Category Archives: Local News

Motor Vehicle Crash Involving Man From South Wayne
Deputies in Lafayette County responded to County Highway M in the Town of Jordan Monday around 6pm for a report of a vehicle in a ditch. Deputies spoke with the driver, 48 year old Jimmy Marty of Sout...
Mark Evenstad Jul 19, 2023

Wisconsin Joins Other States To Stop Scam Calls
Wisconsin has joined a nationwide effort to crack down on illegal scam calls. Attorney General Josh Kaul and attorneys general from 49 other states and the District of Columbia, have launched “O...
Mark Evenstad Jul 19, 2023

Platteville Man Arrested For Domestic Disorderly Conduct
A man from Platteville is in jail following a disorderly conduct complaint around 4pm Monday. A deputy from the Lafayette County Sheriff's department responded to County Highway Double-X to investigat...
Mark Evenstad Jul 18, 2023

Dubuque Man Arrested On Domestic Assault Charges
Dubuque Police arrested 36 year old Anthony Reiss of Dubuque Monday at the Dubuque Law Enforcement Center on warrants charging domestic assault with injury and two counts of child endangerment.
Mark Evenstad Jul 18, 2023

Woman Assaults Two Officers While Being Arrested
Police in Dubuque arrested 26 year old Shadonna Smith of Dubuque on Sunday at approximately 2:15 a.m. on charges of assault on persons in certain occupations with intent of injury, assault on persons ...
Mark Evenstad Jul 18, 2023

Gunderson Health System Creates Career Development Center
The healthcare industry is facing a workforce crisis and the quality of healthcare will likely suffer without changes to staffing and care delivery. To combat this issue locally, Gundersen Health Syst...
Mark Evenstad Jul 18, 2023

Platteville Man Arrested for Numerous Traffic Violations
The Iowa County Communication Center received a traffic complaint near the northbound Exit 40, on Highway 151 in the Mineral Point township Saturday shortly after 4am. An initial report indicated that...
Mark Evenstad Jul 18, 2023

Wisconsin Barn Wedding Venues Could Face Limitations
Local farmers are raising concerns about a bill that could change the future of their barn wedding businesses. Bill SB 332, formerly AB 304, states guests can drink wine and beer at these farms no mor...
Mark Evenstad Jul 18, 2023

Abortion Now Legal in Iowa
Abortion in Iowa is legal again, for now. An Iowa judge temporarily blocked the state's new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy days after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the measure int...
Mark Evenstad Jul 18, 2023

Parking Spaces To Be Used As Temporary Small Parks
Residents and businesses will have an opportunity to transform designated parking spaces into temporary miniature parks during an event this fall in Dubuque. The City of Dubuque Sustainability Office ...
Mark Evenstad Jul 18, 2023