Prairie Du Chien News

Federal aviation officials say a cabin door opened on a single-engine airplane owned by the University of Dubuque before it crashed in Cassville, Wis.

Michael Kirchman is retiring after serving 33 years as Crawford County Circuit Court judge.

A Strong cold front will bring northwest winds of 20 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 45 mphA to the areaA tonight, and continue into Monday.

A single vehicle crash killed one person and sent several others to the hospital.

Colleen Gokey talks about Pete's Hamburgers in Prairie Du Chien who have been in busines since 1909.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. -- Things are happening, or soon will be, at Hoffman Hall in Prairie du Chien.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. -- Tracy Stevens, 47, of Prairie du Chien, was recently convicted of 11 counts of securities fraud in Crawford County Circuit Court.

Mike Feldermann of Galena, Ill., won the Walmart Bass Fishing League Great Lakes Division tournament on the Mississippi River Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 16 pounds, 13 ounces.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. -- Following a closed session on Tuesday night, the Prairie du Chien City Council voted 7-5 to accept the resignation of City Administrator Jim Gitz, by the end of the year.

A day at the fair turns dangerous when two cars collide in Grant County on Saturday.

Teenager Wells Kaiser is sitting in 43rd place in his division on the American Bass Anglers Bassmaster Weekend Series.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. -- Vern McKee, 57, has been charged in Crawford County Circuit Court with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. -- Three area high school graduates were chosen by the Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital Foundation Scholarship Committee as scholarship recipients for careers in health-related fields.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. -- A Marquette, Iowa, man has been sentenced in Crawford County Circuit Court for homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. -- The Marquette Road project in Prairie du Chien from Washington Street to Webster Street has taken a "sidestep," according to Joe Olson, director of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation southern region.

Sunday, June 28, has been proclaimed "Dr. Mike Garrity Day" in Prairie du Chien.

A Prairie Du Chien man has died after crashing his car through the gate of a prison.

One person is dead after an accident in southwest Wisconsin. The crash happened just before 2:45 Sunday morning about a mile west of Rail Hollow Road.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. -- Wisconsin Public Service Commission staff will recommend a 61 percent increase in water rates for average residential customers of the Prairie du Chien Municipal Water Utility at a Wednesday, May 27, public hearing.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. -- There were no wounds on the body as it lay face down in the water and sand on the shore of Indian Isle.