Category Archives: Local News

Dubuque man attempts to fire gun during arrest
Police said a Dubuque man attempted to fire a weapon while he was being placed under arrest. 28-year-old Kentrell V. Powell of Dubuque was arrested at 10:58 p.m. Thursday on charges of interference wi...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 24, 2024

Meteor seen over Wisconsin on Friday
According to the American Meteor Society, over 70 reports came in from across parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois of a meteor seen early Friday morning. Based on reports, the fireball was...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 24, 2024

Gov. Reynolds announces website to help parents find childcare
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds held a press conference on Thursday to announce the launch of a new website designed to help parents find childcare openings. The effort comes at a time when Iowa is facing ...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 23, 2024

Dubuque Botanicanna Closes
A Dubuque hemp store is closing its doors because of Iowa’s new consumable hemp law. The Botanicanna shop inside the Kennedy Mall in Dubuque announced the closure of the location due to restrict...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 23, 2024

Platteville Historic Re-enactment returns to Mound View Park
The 26th annual Platteville Historic Re-enactment returns to Mound View Park on September 6-8. Held since 1998, the three-day Platteville Historic Re-enactment showcases the history of America's Upper...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 23, 2024

Former Cuba City Man Arrested For Making Threats To Donald Trump
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona announced that a man who previously lived in Cuba City is considered to be an “investigative lead for threats to kill a presidential candidat...
Mark Evenstad Aug 23, 2024

Illinois bans corporal punishment in schools
This school year, Illinois will become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools. Legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law this month bans physical pun...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 22, 2024

NICC announces interim President
On Monday, the Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Board of Trustees named current Acting President and Vice President of Finance and Administration, Dave Dahms, to the position of Interim Preside...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 22, 2024

UW-Platteville introduces ‘burp science’ with GreenFeed
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Pioneer Farm is leading the way in agricultural innovation with the introduction of the GreenFeed machine, a groundbreaking technology in livestock emis...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 22, 2024

Shullsburg Woman Arrested For Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department conducted a traffic stop on County Highway W in the Village of Hazel Green Wednesday around 2:45am. As a result, 30 year old Alexis Smith of Shu...
Mark Evenstad Aug 22, 2024