Category Archives: Local News

Flags At Half-Staff In Honor Of Soldier Recently Identified
Governor Tony Evers has ordered flags be flown at half-staff Friday in honor of a WWII soldier whose remains will soon be buried in Beloit. Army Private First Class Clinton P. Koloski died Jan. 14, 19...
Mark Evenstad Jun 30, 2023

Air Quality Advisory Extended
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has reissued an Air Quality Advisory for most of the state shortly after the previous, multi-day advisory expired. The latest advisory runs through noon o...
Mark Evenstad Jun 30, 2023

Donations Accepted To Help Victims of Fire in Elizabeth
Donations are sought to assist residents displaced by an apartment fire Sunday in Elizabeth. The Village of Elizabeth is accepting monetary donations to help the residents affected when a fire struck ...
Mark Evenstad Jun 29, 2023

Man Throws Machete Knives at Officers in Richland County
A Richland Center Police Department official said officers had machete knives thrown at them while attempting to arrest a man Wednesday. Chief Billy Jones said officers were sent to Sextonville Road a...
Mark Evenstad Jun 29, 2023

Crops Beginning To Show Signs of Drought Stress
Drought conditions in southern Wisconsin have only worsened over the past week, according to new data from the U.S. Drought Monitor. A lack of significant rainfall this season, particularly over the p...
Mark Evenstad Jun 29, 2023

Two People Arrested By Dodgeville Police
Law enforcement officials in Iowa County received a report of suspicious activity at a business on East Leffler Street in Dodgeville Wednesday around 5:30pm. Dodgeville Police responded to the scene. ...
Mark Evenstad Jun 29, 2023

Lane Closures on the Northwest Arterial in Dubuque
Lane closures on a busy Dubuque road have shifted as part of an ongoing construction project. Beginning today, the southbound left lane on the Northwest Arterial from Asbury Road to Pennsylvania Avenu...
Mark Evenstad Jun 29, 2023

Dubuque Woman Arrested For Assault and Drug Possession
Dubuque Police arrested 43 year old Jessica Crowder of Dubuque Tuesday on charges of assault on persons in certain occupations, possession of THC, operating while intoxicated and interference with off...
Mark Evenstad Jun 29, 2023

Iowa County Man Struck and Killed By Headstone at Cemetery
An Iowa County man died after he was struck by a headstone at a cemetery Wednesday morning. Deputies with the Iowa County Sheriff's Department were sent with Lone Rock EMS to St. Malachy Cemetery in t...
Mark Evenstad Jun 29, 2023

Preserve The Wonder Capital Campaign Begins at River Museum
The staff at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium have kicked off a $12.75 million Preserve the Wonder capital campaign to fund a variety of updates and revealed that more than $9 millio...
Mark Evenstad Jun 29, 2023