Category Archives: Local News

Road Closed From Flood Waters From Mississippi River
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is closing some roads due to rising flood waters from the Mississippi River. County Highway X from Gasner Hollow Road to a portion of County Highway X has been ...
Mark Evenstad Jul 01, 2024

Dubuque Man Faces Charges Of Domestic Assault With Injury
Dubuque Police arrested 42 year old Kevin O'Rourke of Dubuque Friday around 10pm at his home on charges of domestic assault with injury and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Mark Evenstad Jul 01, 2024
Rescue Mission responds to Supreme Court decision
The U-S Supreme Court on Friday ruled that cities can enforce bans on homeless people and ticket those sleeping outdoors in areas even where shelter space is lacking. Morgan Frazer is the Executive Di...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 01, 2024

John Deere Dubuque Works To Lay off 100 Workers
Deere & Company has announced plans to lay off about 100 workers from its Dubuque facility later this summer. Deere & Co. plans to lay off about 100 production employees at the Dubuque Works p...
Mark Evenstad Jul 01, 2024

City of Platteville To Continue To Lease Space at Platteville Public Library
The city of Platteville will continue to lease the space housing the Platteville Public Library. According to a report, the city will keep leasing the space located on West Main Street from Plattevill...
Mark Evenstad Jul 01, 2024

Disturbance Leads To Arrest of Dodgeville Man
Officials with the Iowa County Communications Center were notified of a disturbance on East Spring Street in Dodgeville Saturday around 7:45pm. The disturbance resulted in the arrest of 21 year old De...
Mark Evenstad Jul 01, 2024

Lone Rock Woman Arrested For Disturbance
Authorities in Iowa County were notified of a disturbance on Helena Road in the Township of Arena Saturday around 1:30am. The disturbance resulted in the arrest of 36 year old Kimberly Pittatsis of Lo...
Mark Evenstad Jul 01, 2024

Menasha Man Arrested For OWI in Iowa County
An Iowa County Sheriff's Deputy initiated a traffic stop on US Highway 151 near mile marker 37 in the Township of Mineral Point Saturday shortly after 1:00am. As a result, 28 year old Ryan Edward Pisc...
Mark Evenstad Jul 01, 2024

SW Wisconsin Meat Processors receive grant funds
Three meat processors from Southwest Wisconsin will receive funds through an Infrastructure Grant Program from the State Department of Agriculture. One of the requirements is the recipients must provi...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 28, 2024

Richland County Sheriff’s K9 Rambo Retires
The Richland County Sheriff's Department is bidding farewell to one of its finest officers, K9 partner Rambo. After eight years of dedicated service, sniffing out the bad guys and keeping our communit...
Mark Evenstad Jun 28, 2024