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Police say a Dubuque man pulled a knife during a physical altercation. 51-year-old Mirsad Masinovic of Dubuque was arrested Thursday at 8:27 p.m. on a warrant charging going armed with intent, a Class...

Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman sent a report to chancellors earlier this year that outlined other struggling universities’ moves to cut some liberal arts programs to save money....

Greater Dubuque Development Corporation, Dubuque Initiatives and Child Care Resource & Referral of Northeast Iowa have secured a grant from the State of Iowa to administer a comprehensive wage enh...

Wisconsin ranked third on a survey for working the least hours per week on average. The survey from finance site Wealth of Geeks used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to find out what states w...

The first layoffs at the Energizer Battery manufacturing plant in Fennimore is scheduled for today, kicking off a wind-down process that will end with the plant ceasing operations next fall. Reports s...

Striking workers at an East Dubuque fertilizer plant said they are "standing strong" as labor negotiations resume with their employer. The strike at East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC began October...

A Galena natural area will remain closed until further notice due to "ice on the entrance lane. An announcement states that Horseshoe Mound Preserve, on North Blackjack Road, will be closed for "sever...

Area motorists received a taste of the first significant snowstorm of the winter season Saturday night into Sunday morning. The Lafayette County Sheriff's department reported three slide-offs Sunday i...

Unemployment rates in most local counties increased in October compared to one year earlier, according to recently released data. Dubuque County's unemployment rate was 3.1% in October, up from 2.8% i...

U.S. health officials recalled three more brands of whole and pre-cut cantaloupes Friday as the number of people sickened by salmonella more than doubled this week. Nearly 100 people in 32 states have...