Category Archives: Local News

Dubuque Officials With Advice To Stop Spread of Coronavirus
Dubuque mayor Roy Buol and the chairman of the Dubuque County supervisors, Dave Baker, have issued a notice detailing ways to stay safe amid a growing outbreak of a respiratory virus. The statement ur...
Mar 13, 2020

UW-Madison says WIAA Boys’ State Basketball Tournament won’t be at Kohl Center amid COVID-19 concerns
MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Madison said the WIAA Boys State Basketball Tournament will not be hosted at the Kohl Center amidst growing concerns of the spread of COVID-19, accord...
Adam Duxter Mar 12, 2020

WIAA Restricts Attendance at Basketball Tournament Series Events
Originally posted on wiaawi.org STEVENS POINT, Wis. - The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, in accordance with policies and guidance from public health organizations and the World Health...
Bradley Prier Mar 12, 2020

Reduced Attendance At Girls And Boys Basketball Tournaments
The Wisconsin state boys and girls basketball tournaments are the latest event to be affected by the coronavirus. General admission tickets won't be available for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athleti...
Mar 12, 2020

More of Austin Valdez Retrial
A turn of events on the fourth day of Austin Valdez's retrial in Iowa County, as Valdez himself took the stand a day earlier than planned. Valdez chronicled his relationship with stepfather Robin Rees...
Mar 12, 2020

Make Sure Pets Are Cared For If Someone in Household Is Ill
The Dubuque Regional Humane Society says pet owners should create a coronavirus preparedness plan for their animals. A release states that such a plan could include the identification of a trusted fam...
Mar 12, 2020

WIAA Restricts Attendance at Basketball Tournament Series Events
Originally posted on wiaawi.org STEVENS POINT, Wis. - The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, in accordance with policies and guidance from public health organizations and the World Health...
Mar 12, 2020 Karl Baron / CC

WIAA limits the number of tickets to high school basketball tournaments
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association is limiting attendance at the remainder of all winter tournament events in response to the novel coronavirus. The WIAA is follo...
Stephanie Fryer Mar 12, 2020

Long Investigation Yields Five Drug Arrests
Officials with the Richland-Iowa-Grant Drug Task Force report a total of 5 Grant County residents have been arrested in the last month as part of a lengthy drug investigation. The first two arrested w...
Mar 11, 2020

Valdez Trial Entering Day Four
Jurors will be back in Iowa County Circuit Court today (Wed) for day number four in the re-trial of 21-year-old Austin Valdez. This is his 2nd trial on charges related to the fatal shooting of his ste...
Mar 11, 2020