Category Archives: Local News

4 Arrested on drug charges in Gratiot
The Stateline Anti-Narcotics Team has arrested and charged (4) four people after a search warrant was executed on March 20th in Gratiot. The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department handled the ini...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 01, 2024

Boscobel Receives Funding To Plant Trees
Alliant Energy has named 12 Wisconsin communities, including Boscobel, to receive grants totaling nearly $60,000 from the Alliant Energy Foundation's Community Tree Planting program, part of the One M...
Mark Evenstad Mar 29, 2024

Dubuque Man Gets 15 Years in Prison For Sexual Assault
A Dubuque man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13. 18 year old Kyle Balk received the sentence in Iowa District Court of Dubuque County after pl...
Mark Evenstad Mar 29, 2024

Dubuque Man Sentenced To Prison For Trafficking Meth
A Dubuque man who prosecutors said trafficked more than 300 pounds of crystal methamphetamine locally was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison. 39 year old Jason Laufenberg was given a 13...
Mark Evenstad Mar 29, 2024

Motor Vehicle Crash in Dodgeville
The Iowa County Communication Center received a report of a motor vehicle crash on Highway 23 near Brennan Road in Dodgeville Wednesday just after 12noon. The Dodgeville Fire Department, Dodgeville EM...
Mark Evenstad Mar 29, 2024

Disturbance Leads To Arrest in Mineral Point
The Iowa County Communication Center received a report of an ongoing disturbance near Dodge Street in Mineral Point Wednesday around 6:30pm. The Mineral Point Police Department and an Iowa County Sher...
Mark Evenstad Mar 29, 2024
South Wayne Man Cited For Having Drug Paraphernalia
A man from Lafayette County is facing drug charges after being stopped by Green County authorities on Wednesday. Around 8:45p.m., Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a speeding violatio...
Mark Evenstad Mar 29, 2024

Tired Driver Causes Crash With Injuries
On Wednesday, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 35/133 and US Highway 18 around 11:30pm. Upon arrival, the deputy observed a blue Toyota Corolla with ...
Mark Evenstad Mar 29, 2024

Extra patrols at Dodgeville schools after threat made on social media
A threat was made against the Dodgeville School District through social media Wednesday night, the Dodgeville Police Department. The Police Chief does not believe the threat poses any immediate danger...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 28, 2024

Westby Co-op Creamery terminates 23 contracts with farms
A Dairy Processor earlier this month in Western Wisconsin terminated its contract with 23 farms. The farms are all organic and mostly Amish located in the eastern part of the state. Westby Co-op Cream...
Courtney Chaffee Mar 28, 2024