Category Archives: Local News
Dubuque Asking For Input On Trains
The City of Dubuque is asking for the public’s input on the impact of train noise in an attempt to measure interest in potential railroad quiet zones. Due to a recent merger between Canadian Pac...
Mark Evenstad May 03, 2024
Applications To Fill Lafayette County Circuit Court Vacancy
Applicants are sought for the judicial vacancy on the Lafayette County Circuit Court. An appointment will fill a vacancy created by the death of Judge Duane Jorgenson on April 21. According to a press...
Mark Evenstad May 02, 2024
Disturbance at Comiskey Park in Dubuque
Police said they are investigating a disturbance in a Dubuque park that involved as many as 50 people. Dubuque Police Department Lt. Luke Bock said police responded at approximately 6:42 p.m. Tuesday ...
Mark Evenstad May 02, 2024
Rommel Enoch Murder Trial Underway In Dubuque County
Friends and family of a woman killed in Dubuque in 2021 testified this morning to the impact of the loss on their lives in the first day of testimony of the trial against the man accused of killing he...
Mark Evenstad May 02, 2024
OWI Arrest in Vernon County
The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office released details of a recent OWI arrest of a man from Brodhead, Wisconsin. According to a release, officers pulled over 45-year-old Matthew Riese Saturday morn...
Mark Evenstad May 02, 2024
Vehicle vs Tree Crash Results in 3rd OWI Arrest
On Monday at approximately 2:34 PM, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a one vehicle crash into a tree on Airport Road in Smelser Township. 39 year old Shannon Bell of Platteville...
Mark Evenstad May 02, 2024
Armed Student Shot and Killed in Mount Horeb
Law enforcement in Mt. Horeb shot and killed an armed student outside Mount Horeb Middle School Wednesday morning. No other details about the student were available except that the student was a male....
Mark Evenstad May 02, 2024
Pedestrian struck by vehicle, killed in Dubuque
Police said a pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle in Dubuque. According to Dubuque Police 47-year-old David Miller of Dubuque, was pronounced dead at 12:06 a.m. Wednesday. A press release ...
Courtney Chaffee May 01, 2024
Platteville Woman Arrested for 3rd Offense OWI
A woman from Platteville was arrested for her (3) Third Offense Drunk Driving after a one vehicle accident. The Grant County Sheriff’s Department was notified of the accident about 2:30 pm Monda...
Courtney Chaffee May 01, 2024
Generous Donation For New Platteville Fire Stateion
Community First Bank donated $5,000 to the New Platteville Fire Facility project! To keep up-to-date on the progress of this project, please visit https://www.platteville.org/fire. Those interested in...
Mark Evenstad May 01, 2024