Category Archives: Local News

City of Platteville Purchased 29 Acres of Land
The City of Platteville announced a strategic investment in the community’s housing future. On Thursday, May 30, 2024, the city successfully acquired three tracts of land through a property auct...
Syndicated Content Jun 01, 2024

Florida Man Sentenced for Platteville Stabbing
A man has been sentenced to two years in prison for a Grant County stabbing. 45-year-old Johnny Simon of Orlando, Fla., recently received the sentence in Grant County Circuit Court after pleading guil...
Syndicated Content Jun 01, 2024

John Deere Moving Some Production from Dubuque to Mexico
John Deere officials on Friday announced plans to shift some production from the company's Dubuque Works plant to a planned new facility in Mexico in 2026. The exact number of employees to be affected...
Syndicated Content Jun 01, 2024

Statewide Phone Outage
Multiple local law enforcement agencies and other entities were affected by a statewide phone outage. Both Jackson and Delaware counties issued notices that 911 landline service was down Thursday morn...
May 31, 2024

Pacific Octopus on Display at National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium
Guests at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque now can get up close and personal with one of the aquarium's iconic occupants. Beginning Saturday, June 1, visitors will be ab...
May 31, 2024

Dubuque Schools Strategic Plan Unveiled
Dubuque Community School Board members this week got their first look at the district's new strategic plan for the next five years, which includes goals of reducing chronic absenteeism and increasing ...
May 31, 2024

Dubuque Man Faces Multiple Drug Charges
Dubuque Police arrested 56 year old Todd McDonald of Dubuque Wednesday just before 10pm in the 11000 block of Thompson Mill Drive on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana a...
May 31, 2024

Trial For Dubuque Man Accused Of Killing His Mother To Begin in July
The trial against a Dubuque man accused of killing his mother will take place this summer after a judge ruled he is competent to stand trial. 28-year-old Tyler Dazey, is charged in Iowa District Court...
May 30, 2024

Former Dubuque Priest To Go On Trial For Sexual Assaults
A former Dubuque priest has pleaded not guilty to charges of child sexual abuse related to his time at a local parish. 68-year-old Rev. Leo Riley of Port Charlotte, Fla., recently entered the plea in ...
May 30, 2024

Fentanyl Laced Pills Found In Home During Search
Dubuque Police said they found more than 300 fentanyl-laced pills this week while executing a search warrant on a Dubuque home. 26 year old Justin Members of Dubuque was arrested Wednesday at his resi...
May 30, 2024









