Category Archives: Local News

Authorities identify victims in Kenosha County shooting
SOMERS, Wis. — Officials have identified the victims in a shooting at a Kenosha County tavern from over the weekend. The incident took place early Sunday morning at the Somers House tavern in th...
Brandon Arbuckle Apr 19, 2021

Highway 23 Construction Update in Darlington
Here's what to expect this week on the Highway 23 construction project in Lafayette County on Main Street in downtown Darlington. Crews will continue installing water main, sanitary sewer and storm se...
Mark Evenstad Apr 19, 2021

1.6M Wisconsinites fully vaccinated against COVID
MADISON, Wis. — More than 1.6 million Wisconsinites have fully completed the COVID-19 vaccine series, according to the state Department of Health Services. Health officials said 2,341,100 people...
Brandon Arbuckle Apr 19, 2021

Sauk County man coerced juvenile into sexual acts with monetary offers, Sauk County authorities say
HILLPOINT, Wis. — A Sauk County man has been charged with multiple sex crimes tied to allegations that he repeatedly coerced a female juvenile into having sexual encounters with him last year. A...
Logan Rude Apr 19, 2021

Dubuque Police Officers Talk Man Off Of Bridge
Authorities talked a person off of the Dubuque railroad bridge over the Mississippi River on Sunday afternoon. Officers responded shortly after 12noon to the bridge "for a male in a brain-health crisi...
Mark Evenstad Apr 19, 2021

Dubuque Man Arrested For Domestic Assault With Injury
Put your first paragraph here Dubuque Police arrested 50 year old Joseph Bussan of Dubuque Sunday morning in the area of Farley Street and Rhomberg Avenue on a charge of domestic assault with injury. ...
Mark Evenstad Apr 19, 2021

Possession Of Stolen Gun Sends Dubuque Man To Prison
A Dubuque man has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for possessing a stolen gun. 39 year old Christopher Roth was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. He pleaded gui...
Mark Evenstad Apr 19, 2021

Local law enforcement agencies to accept unused, unwanted medications for Drug Take Back Day
MADISON, Wis. — Nearly 300 local law enforcement agencies plan to participate in Drug Take Back Day on Saturday in an effort to give Wisconsinites a “safe, convenient and responsible&rdquo...
Logan Rude Apr 19, 2021

Madison schools ask for input on how to spend $9.5 million in grants
MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Metropolitan School District is asking the community how they would spend $9.5 million coming to the district in the next year as part of a grant. $9.5 million of an ...
Jaymes Langrehr Apr 19, 2021

Kenosha authorities arrest man in connection with weekend shooting that killed 3, hospitalized 3 others
SOMERS, Wis. — Kenosha law enforcement authorities have arrested a man in connection with a shooting that left three people dead and three more injured over the weekend. The shooting happened ea...
Site staff Apr 19, 2021