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Crime & Public Safety
Rural Wisconsinites are standing up
Sheriff’s Department Activity
March 10, (12:09 p.m.), The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of an odor of gas at the Dollar General in Arena. The Arena Fire…
Nechkash bound over for trial for stabbing death of her husband
At her preliminary hearing on March 17 in Iowa County Court, Judge Matthew Allen heard sufficient testimony from the prosecution to show probable cause that 67-year-old…
Peace group witness to West Bank violence
BY FELIX WIECZOREXFor five weeks-from the end of September through October, 2025- Brenna Cussen Anglada and a team of five members of the Meta Peace Team…
Criminal Complaints filed by The Iowa County District Attorney’s Office
Dodgeville Police Activity By Chief Brandon E. WilhelmFrom February 1st, 2026 through February 28th , 2026, Dodgeville Police Department Officers responded to 229 calls for service….
Sheriff’s Department Activity
March 3, (4:38 p.m.), The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a car versus tractor crash on U.S. Highway 18 near Anderson Lane in…
Dodgeville Police Activity By Chief Brandon E. Wilhelm
From January 1st, 2026 through January 31st, 2026, Dodgeville Police Department Officers responded to 211 calls for service. The following Criminal Complaints were also filed by…
Sheriff’s Department Activity By Sheriff Michael Peterson
February 24, (8:37 a.m.), An Iowa County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on US Highway 151 near Mile Marker 40 in the…
Public safety communications under consideration by Iowa County Board
By Bruce PaullThe future of radio communication in Iowa County is being consiered by the Iowa County Board of Supervisors. The Iowa County Board recently held…
First-degree intentional homicide charge against Kelli Nechkash accused of killing her husband
A Black Earth woman, 67-year-old Kelli Nechkash made her initial appearance Thursday in Iowa County Court for allegedly stabbing her estranged husband to death in Ridgeway…