Category Archives: Local News
UW-Madison campus victim of attempted "swatting" call
Like so many campuses in the past week, UW-Madison police had a call about an active shooter threat on campus and thanks to preparation, they were able to determine it was false, before panic spread t...
Aug 26, 2025
Readstown man arrested in Dubuque for OWI
Early Saturday morning Dubuque police arrested 26-year-old Scott D. Coulthard of Readstown, Wis., in the 900 block of West Locust Street on charges of operating while intoxicated and person ineligible...
Aug 25, 2025
$750 million Powerball jackpot up for grabs
Today's Powerball drawing - the 37th since the jackpot was last won - has $750 million up for grabs in the Powerball jackpot. It will be the 10th largest in the game's history, after no ticket matched...
Aug 25, 2025
Sen. Sanders held weekend town hall in Viroqua
Senator Bernie Sanders and congressional candidate Rebecca Cooke held a town hall in Viroqua Saturday. The meeting focused on income inequality, government spending, and corporate power. Sanders urged...
Aug 25, 2025 Sanders-021507-18335- 0004
Southwest Tech launches indoor farming partnerships
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is launching a new initiative that places hydroponic indoor farms in 22 K-12 school districts across its five-county region. The project officially kicked off dur...
Aug 25, 2025
No injuries following UTV crash in Willow Springs township
On Saturday shortly before 7 PM A Lafayette County deputy, Lafayette County EMS and Darlington Fire responded to the Cheese Country Trail, Willow Springs Township for an ATV accident. 42-year-old Mich...
Aug 25, 2025 United Soybean Board / CC
Arena man arrested following domestic disturbance
On Saturday shortly after 8:30 PM the Iowa County communications Center received a report of an ongoing disturbance at an address on Joles Road in Arena Township. Multiple deputies from Iowa County an...
Aug 25, 2025
Barneveld man arrested following disturbance in Brigham
On Saturday around 10 AM the Iowa County Communications Center received a report of an ongoing disturbance at an address on Ridge View Road in Brigham Township. Multiple Iowa County deputies responded...
Aug 25, 2025
Viola woman arrested for OWI
Early Saturday morning, An Iowa County deputy conducted a traffic stop on Highway 14 near Hayward Crossing Road in the Arena Township. As a result of stop, 43-year-old Stacey J Burkhamer of Viola, was...
Aug 25, 2025
Illinois man cited for OWI on a UTV in Darlington
On Friday shortly after 10:30 PM 58-year-old Frankie L. Davis of Marengo IL was cited for Operating While Intoxicated on a UTV 1st Offense and Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test on Christensen DR in t...
Aug 25, 2025 Scott Davidson / CC
