Category Archives: Local News

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

One dead following Clayton County crash involving UTVs
Authorities said one person died and three were injured in a Clayton County crash involving a pickup truck and two UTV's. According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, 62-year-old Ricky Thurn of Edg...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 12, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Muscoda man arrested following suspicious fire
Early Thursday morning, the Grant County Sheriff's Office was notified of a structure fire on Skyline Drive in Muscoda. Muscoda Fire, Muscoda EMS, and deputies from the Grant County Sheriff's Office i...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 12, 2025 brett jordan / CC
Semi driver killed in Dubuque County 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

Envision 2030 event taking place at Crescent Community Health
Officials with the Envision 2030 community visioning process have announced a new time and location for a planned community event tomorrow. The Pick and Plate event will now be held from 3 to 6:30 p.m...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 12, 2025





