Category Archives: Local News

Man accused of dealing cocaine out of Madison hotel room
MADISON, Wis. — A man accused of selling drugs out of an east Madison hotel room is facing tentative charges, police said. Madison police said the Dane County Narcotics Task Force arrested...
Site staff Oct 09, 2020

Rapper Jay-Z posts bond for Alvin Cole’s mother, protesters arrested in Wauwatosa
WAUWATOSA, Wis. — Rap mogul Jay-Z has posted bond for demonstrators who were arrested in Wauwatosa during Thursday night’s protests. According to CBS News, Jay-Z and Roc Nation’s soc...
Brandon Arbuckle Oct 09, 2020

Police: Man accused of breaking man’s leg in State Street attack faces charges in another State Street battery; victim suffers significant facial injuries
MADISON, Wis. — A Madison man accused of breaking a man’s leg in an attack in downtown Madison last week is accused in another unrelated attack on the same street causing significant injur...
Site staff Oct 09, 2020

Man Arrested in Fennimore for 7th OWI
A man from Iowa was arrested for his 7th offense of OWI Thursday night in Fennimore. Police say the man had six previous convictions for impaired driving — three of them tied to incidents in whi...
Mark Evenstad Oct 09, 2020

COVID 19 Numbers For Thursday and Friday In The Area
Sixty-four additional cases of COVID-19 in Dubuque County were confirmed Friday morning, increasing the county’s total to 3,960. Delaware County reported 12 new cases for a total of 550 and Jack...
Mark Evenstad Oct 09, 2020

18 more dead due to COVID-19 as Wisconsin health officials confirm 138 new hospitalizations
MADISON, Wis. — Eighteen more people throughout Wisconsin have died as a result of coronavirus complications, according to state and county health officials. The state’s death toll has rea...
Brandon Arbuckle Oct 09, 2020

Columbia County sheriff confirms Wisconsin connection in kidnapping plot
CAMBRIA, Wis. — A group of people arrested for plotting to kidnap the governor of Michigan took part in a combat training this summer in Columbia County. Columbia County Sheriff Roger Brandner s...
Stephanie Fryer Oct 09, 2020

McGraw-Hill Publishing To Add Jobs in Dubuque
A publishing company in Dubuque intends to bring dozens of new jobs to the city in late 2020 and early 2021. McGraw-Hill Higher Education plans to add 40 to 50 local workers in the coming months. The ...
Oct 09, 2020 GotCredit / CC

Jo Daviess County Drug Arrest
Two people from northwest Illinois are facing drug charges after police executed a search warrant in Hanover on Wednesday. According to a Jo Daviess County sheriff's report, officials searched a home ...
Oct 09, 2020 Highway Patrol Images / CC

East Washington Avenue resident comes home to find thief stealing her car, police recover it unoccupied
MADISON, Wis. — An East Washington Avenue resident and her friend caught a thief stealing the woman’s vehicle from her residence as they returned from a walk. According to an incident repo...
Logan Rude Oct 09, 2020