Category Archives: Local News

Dubuque Woman Charged With Domestic Assault
The Dubuque Police Department reports that 42 year old Carla Brown was arrested around 6:00 p.m. Saturday at her residence on a charge of domestic assault.
Mark Evenstad Jun 03, 2024

Drugs and Weapons Charges For Dubuque Woman
Dubuque Police arrested 34 year old Chante Hightower-Burch of Dubuque around 3:00 a.m. Sunday in the 100 block of East 17th Street on charges of person ineligible to carry a dangerous weapon and posse...
Mark Evenstad Jun 03, 2024

Dubuque Woman Arrested For Disturbance
A Dubuque woman was arrested after police said she was involved in a large disturbance in Dubuque. 33 year old Tearra Handcox of Dubuque was arrested around 5pm Friday in the area of East 14th Street ...
Mark Evenstad Jun 03, 2024

One Person Killed in Head-On Crash in Jackson County
The Iowa State Patrol reports that one person was killed and another person was injured in a head-on collision early Sunday in Jackson County. A report states that a vehicle was traveling north on Hig...
Mark Evenstad Jun 03, 2024
No Pool This Summer and Next Summer in Platteville
After the unexpected closure of Platteville's swimming pool last month, city officials have begun deliberating on the future of the facility. However, given the condition of the 80-year old facility, ...
Mark Evenstad Jun 03, 2024

One Person Injured in Accident In Iowa County
The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a motor vehicle crash on US Highway 151 near Exit 44 in the Township of Dodgeville Friday around 5:20pm. The Dodgeville Fire Department, Dodg...
Mark Evenstad Jun 03, 2024

Motorcycle Accident in Lafayette County
Darlington Fire and Lafayette County EMS responded to County Highway F in Fayette Township Friday just after 3:30pm for a motorcycle accident. 17 year old Ephraim Fisher of Gratiot was traveling westb...
Mark Evenstad Jun 03, 2024

Vondra Ag Donates $5,000 for Platteville Fire Facility
Vondra Ag Service, LLC donated $5,000 to the New Platteville Fire Facility project! In a press release Brady Vondra said, “It was a very easy decision when I got asked to donate to the Plattevil...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 01, 2024

City of Platteville Purchased 29 Acres of Land
The City of Platteville announced a strategic investment in the community’s housing future. On Thursday, May 30, 2024, the city successfully acquired three tracts of land through a property auct...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 01, 2024

Florida Man Sentenced for Platteville Stabbing
A man has been sentenced to two years in prison for a Grant County stabbing. 45-year-old Johnny Simon of Orlando, Fla., recently received the sentence in Grant County Circuit Court after pleading guil...
Courtney Chaffee Jun 01, 2024