Category Archives: Local News

Dubuque City Council finishes annual goal-setting meetings
The Dubuque City Council on Thursday concluded its annual goal-setting meetings unable to narrow down its priorities for the coming year to the usual top 10 and instead choosing to move ahead with 15 ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 29, 2025

Numerous emergency response agencies in Grant County receive federal funding
Fire departments and emergency services agencies throughout Grant County recently received $857,809 in federal funding. The funding was awarded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency Firefigh...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 29, 2025

Platteville High School hosts NFL Alumni Bradie Ewing for inspirational talk
On Wednesday Platteville High School student athletes had an opportunity meet with former Badger and NFL player, Bradie Ewing. Ewing spoke with the athletes about being the best version of themselves ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 25, 2025

Jury finds two guilty of four charges each, not guilty of attempted murder
Dubuque County jurors on Tuesday found two men guilty of multiple charges in the October stabbing of a Loras College student - but not guilty of attempted murder. 23-year-old Gabriel Dominguez of Sher...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 25, 2025

Bird flu confirmed in Dubuque
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is seeing a steady increase in sick and dead wild birds reported this September, including within Dubuque. H5 avian influenza or bird flu has been confirmed in...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 23, 2025

Northwest Illinois Economic Development hosting annual Manufacturing & Trades Day
Businesses may register for a manufacturing open house event for high school students in Jo Daviess County. Northwest Illinois Economic Development will hold its annual Manufacturing & Trades Day ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 23, 2025

Dubuque man arrested for sexual assault
Police said a man sexually assaulted a woman in Dubuque. 55-year-old Aaron A. Roach of Dubuque was arrested Saturday afternoon in the 1200 block of Iowa Street on warrants charging third-degree sexual...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 23, 2025

Rep. Shannon Lundgren announces candidacy for Congress seat
A Dubuque County state lawmaker is the latest Republican to announce her candidacy for Congress. Iowa Rep. Shannon Lundgren, R-Peosta, announced today on social media that she will run in the Republic...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 23, 2025

Jurors deliberating in Dubuque attempted murder case
Jurors have begun deliberating in an attempted murder case against two men charged in connection with the October 2024 stabbing of a Loras College student. 23-year-old Gabriel Dominguez of Sherrill, I...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 23, 2025

Sen. Grassley calls on USDA to evaluate fertilizer industry prices
Senator Chuck Grassley is calling on the USDA to issue a report that evaluates the impact of concentration in the fertilizer industry, "to shine a light on the market factors driving high the cost of ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 23, 2025









