Category Archives: Local News
Management Of Mystique Community Ice Center Bows Out
The operator of Dubuque's Mystique Community Ice Center has informed the city that it is ending its management of the facility at the end of July. Dubuque Community Ice & Recreation Center Inc., k...
Jun 23, 2021
Bicyclist Injured After Colliding With Bus
Police say a bicyclist was injured Tuesday afternoon when he rode through a red light and struck the side of a bus. 65 year old Michael Haferbecker of Dubuque, was taken by ambulance to MercyOne Dubuq...
Jun 23, 2021
Appeals Court rules against GOP leaders over redistricting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state appeals court has refused to put on hold a judge’s ruling that Republican leaders of the Wisconsin Legislature illegally hired private taxpayer-funded attorney...
Jun 23, 2021
Emergency crews resuscitate, arrest man passed out behind wheel in Walmart parking lot
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police arrested a man Tuesday evening for a suspected OWI after officers found him passed out in the driver’s seat of a vehicle parked in a Walmart parking lot with...
Jun 23, 2021
Eliminating Wisconsin business property tax gains momentum
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bipartisan push to end a tax Wisconsin businesses pay on property that has long been targeted for elimination gained momentum Wednesday, even as Democratic Gov. Tony Evers...
Jun 23, 2021
Testing, cleanup ongoing at Chemtool plant; air samples show no negative health risks
ROCKTON, Ill. — Chemtool’s parent company, The Lubrizol Corporation, announced Wednesday that air sampling in the wake of last week’s fire is not showing a negative health risk to th...
Jun 23, 2021
Man arrested for carrying concealed weapon following traffic stop
MADISON, Wis. — A Dane County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrested a man Tuesday night for unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon. Officials said the deputy was working traffic on Fairmont Ave...
Jun 23, 2021
Eliminating business property tax gets bipartisan support
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bill to eliminate property taxes paid by Wisconsin businesses on equipment and furnishings is finding bipartisan support in the state Legislature. Republicans proposed eli...
Jun 23, 2021
Eastside residential fire under investigation by MFD
MADISON, Wis. — Fire officials are investigating after a structure fire on Madison’s east side left one home significantly damaged and two others with heat damage. Firefighters responded a...
Jun 23, 2021
Senate to vote on ending licenses for braiding hair
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Senate is set to pass a bill that would allow people to braid hair without a license. The Black community has been pushing to deregulate braiding for years. Accord...
Jun 23, 2021
