Category Archives: Local News

Drug Arrest Following Traffic Stop in Crawford County
A deputy with the Crawford County Sheriff's Office initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for a registration violation Tuesday around 10:30pm. The stop was conducted on Highway 27 near the Vernon Count...
Mark Evenstad Dec 29, 2022

Olivia and Oliver among popular names for local newborns in 2022
Two of the most consistently used names for baby boys and girls born in Dubuque and nationwide this year were nearly identical. The names Olivia and Oliver were featured prominently on the lists of th...
Mark Evenstad Dec 29, 2022

Southwest Wisconsin nonprofits receive $800,000 to bolster rural transportation
Several nonprofit organizations in southwest Wisconsin recently received more than $800,000 in state and federal funding to improve rural transportation options. The funding came as part of a $5 milli...
Mark Evenstad Dec 29, 2022

Clayton County man sentenced for allegedly flipping car with skid loader while intoxicated
A Clayton County man has been sentenced to two days of jail for allegedly flipping over his son’s vehicle with a skid loader. 45 year old Chad Harbaugh of Garber was sentenced after pleading gui...
Mark Evenstad Dec 29, 2022

Dodge County district attorney stepping down in January
JUNEAU, Wis. — Dodge County District Attorney Kurt Klomberg is stepping down from his role next month. In a news release from his office Thursday, Klomberg said he is leaving his current job eff...
Logan Reigstad Dec 29, 2022

Muscoda Man Arrested
A vehicle found in a ditch resulted in an arrest Tuesday night. Around 8:30 PM, the Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a vehicle in a ditch on Highway 80 in Avoca. An Avoca Police ...
Mark Evenstad Dec 29, 2022

Wisconsin reveals how much lottery revenue will save homeowners
The average homeowner in Wisconsin is expected to save more than $200 on their property taxes this year, thanks to revenue generated by the state's lottery. On Wednesday, the Department of Revenue rev...
Mark Evenstad Dec 29, 2022

Woman missing from Manitowoc found safe; Silver Alert canceled
MANITOWOC, Wis. — A statewide Silver Alert for a woman who hadn’t been seen since leaving her home Wednesday afternoon has been canceled after she was found safe. Officials with the Manito...
Logan Rude Dec 29, 2022

Evers issues more than 100 additional pardons, bringing total to 774
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers has pardoned an additional 171 people, bringing his total to 774 since taking office four years ago. Wisconsin’s constitution gives the governor the power t...
Logan Rude Dec 29, 2022

Crash on Highway 19 east of Sun Prairie cleared
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — All lanes of Highway 19 just east of Sun Prairie are back open after a crash shut down the roadway early Thursday afternoon. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’...
Logan Rude Dec 29, 2022