Category Archives: Local News

Police Civilian Oversight Board names another Independent Police Monitor
MADISON, Wis. — A little more than two weeks after naming an Independent Police Monitor — only to see the pick back out of the job 10 days ago — the city’s Police Civilian Over...
Jaymes Langrehr Oct 28, 2022

Motorcyclist suffers life-threatening injuries in Dodge County crash
BURNETT, Wis. — A motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries Friday morning after crashing on a county highway east of Beaver Dam. Authorities said the 32-year-old motorcyclist crashed arou...
Logan Rude Oct 28, 2022

15-year-old detained following nearly 5 hour standoff with Monroe County deputies
TOMAH, Wis. (WKBT) — Law enforcement detained a 15-year-old following a nearly five-hour standoff in rural Tomah Thursday night. Deputies responded to a call at a rural Tomah residence around 6 ...
Rayos Syndication User Oct 28, 2022

Let’s go girls! Shania Twain to play at Kohl Center in May 2023
MADISON, Wis. — Let’s go girls! Country superstar Shania Twain is bringing her talents to UW-Madison’s Kohl Center in May 2023 as part of her upcoming tour. The five-time Grammy winn...
Logan Rude Oct 28, 2022

Secretary of State candidate Loudenbeck reiterates she wants office involved in elections
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – The Republican candidate for Wisconsin’s Secretary of State office believes the way the state oversees elections should fundamentally change. Amy Loudenbeck is run...
Rayos Syndication User Oct 28, 2022

Pfaff, retired pastor respond to Derrick Van Orden’s comments on Christianity
LA CROSSE (WKBT) — During a recent campaign stop in Sparta, Republican candidate for Congress Derrick Van Orden claimed that “Leftists” cannot be Christians. “There are many Go...
Rayos Syndication User Oct 28, 2022

Verona man arrested on charges of running a prostitution house
VERONA, Wis. — Verona police say they have arrested a 58-year-old man on tentative charges of keeping a place of prostitution. In a release Friday morning, Verona Police Lt. Dustin Fehrmann said...
Jaymes Langrehr Oct 28, 2022

Dubuque Man Arrested For Incident at Q Casino Parking Lot
Police said a man threatened to strike people with his vehicle and threatened them with a knife last month outside of a Dubuque casino. 37 year old Jacob Schmitz of Dubuque was arrested Wednesday on c...
Mark Evenstad Oct 28, 2022

Referendum Question On Ballot In Cuba City
Cuba City voters will see two school bond referendum questions on their ballots in the November 8th general election. The $26.85 million bond measure and $200,000 operating measure, both of which requ...
Mark Evenstad Oct 28, 2022

Linden Woman Arrested For Outstanding Warrant
An Iowa County Sheriff's Deputy assisted on a traffic stop initiated by the Dodgeville Police Department Wednesday around 5pm. Following a short investigation, it was determined that a passenger in th...
Mark Evenstad Oct 28, 2022