Category Archives: Local News

Man Opens Fire Hydrants Without Authorization
Police say a Dubuque man opened a dozen fire hydrants without authorization. 56 year old James Davee was arrested at 4:35 p.m. Wednesday at his residence on a warrant charging first-degree criminal mi...
Mark Evenstad Jun 09, 2023

Drought Causing Significant Drop in Mississippi River Level
Since reaching its third- highest crest on record just over a month ago, you may have noticed that the Mississippi River has fallen sharply in the tri-state area due to drought conditions throughout t...
Mark Evenstad Jun 08, 2023

Iowa County Man Found Asleep In Vehicle, Gets Arrested
Iowa County officials received a report of a vehicle parked in the lane of traffic on Blotz Road in Dodgeville Tuesday around 4:00am. Iowa County Deputies responded to the scene and found the driver a...
Mark Evenstad Jun 08, 2023

Assault With Injury Charges For Dubuque Woman
A 51 year old woman from Dubuque was arrested by Police Tuesday. Glinda Rodgers was taken into custody Tuesday around 8:30am on a warrant charging assault with injury.
Mark Evenstad Jun 08, 2023

Domestic Assault Charges for 39 Year Old Dubuque Man
Dubuque Police arrested 39 year old Benjamin Gerhard of Dubuque around 10pm Tuesday at his residence on charges of domestic assault and first-degree harassment.
Mark Evenstad Jun 08, 2023

One Vehicle Accident in Iowa County
The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a one vehicle accident near Mile Marker 54 on Highway 151 Tuesday around 12:45pm. Ridgeway First Response, Ridgway Fire, Barneveld EMS and Io...
Mark Evenstad Jun 08, 2023

Iowa Man Gets Life in Prison For Death of Cassville Woman
An Iowa man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a Grant County woman in 2021. 48 year old James Klever, formerly of Mount Ayr, Iowa, was sentenced in Iowa District Court of Polk County fo...
Mark Evenstad Jun 08, 2023

Grant County Had Big Year in Tourism in 2022
The Wisconsin Department of Tourism released 2022 economic impact data, showing the state's tourism industry generated a record-breaking $23.7 billion in total economic impact. The highest-ever overni...
Mark Evenstad Jun 08, 2023

Truck Collides With UTV in Grant County
On Thursday June 1, at around 1pm, the Grant County Sheriff's office responded to an accident in which a pick–up truck collided with a UTV on County Highway A in Ellenboro. 61 year old Kent Wink...
Mark Evenstad Jun 07, 2023

Bridge Near Dubuque Sports Complex To Be Closed
The Dubuque County Board of Supervisors has approved a plan to barricade and eventually remove a bridge that connects Iowa Highway 3 to the road leading toward a new sports complex, the use of which h...
Mark Evenstad Jun 07, 2023