Category Archives: Local News

Marklein Talks About Fort McCoy Refugees
A state lawmaker serving the Fort McCoy area says Afghan refugees located at the base won't be staying in Wisconsin. Republican Senator Howard Marklein of Spring Green says more than 8-thousand refuge...
Mark Evenstad Sep 08, 2021

Man Arrested For Assault With Baking Sheet
Police say a man has been arrested for assaulting his then-girlfriend with a baking sheet and threatened her with a knife last year in Dubuque. 22 year old Zanzibah Stewart of Mason City, Iowa, was ar...
Mark Evenstad Sep 08, 2021

Dubuque Requires Masking Again
Officials in Dubuque are again requiring masks and social distancing in city-owned facilities. The latest update comes from a proclamation made by Mayor Roy Buol. The mayor cites the county’s hi...
Mark Evenstad Sep 08, 2021

Police give all-clear at Beloit Memorial High School; students released early
BELOIT, Wis. — Students at Beloit Memorial High School left school early Wednesday after the school was put into a “soft lockdown” due to an anonymous threat. Police said they were f...
Logan Rude Sep 08, 2021

Dubuque Man Arrested For Possession of Meth
Dubuque Police made a drug arrest Monday. 31 year old Shane Dole of Dubuque was arrested in the area of East 22nd and Stafford streets on a warrant charging possession of methamphetamine with intent t...
Mark Evenstad Sep 08, 2021

Development company breaks ground on mixed-use housing, retail project
MADISON, Wis. — A new development that will bring hundreds of apartments and new retail space to the city’s near west side is now underway. Developers, city leaders, project partners and o...
Logan Rude Sep 08, 2021

Luke Bryan concert expected to cause major traffic delays near Marshall on Thursday
MARSHALL, Wis. — An upcoming Luke Bryan concert at Statz Farm is expected to cause major traffic delays in Marshall on Thursday. The famed country singer is scheduled to visit Dane County to kic...
Logan Rude Sep 08, 2021

Cow killed in Grant County crash
PLATTEVILLE TOWNSHIP, Wis. — A driver hit and killed a cow that was lying in the middle of a Grant County road on Saturday. According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, a Platteville ma...
Logan Rude Sep 08, 2021

Report: COVID-19 pandemic driving alcohol sales in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report suggests people are buying dramatically more alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum released findings Wednesday that show ...
Associated Press Sep 08, 2021

Woman arrested in homicide of 6-year-old boy in West Allis
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — A woman has been arrested in connection with the death of a 6-year-old boy in a Milwaukee suburb which police are investigating as a homicide. Authorities received a 911 ...
Associated Press Sep 08, 2021