Sheriff’s Department Activity By Sheriff Michael Peterson
March 17, (4:28 a.m.), An Iowa County Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle in the 1100 block of North Bequette Street in the…
Crime & Public Safety
Sheriff’s Department Activity By Sheriff Michael Peterson
Iowa County Correctional Officer arrested, initial appearance scheduled for April
Adam Rice, a former Iowa County Correctional Officer, has been arrested and faces two felony Class I charges for Misconduct in Public Office, as well as…
Rural Wisconsinites are standing up
Join Wisconsinites from throughout Southwest Wisconsin for a Rural No Kings Rally on March 28, 2026, 10 a.m. to noon. NO KINGS is a nonviolent national…
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 WIECZOREX For five weeks-from the end of September through October, 2025- Brenna Cussen Anglada and a team of five members of the Meta Peace…
Criminal Complaints filed by The Iowa County District Attorney’s Office
Dodgeville Police Activity By Chief Brandon E. Wilhelm From February 1st, 2026 through February 28th , 2026, Dodgeville Police Department Officers responded to 229 calls for…
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 Paull The future of radio communication in Iowa County is being consiered by the Iowa County Board of Supervisors. The Iowa County Board recently…
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…