Category Archives: Local News

192,369 voters removed from voter registration log
The Wisconsin Elections Commission announced it has deactivated 192,369 voter registrations through the Four-Year Maintenance process required by law. The individuals deactivated by the Wisconsin Elec...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 04, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Platteville pool project moving along
About four months after Platteville voters signaled their support for the construction of a new municipal pool, city leaders are chipping away at the project. Several elements of the project are in th...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 04, 2025

Dubuque motorcyclists injured in crash
Police said a motorcyclist was taken to a hospital for an evaluation Friday after a Dubuque crash. 65-year-old David A. Rath of Dubuque, complained of pain and was transported by Dubuque Fire Departme...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 04, 2025

Platteville seeking applicants for Common Council vacancy
The city of Platteville will soon seek applicants to fill a recent Common Council vacancy. Tom Nall announced at the July 22 council meeting that he was resigning, saying he needed to focus on address...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 04, 2025 GotCredit / CC

Former Lafayette County Sheriff's Deputy died
A longtime member of the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department has died. 65-year-old John Reichling of Darlington passed away last Thursday. John's professional career began when he was hired by the L...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 04, 2025

Richland Center man dead after motorcycle crash
On Friday at approximately 7:47 PM, the Iowa County 911 Center received a report of a serious crash on Highway 130, north of Spring Valley Road in Clyde. Preliminary investigation indicates that 21-ye...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 04, 2025 Andrew Taylor / CC

Fall Creek man arrested for OWI in Linden
Early Thursday morning Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies initiated a traffic stop on Highway 18 near Sinbad Road in the Township of Linden. As a result, 26-year-old Nathan J Manor of Fall Creek was arres...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 01, 2025

Wauzeka man arrested in Eastman for drug paraphernalia
On Wednesday the Crawford County Sheriff's Department conducted a traffic stop on Highway 27 and County D in the Village of Eastman. During the stop, K-9 (Diego) was utilized and alerted to the presen...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 01, 2025

Three transported following fire in Arena
Late Thursday night, Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a fully engulfed structure fire on County Road H in the Township of Arena. A mutual aid alarm was activated. Responding unit...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 01, 2025 brett jordan / CC
Extradition for murder suspect pushed back again by Nebraska judge
A man arrested in Nebraska for allegedly killing a woman in Dodgeville, Wisconsin will remain in Nebraska for at least six weeks. According to news outlets in Lincoln, 23-year-old Gavin Thompson appea...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 01, 2025





