Category Archives: Local News

Chicken Coop Destroyed By Fire in Belmont Township
A chicken coop was destroyed and 4000 young chickens died in a fire in Belmont Township late Wednesday night. The Platteville Fire Department was dispatched around 9:40pm to the Jacob Stoltzfus Farm o...
Mark Evenstad Jan 22, 2024

One Vehicle Accident in Gratiot Township
A deputy with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to CTH KK in Gratiot Township Sunday around 2am for a one vehicle accident. 19 year old Hayden Brunner of South Wayne went off the roa...
Mark Evenstad Jan 22, 2024

Rollover Crash in Lafayette County
Platteville Fire and Southwest Health EMS responded to CTH XX in Belmont Township Sunday around 4pm for a one vehicle accident. 25 year old Thomas Murphy of Belmont was traveling on CTH XX where he we...
Mark Evenstad Jan 22, 2024

Dubuque Man Arrested For Possession of Cocaine
Police in Dubuque arrested 32 year old Cody Helbing of Dubuque Wednesday just after 12noon in the 700 block of Central Avenue on a warrant charging possession of cocaine-third or subsequent offense an...
Mark Evenstad Jan 19, 2024

Man Arrested For Assault on Nursing Assistant
Dubuque Police arrested 27 year old Cory Schwartz of Dubuque Wednesday around 4:15pm at MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center on charges of assault on persons in certain occupations, fifth-degree criminal m...
Mark Evenstad Jan 19, 2024

Dubuque Woman Charged With Death of Infant Son
A Dubuque woman faces charges in connection with the death of her infant son after police said he was found unresponsive last summer in a home unfit for children. 24 year old Valessa Matlock of Dubuqu...
Mark Evenstad Jan 19, 2024

Dubuque Man Arrested on 1st Degree Murder Charges
A Dubuque man has been arrested on a charge of first- degree murder in connection with the death of his mother. 28 year old Tyler Dazey, was arrested Thursday morning on the charge and was being held ...
Mark Evenstad Jan 19, 2024

Man Dies In Iowa County Snowmobile Crash
A Jefferson man is dead after a snowmobile crash in Iowa County Thursday morning. According to the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office, authorities received a 911 call about a snowmobile crash on Milit...
Mark Evenstad Jan 19, 2024

Swatting Call to Cascade Schools
Cascade Junior/Senior High School received an anonymous call today (Thursday), indicating a potential threat on the school premises. The subsequent investigation determined that this incident was a sw...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 17, 2024

Sewer Main Break Closes Southwest Tech’s Fennimore Campus
A local college is closing due to a burst pipe from the freezing temperatures. Southwest Wisconsin Technical College's Fennimore campus will be closed Thursday, January 18th after a sewage line broke ...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 17, 2024