Category Archives: Local News

Dubuque Man Faces Domestic Assault Charge
Dubuque Police arrested 36 year old Shon Perkins Jr. Of Dubuque around 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Dubuque Law Enforcement Center on a warrant charging domestic assault with strangulation and child endan...
Mark Evenstad Apr 25, 2024

Madison Man Arrested In Iowa County
The Iowa County Communications Center received multiple reports of a man walking on Highway 18-151 near County Road YZ in the Township of Dodgeville Wednesday around 9pm. Iowa County Sheriff's Deputie...
Mark Evenstad Apr 25, 2024

Former Local Priest Arrested For Sexual Abuse in 1980s
Dubuque Police say a former local priest was arrested Wednesday on sexual abuse charges stemming from his time at a Dubuque parish in the 1980s. 68 year old Rev. Leo Riley of Port Charlotte, Fla., is ...
Mark Evenstad Apr 25, 2024

Lafayette County Judge Passed Away
Lafayette County Circuit Court Judge Duane M. Jorgenson has passed away at the age of 73. Judge Jorgenson died Sunday, April 21st after battling cancer. He was elected Lafayette County Circuit Judge i...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 25, 2024

Fatal Potosi Accident
A man from Potosi, 93-year-old Wilbert E. Post sustained fatal injuries following a one vehicle accident. The Grant County Sheriff’s Department was notified about 2:30 pm Tuesday of the accident...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 24, 2024

Iowa Judge Rules In Favor Of Archdiocese Of Dubuque
An Iowa district judge has ruled in favor of the Archdiocese of Dubuque on three of four counts levied against it by an individual who accuses a former priest of sexual abuse. District Court Judge Joh...
Mark Evenstad Apr 24, 2024

Lancaster Man Arrested
A man from Lancaster is facing a number of charges following an investigation into a theft which took place earlier this year. The Lancaster Police Department reported 40 year old Norman M. Rockwell w...
Mark Evenstad Apr 24, 2024

Semis Collide, One Person Injured
Police say one person was injured in a crash involving a semi-tractor trailer in Dubuque. 54 year old Genaro Calpito Jr. of Charles City, Iowa, was transported by ambulance to MercyOne Dubuque Medical...
Mark Evenstad Apr 24, 2024

One Vehicle Accident Near Scales Mound
A Wisconsin man was seriously injured in a one vehicle accident near Scales Mound Tuesday. The Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Department says the accident happened around 4:30pm on North Culvert Road. Au...
Mark Evenstad Apr 24, 2024

Three People Injured In Crash Near East Dubuque
Authorities say three people were injured Monday in a crash near East Dubuque following an attempted traffic stop and a high-speed chase. 21 year old Joseph Oimoen of Barneveld was taken to Midwest Me...
Mark Evenstad Apr 24, 2024