Category Archives: Local News
Dubuque school evacuated after sprinkler activation from science project
A Dubuque school was temporarily evacuated Wednesday after fire sprinklers were inadvertently activated during a science activity. According to an email from Holy Family Catholic Schools officials to ...
Aug 28, 2025
DeLano Cain-Watson running for City Council and Dubuque School Board
A Dubuque entrepreneur and City Council candidate also seeks a seat on Dubuque Community School Board in this fall's election. 24-year-old DeLano Cain-Watson filed this week for one of three open scho...
Aug 28, 2025
Dubuque man arrested for neglect of children
Police said a Dubuque man exposed his children to THC while they were residing in an unkept and unsanitary home. 31-year-old Christopher M. Brenner of Dubuque was arrested early Wednesday at the Dubuq...
Aug 28, 2025
New hotel next to casino expected to open by the end of the year
The $47 million Hilton hotel next to Q Casino + Resort is expected to open at the end of the year. The new building that will soon house Key Hotel is "really coming together," casino facilities direct...
Aug 28, 2025
Illinois officials launch multi-year road project near Stockton
Illinois officials announced the launch of a multimillion-dollar, multi-year road project in Jo Daviess County. The $31.6 million project includes the construction of a new alignment of U.S. 20 north ...
Aug 28, 2025
River Museum and Ham House offer $5 admission for SNAP recipients
The Dubuque County Historical Society (DCHS) has been awarded local grant funding to support their Museums for All low-cost-admission program. Funding from Dubuque County, McDonough Foundation, and Ca...
Aug 27, 2025
Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin ordered to change sex ed information
Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin are three of the 46 states and U.S. territories ordered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to remove references to gender ideology from federally funded ...
Aug 27, 2025
Additional details released on UW-Platteville murder suicide
The woman who brought a gun to Wilgus Hall at UW-Platteville in May and shot and killed another student, then herself, had a pattern of concerning behaviors and writings, including Google searches abo...
Aug 27, 2025
City of Dubuque changing process to hire police and firefighters
The city of Dubuque is changing how it processes applications for police officers, cutting out the Civil Service Commission and allowing qualified applicants to interview faster. The city also modifie...
Aug 26, 2025
Dubuque County voters can submit absentee ballot request
Dubuque County voters can submit a request for an absentee ballot for the Nov. 4 city and school election beginning this week, while requests for absentee ballots for the Oct. 4 primary election will ...
Aug 26, 2025
