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The University of Dubuque has redesigned its Learning Institute for Fulfillment and Engagement (LIFE) program to give adult learners more control over their education than ever before. Launching spring 2026, LIFE HyFlexmaintains UD’s unique one class at a time adult learner format while adding new and improved flexibility.

The House and Senate voted almost unanimously on Tuesday afternoon to force the Justice Department to publicly release all files related to its investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, requires the Justice Department to make public within 30 days all files, communications and investigative materials related to Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

Law enforcement training is taking place in Iowa County today. According to the Iowa County Sheriff’s Department, residents can expect to see more police vehicles in Arena, Mifflin, and Dodgeville today. They want residents to be aware there is not active incident and the increased presence is due to a training.

Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that over $282 million has been allocated to 74 Wisconsin municipalities to improve drinking water quality.The funds come from the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program, which provides financial assistance throughout the state for “drinking water infrastructure projects that protect and improve public health for current and future generations,” officials said.Since the project was introduced in 1998, over $1...

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One person is dead following afarm accident in Vernon County. Friday morning, the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch Center was notified that a 15-year-old female sustained serious injuries after being ran over by a wagon on private property, near Anderson Road in Clinton. The female was riding on a horse-drawn, two-wheel cart with a standing-only platform, driven by an 18-year-old male of rural Westby.

Representatives from Dubuque’s destination marketing organization shared how a grant from the DRA will help them attract visitors to the area. The DRA, the nonprofit license-holder for Dubuque’s two casinos, awarded Travel Dubuque $28,809 last year, according to Taylor Kellogg, Travel Dubuque’s vice president of marketing.

The sentence was handed down for the New Jersey man accused of health care fraud in Wisconsin. Kevin Breslin was the CEO of Atrium Health and Senior Living. They had 24 facilities in Wisconsin, including locations in Bloomer, Chetek, Black River Falls, and Ellsworth. Breslin and his corporation were indicted in 2023 on a litany of federal fraud charges and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

The families of several second-grade students in Scales Mound, IL are sharing concerns after they say their children were touched inappropriately during school by a fellow student. At a school board meeting this month, multiple parents said their children were inappropriately touched by another second-grader in a series of incidents.

Tuesday evening, Iowa County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to an establishment on North Johns St in Dodgeville Township. As a result of the investigation, 58-year-old Lori L. Schneider of Dodgeville, was taken into custody on a Department of Corrections warrant. Schneider was transported to the Iowa County Jail, where she was booked and remains in custody.