Wisconsin lawmakers introduced a package of bills Thursday aimed at promoting and improving safety for LGBTQIA+ Wisconsinites. Members of the Wisconsin Legislative LGBTQ Caucus and Transgender Parent and Nonbinary Advocacy Caucus introduced the Equality Agenda at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Some of the bills that were...

U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., discussed federal agricultural policy Thursday after stopping at a southwest Wisconsin cheese plant. The visit to dairy co-op Foremost Farms' Lancaster plant comes about a week after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation package, dubbed the "One Big B...

Within the last month, Southwest Health started construction on a multi-year construction project addressing growing healthcare needs in the region both within the existing hospital space and breaking ground on a new Medical Suite adjacent to the Platteville Clinic. The new construction is expanding Surgical Services f...

On Thursday at 11:10 PM Lafayette County Deputies responded to Highway 23 in Darlington Township for a one vehicle rollover accident. 48-year-old Shannon L. Towne of New Auburn was traveling on highway 23 in a truck towing another truck when he lost control of his vehicle and the truck being towed overturned into the d...

United Way of Dubuque Area Tri-States says it is about $70,000 short of its fundraising needs for the fiscal year that ends on Saturday. The agency says that's mostly due to a decline in payroll deductions that let people donate directly from their paychecks. The United Way often serves as a facilitator, providing gran...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that 33 schools and school districts have been awarded grants to join the Choose Iowa Food Purchasing Program for Schools. This initiative aims to increase the use of locally sourced ingredients in school food services. The pilot program allows each school to apply for ...

Organizers seek volunteers for a cleanup effort of Dubuque County watersheds. The Dubuque County Watershed Clean Up will be held beginning at 9 a.m. June 7 at several locations. According to a press release, the event is organized by National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Dubuque County Conservation and Dubu...

A Wausau driver was arrested early Thursday for allegedly driving while under the influence with children in the vehicle. At 12:15 a.m. along I-90/94 westbound, a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper reportedly received a complaint about a maroon SUV that was unable to maintain a lane or speed. The trooper found the vehicle ...

A Grant County man has been sentenced to nine months in jail after authorities said he led law enforcement on a pursuit while operating a tractor pulling a disc plow. 48-year-old Chad Klein of Cassville recently received the sentence from Grant County Circuit Judge Craig Day after being found guilty of resisting/failin...

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection confirms that a Rock County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The result was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa. The positive result came from a 5 1/2-year-old doe. The premises is...