Category Archives: Local News

Interim Health Director Named For Lafayette County
Lafayette County has named an interim health director after the former department head, Elizabeth Townsend, was let go earlier this month. Julie Leibfried will oversee the county's health department w...
Sep 22, 2020

City Council Votes To Continue Mask Mandate in Dubuque
A face mask mandate will continue in Dubuque. In a unanimous vote Monday, the Dubuque City Council voted to receive and file a petition submitted by local group UnMask DBQ, which demanded the repeal o...
Sep 22, 2020 Ivan Radic / CC

Packers to host free virtual pep rally for fans Saturday
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers are holding a virtual pep rally for fans on Saturday. Fans can tune in by visiting the team’s website or following the team’s official T...
Stephanie Fryer Sep 22, 2020

State officials urge motorists to share the road with farm equipment
As farmers are gearing up for the fall harvest season, the Wisconsin Farm Bureau has joined forces with the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and the state Department of T...
Site staff Sep 21, 2020

Prescription Drug Scammers Caught in Dubuque
Three people from the Madison area were arrested in Dubuque on Saturday for their role in a fraud case related to prescription drugs. According to reports, authorities with the Nebraska State Patrol h...
Sep 21, 2020 Eric Hunsaker / CC

Two Positive COVID Tests At Darlington School
Officials with the Darlington Community School District say they're aware of two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the elementary-middle school. Administrators are working with the Lafayette County Healt...
Sep 21, 2020 sergio santos / CC

Two Motorcycle Crash Near Potosi
Two eastern Iowa men have been cited after crashing their motorcycles into each other near Potosi. Deputies with the Grant County Sheriff's Office were notified of the collision about 8:15pm Saturday....
Sep 21, 2020

Lanes reopen following crash on I-39/90 near McFarland
McFARLAND, Wis. — A crash on the interstate caused “severe traffic delays”, according to an alert from the Wisconsin department of Transportation. The crash was reported around 7:45 ...
Stephanie Fryer Sep 21, 2020

Coronavirus Cases Reported Throughout The Area on Sunday
In Iowa, Dubuque County reported 47 additional cases of COVID-19 Sunday. The county's total stood at 2,773. There were no additional related deaths in Dubuque County. Delaware County reported eight ad...
Sep 21, 2020 sergio santos / CC

Crash On Highway 151 Near Dodgeville
The Iowa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Sunday night rollover crash on Highway 151 near Dodgeville. The crash happened around 8:20pm. Emergency responders arrived on the scene to find thre...
Sep 21, 2020