The CDC confirmed the presumptive positive human case of bird flu found in Barron County this week, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said Friday. The DHS first announced the case on Wednesday, saying a person who was exposed to an infected flock had contracted the virus. The department also said it was monit...

A former Iowa County gym teacher entered a plea agreement in circuit court. According to online court records, Kirby Grutz pleaded no contest to child abuse (recklessly causing harm). The court withheld judgment on this charge and instead ordered Grutz to complete a 36-month diversion agreement where he is to undergo ...

On Wednesday [December 18th] at 2:51pm, the Grant County Sheriff's Office was notified of a one-vehicle crash on County Highway D at the intersection with Center Road in Smelser. During the investigation, it was found that 19-year-old Pedro Chavez of Peosta, IA, was operating his vehicle eastbound on County H, when Cha...

A 12-year-old Belleville student who police said made plans to harm school staff is facing charges. Belleville police were alerted of the threat by Belleville School District officials just before 3:30 p.m. Monday. Schools staff had learned of the threat from a classmate of the student. Police arrested the student and ...

For the voters of the River Ridge School District, there will be no referendum question on the ballot for 2025. Believing the outcome for the question will be similar to failed referenda questions they have done in recent years, the board decided not to pursue another. Instead the board will be spending a portion of th...

On Friday [December 20] at 7:10 a.m., 37 year old Andrew McQuirk of Boscobel, was traveling south on Highway 61 near the intersection of Hy-Point Rd, in North Lancaster in a Town and Country Sanitation garbage truck. The road conditions were snow covered and slippery, and as McQuirk approached Hy-Point Rd., a Lancaster...

An area nonprofit has received a $500,000 grant to support all seasons programming at the iconic Field of Dreams movie site. The funding comes from Google and will go toward educational youth programming at the Dyersville site, according to a news release from Dyersville Events, which owns and operates the movie site. ...

The interim president of Northeast Iowa Community College will continue to lead the school for the next 2½ years. Following a closed session at a meeting this week, the NICC board of trustees voted to extend Dave Dahms' contract as interim president through June of 2027, with the contract to be finalized at the ...

Authorities in Winneshiek County are warning the public of a "grandparent scam" in which at least one elderly couple has lost $15,000 dollars. The Winneshiek County Sheriff's Office says scammers present an elaborate story about a grandchild being involved in an accident with a pregnant woman. The grandchild ...

A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for leading officers on a high-speed chase. 46-year-old Corey L. Rinehart of Colby, Wis., recently received the sentence in Iowa District Court of Dubuque County after pleading guilty to charges of eluding and assault on a peace officer. The charges stem from an Oct...