Category Archives: Local News
City of Lancaster, area woman to settle excessive force lawsuit for more than $70K
Lancaster city officials are settling a lawsuit that claimed a police officer used excessive force during a 2021 incident at the local jail. Once all parties sign the agreement, complainant Kara Kittl...
Mar 23, 2023
Dubuque Man Arrested for Sexual Assault
Police said a Dubuque man sexually assaulted a girl under the age of 17 multiple times during the course of a decade. 40 year old Armon Kattil, of Dubuque, was arrested at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Dubuqu...
Mar 23, 2023
Mulch Fire In Iowa County Will Burn For Days (Cobb)
A mulch fire in Southwest Wisconsin is still burning. The Iowa County Sheriff's Office says the blaze, which started Sunday morning at the Tri Star Pallets factory in Cobb is expected to keep burning ...
Mar 23, 2023
Detours on U.S. 20 through Galena resume next week
Work continues next week on a road improvement project in Galena, necessitating detours. Weather permitting, traffic changes related to reconstruction work on U.S. 20/Illinois 84 - known as Spring Str...
Mar 23, 2023
Police: Dubuque man assaulted another, causing brain injury
Police said a Dubuque man was arrested for an assault that caused another man to suffer a brain injury. 20 year old Kasai Roach of Dubuque, was arrested at 5:45 a.m. on Wednesday on a warrant charging...
Mar 23, 2023
Wisconsin moves to toughen reckless driving penalties
Penalties for reckless driving and carjacking would increase under Republican-authored bills that the Wisconsin Legislature approved Wednesday. Supporters say they are responding to increased incident...
Mar 23, 2023
‘Just shoot me’: Man threatens DNR warden, steals and crashes squad car
A Baraboo, WI man is facing charges after he tried to goad a DNR warden into shooting him and stole a squad car. A criminal complaint filed on March 17 shows 43 year old Darrick Desiderio is facing 10...
Mar 23, 2023
Multiple Wisconsin school districts report swatting calls
Multiple Wisconsin school districts have reported receiving swatting calls Wednesday, just a day after similar threats swept through Iowa. As of noon on Wednesday, there have been at least five of the...
Mar 23, 2023
University of Dubuque president initiates plans to step away from role
University of Dubuque’s longtime president announced today that he has initiated plans to step away from the role. Jeffrey Bullock, who has served as UD’s president for 25 years, will cont...
Mar 22, 2023
East Dubuque Construction Company Reports Theft
An East Dubuque Construction company reported a theft Monday morning. GRTD Construction of East Dubuque reported tools and building materials worth $4,000 was missing Monday morning around 8 AM on Cen...
Mar 22, 2023
