Category Archives: Local News

Vesperman Farms will have “Peanuts” inspired maze
A southwest Wisconsin venue will feature a corn maze inspired by "Peanuts." Vesperman Farms will celebrate the upcoming 75th anniversary of Charles Schulz' iconic comic strip with a maze. A press rele...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 28, 2024

Iowans can start requesting absentee ballots
Iowans who want to vote by mail can now start requesting absentee ballots for this fall's election. Tuesday was the first day county auditors can accept applications for those absentee ballots. Iowans...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 28, 2024

Dubuque man arrested for extortion
Dubuque Police arrested 40-year-old Jeffrey Ware of Dubuque around 5:30 AM Monday at the Dubuque Law Enforcement Center on a warrant charging first-degree harassment and extortion.
Courtney Chaffee Aug 27, 2024

Road closures for Labor Day parade announced
City of Dubuque officials have announced road closures related to Dubuque's Labor Day parade on Monday. The parade is scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM and end at about 11 AM. The parade will run down Loc...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 27, 2024

Daily commercial air service returns to Dubuque
The Dubuque Regional Airport has announced the return of daily commercial air service to the Tri-State area offering flights to and from Chicago/O’Hare International Airport on a 50-seat regiona...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 27, 2024

Labor Day weekend will be a busy travel weekend
Many Americans are marking the unofficial end of summer, Labor day, with a weekend of traveling. The Transportation Security Administration anticipates screening more than 17 million people between Th...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 27, 2024

Dyersville man sexually assaults girl under 17
Police said a Dubuque County man sexually assaulted a girl under age 17. 30-year-old Tyler M. Zurn of Dyersville was arrested at 2:56 p.m. Saturday at his residence on a warrant charging third-degree ...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 27, 2024

Greater Dubuque Development Corporation to host job fair
Greater Dubuque Development Corporation, in partnership with IowaWORKS, is hosting an AccessDubuqueJobs.com Hiring Fair on Thursday, September 5, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Steeple Square in Dubuq...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 27, 2024

Man from Georgia arrested at Dubuque County Jail
A man from Georgia was arrested at the Dubuque County Jail Saturday. 24-year-old Brandon Cooperwood of Rex, Georgia was arrested at 1:30 PM Saturday at the Dubuque County Jail on a charge of assault w...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 26, 2024

Unemployment rates up in Wisconsin and Illinois
Unemployment rates rose in most local counties in Wisconsin in July, according to recently released reports. In Wisconsin, Lafayette County’s unemployment rate was 2.4% in July and once again th...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 26, 2024









