Category Archives: Local News

Bill Passes To Provide Funding For New Hospital In Lafayette County
A bill passed by the Wisconsin Assembly would provide federal relief funding to support a local hospital. Assembly Bill 390 would direct Governor Tony Evers to provide $4 million in American Rescue Pl...
Mark Evenstad Jun 24, 2021

WEDC Funds Go To Southwest Wisconsin Businesses
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is rewarding $15-hundred dollars each to a pair of area businesses. According to a release from the agency, Foundation Fitness and Nutrition of Darlingto...
Mark Evenstad Jun 24, 2021

Thursday COVID Update
Wisconsin's 7-day average of new COVID cases per day continues to sit below 100 as the state approaches a vaccination milestone. According to the state Department of Health Services, the daily case av...
Mark Evenstad Jun 24, 2021

Police Arrest Man On Drug Charges in Dubuque
Dubuque Police arrested 47 year old David Steil Wednesday around 2am on Noonan Street on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and interference with official acts ...
Mark Evenstad Jun 24, 2021

Dubuque Man Sentenced For Cutting Ex-Girlfriend With Steak Knife
A rural Dubuque man has been sentenced to 32 days of jail time and two years of probation for cutting his ex-girlfriend with a steak knife. 27 year old Devon Ward was given the sentence Monday in the ...
Mark Evenstad Jun 24, 2021

Man Arrest For Assault In Dubuque
A 48 year old Dubuque Man was arrested at his residence on Tuesday for an assault. Police arrested David Cunningham around 10:30pm Tuesday on charges of domestic assault with injury and false imprison...
Mark Evenstad Jun 24, 2021

Wisconsin is the best place to live, play, and work: Gov. Evers announces $140M in grants for tourism industry
MADISON, Wis. — After a year of uncertainty for Wisconsin’s tourism industry, the state is stepping in to lend a helping hand. Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday more than $140 million in ...
Logan Rude Jun 24, 2021

Two killed in Barron County crash involving dump truck
CUMBERLAND, Wis. (AP) — Two people are dead in a collision involving a dump truck and car in Barron County. The sheriff’s department says the truck was eastbound on Highway 48 near Cumberl...
Associated Press Jun 24, 2021

Devil’s Lake 220-acre land purchase approved
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Devil’s Lake State Park, Wisconsin’s most-visited park, is soon to be getting larger. The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on Wednesday unanimously approved pur...
Associated Press Jun 24, 2021

Wisconsin DNR moves ahead with PFAS pollution rules
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s natural resources policy board is moving ahead with implementing new regulations limiting toxic “forever chemicals” in the state’s water ...
Associated Press Jun 24, 2021