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Prairie du Chien, WI – Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien announced that, effective Monday, May 1, masking requirements for patients, visitors, and staff […]

Federal authorities are investigating the cause of a train derailment that happened yesterday afternoon near DeSoto. Crawford County Emergency Management responded to the scene south […]

A BNSF train derailed early this afternoon near DeSoto, closing Highway 35 from State Highway 171 to 82 in DeSoto.  Local traffic is able to […]

On April 4th, 2023 at approximately 11:15 pm, a Boscobel Police Officer initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for a registration violation. During the […]

Crawford County Health would like to remind residents of important safety tips during and after the flood. Avoiding flooding areas, ensuring you have safe water, […]

The Grant County Highway Department announced this morning that Highway 133 from Potosi to Cassville is closed as of noon today. The detour will include […]

McGregor City officials met with their Main Street contractors Tuesday and decided to halt the Main Street construction project for now because of the historic […]

The latest projections from the National Weather Service have the river reaching a level at or near 24 feet by Saturday afternoon, April 29 with […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, closed several Mississippi River locks and dams to all commercial and recreational traffic this past weekend […]

DES MOINES — Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for 10 counties in response to flooding along the Mississippi River. The governor’s proclamation […]

A Platteville woman sustained minor injuries when the car she was driving crossed the center line and struck a transportation semi.  The Grant County Sheriff’s […]

As of Monday afternoon, the Mississippi River was at 22.02 feet, which is now the third highest level behind 2001’s 23.75 feet, and the historic […]

The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office received numerous reports of spray-painted graffiti on public and private property in Soldiers Grove on April 1st. A building, livestock […]

A Montfort woman was arrested as the result of a traffic stop by the Crawford County K9 Unit last Wednesday near Stuckey Road in Bridgeport […]

A Saint Olaf, Iowa woman was taken to the hospital following a crash on State Highway 35 near County Highway C in Ferryville. On Friday […]

Only minor injuries occurred as the result of a two vehicle head on crash Thursday afternoon in Grant County. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office says […]

As of 3:30 P.M. on Sunday, April 23rd the river is at 21.5 feet. The current level ties for 4th with the historic crest of […]

The latest projections from the National Weather Service have the river reaching a level at or near 23.7 feet early by Saturday, April 29, 2023. […]

Flooding in the midst of a road construction project is not ideal however, the McGregor City Crew was very fortunate to have the opportunity to […]

The City of Prairie du Chien and Crawford County Emergency Management met Friday afternoon and said that The National Weather Service has informed them that […]