a private...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 13, 2025 GotCredit / CC
Wisconsin woman found guilty in international mutder for hire plot
A Wisconsin woman who was hired by her British lover as a would-be assassin, but then botched the attack and spent five years on the run, has been found guilty of conspiracy to murder. 44-year-old Aim...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 13, 2025
Names released in fatal Dubuque County semi crash
On Monday just after 6 PM the Dubuque County Sheriff's Office, Dubuque Police Department and Key West Fire and EMS responded to a motor vehicle accident on Highway 61 southbound just north of the Bunc...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 12, 2025

NTSB investigating fatal plane crash in Jones County
Federal officials report they are investigating a plane crash in Jones County, Iowa. The National Transportation Safety Board posted to social media that it is investigating a crash that occurred Mond...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 12, 2025

12-year-old dead following UTV rollover in Columbia County
Columbia County Sheriff's Office reports a 12-year-old died after a UTV rollover on Saturday. Officials say the crash happened just before 4:00 p.m. at a farm in the Town of Wyocena. The child was tra...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 12, 2025





