Category Archives: Local News

Sex Offender In Darlington Found and Arrest
The registered sex offender wanted by the Darlington Police Department has been found and arrested. 48 year old Matthew Buman of Darlington cut off his ankle bracelet which included a GPS tracking dev...
Feb 14, 2020

Woman Charged With Child Neglect After Near Drowning
A woman from Shullsburg has been charged with neglecting a 1-year old child in 2019 in which he nearly drowned. 32 year old Tricia Wakenight is charged in Lafayette County Circuit Court with neglectin...
Feb 14, 2020

National Weather Service Predicts Spring Flooding for the Mississippi River
The National Weather Service is releasing the first of its three spring flood forecasts. For the second year in a row, the risk of major flooding along the Mississippi River on the eastern side of Iow...
Feb 14, 2020

Vandalism at the Main Shrine at the Dickeyville Gotto
Dickeyville Police received a complaint on Wednesday of Criminal Damage done to the Dickeyville Grotto's Main Shrine on Main Street in Dickeyville. A large glass window inside the shrine was shattered...
Feb 13, 2020

Third OWI Charge For Mount Hope Man
A man from Mount Hope is facing his 3rd OWI offense along with firearms charges after nearly hitting a Grant County Sheriff's Department squad car on Wednesday morning. At around 11:15am Wednesday, th...
Feb 13, 2020

Two Vehicle Accident Near Hazel Green
No one was injured in a two vehicle crash near Hazel Green on Wednesday night. According to the Grant County Sheriff's Department, around 7:15pm, 28 year old Emily Allbee of Hazel Green was traveling ...
Feb 13, 2020
Obituaries February 13, 2020
Fred R. Plondke, 85, Bagley https://www.martinschwartzfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Fred-R-Plondke?obId=11042193#/obituaryInfo Paul N. Valentine, 83, Lancaster https://www.martinschwartzfuneralhomes.com...
Feb 13, 2020

Meth Bust Connected to Prairie du Chien
A suspected La Crosse drug dealer is in jail after an investigation by the La Crosse and Prairie du Chien Police Departments, along with area sheriff's offices. Prairie du Chien Police were actively i...
Feb 12, 2020

Illinois Man Busted For Drug Possession
A man from Northwest Illinois is facing drug possession charges. Darlington Police arrested 28 year old Joseph Geach of Winslow, Illinois on Tuesday at approximately 4:15 AM for possession of marijuan...
Feb 12, 2020

Assembly Passes Bill For Tougher Sentences For Drunk Drivers
The state Assembly has passed a bill that would impose tougher sentences on repeat drunken drivers. The Republican-authored measure would increase the minimum mandatory sentence for fifth and sixth of...
Feb 12, 2020





