Category Archives: Local News

All lanes of U.S. 51 at Maple Grove Road closed due to disabled vehicle
ROCKDALE, Wis. — All lanes of U.S. 51 at Maple Grove Road closed Tuesday afternoon due to a disabled vehicle, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. WisDOT sent out a traffic a...
Logan Rude Feb 16, 2021

Number of Wisconsinites fully vaccinated against COVID-19 approaches 250K
MADISON, Wis. — Nearly 250,000 people in Wisconsin have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to new data from the state Department of Health Services. Health officials said 996...
Brandon Arbuckle Feb 16, 2021

Evers to tout Wisconsin budget proposal as bounce back plan
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers planned to call on the Republican-controlled Legislature Tuesday to join him in passing a two-year budget he is presenting as a “bounce back” pla...
Associated Press Feb 16, 2021

NICC Board Approves Slight Tuition Increase
Students at Northeast Iowa Community College might see a slight increase in their tuition rates during the coming academic year as the community college works to offset rising operating costs. The col...
Mark Evenstad Feb 16, 2021

Senate Republicans move forward in banning state from prioritizing prisoners for Covid-19 vaccine
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans in the Senate voted to push forward a bill that would ban the state from putting the state’s prisoners in prioritized groups for vaccinations, ahead o...
Naomi Kowles Feb 16, 2021

Buelow Charged With 2nd Degree Murder
A former Dubuque man accused of killing his girlfriend now faces a charge of second-degree murder rather than first-degree murder. Prosecutors on Monday filed an amended charge against 28 year old Fon...
Mark Evenstad Feb 16, 2021

COVID-19 Cases Reported Monday
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Mark Evenstad Feb 16, 2021

One Vehicle Rollover Accident in Belmont
A deputy with the Lafayette County Sheriff's department responded to West Mound Road in Belmont Township for a one vehicle rollover accident Monday shortly before 3pm. 18 year old Ebony Leifker of Pla...
Mark Evenstad Feb 16, 2021

Missing Caledonia woman found safe, Silver Alert canceled
JANESVILLE, Wis. — A missing Caldonia woman was found safe in Rock County Tuesday morning after she was reported missing Monday night. The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued a Silver Alert f...
Logan Rude Feb 16, 2021

The election energy didn’t hold: Why only a fraction of Wisconsin voters are turning out for today’s statewide primary
MADISON, Wis.– We’ve finally found something ‘normal’ in this pandemic: a February election with low voter turnout. It’s not the outcome local clerks wanted, but it&rsquo...
Christina Lorey Feb 16, 2021