Category Archives: Local News

Dubuque Roadway To Be Closed on Monday
A lane of a Dubuque roadway will be closed due to traffic signal repairs. The eastbound lane of West Ninth Street will be closed at Bluff Street from 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 29, to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30...
Jan 29, 2024

Dubuque Principal Will Lead New Preschool Center
A Dubuque Community Schools principal will become the inaugural leader of the district's new preschool center. Susan Meehan will take the reins as administrator of the new center starting in the 2024-...
Jan 29, 2024

City of Dubuque Sees Increase in Building Projects
The city of Dubuque last year saw an increase in both the number and value of building permits thanks to several large commercial projects. In 2023, the city issued 1,719 building permits for projects...
Jan 29, 2024

Armed Robbery in Monroe
On Friday at 3:30 PM, Monroe Police were called to the scene of a reported armed robbery at Grocery Abbarotes La Orizabena on 11th Street in downtown Monroe. The initial report is that three masked Hi...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 27, 2024

Four People Injured in Dubuque Crash
Police said four people were injured in a crash Thursday in downtown Dubuque. 38-year-old Nathan H. Lang and 16-year-old Jovon Morris, both of Dubuque, were taken by ambulance to MercyOne Dubuque Medi...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 27, 2024

Dubuque Man Sentenced to Life in Prison
A man was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday for a fatal shooting that happened in Dubuque last year. 25-year-old Aaron Johnson of Chicago, received the mandatory sentence during a hear...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 27, 2024

Lafayette Co. Sheriff’s Office releases photos of suspect in check fraud case
The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office on Friday released photos of a woman suspected of cashing fake checks and opening a bank account under a false name. Officials said that on Jan. 11 the woma...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 27, 2024

Belmont Couple Pleads Not Guilty in Death of Infant
The southwest Wisconsin parents accused of homicide in connection with the death of their infant child have pleaded not guilty. 23-year-old Maria Guadulupe Atlahua-Aguas and 24-year-old Azariel Aguila...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 27, 2024

Blanchardville Man Guilty of Child Pornography
A Blanchardville man will spend over two years in prison after pleading guilty this past week to child pornography charges in Lafayette County Circuit Court. Logan Swiggum was initially charged with 1...
Courtney Chaffee Jan 27, 2024

Potholes To Be Fixed Across The State
Iowa Department of Transportation officials are letting drivers know that crews will be out patching potholes across the State. The patches will be a temporary fix until crews can get out in the summe...
Jan 26, 2024 Photo by Bradley Prier









