Category Archives: Local News
Air quality advisory issued for Wisconsin
An air quality advisory is issued statewide for Canadian wildfire smoke. According to the Wisconsin DNR, the advisory is in effect from 8:30 a.m. today to Noon Thursday. Air quality is expected to fal...
Jul 29, 2025
Little Leaps Learning Academy closing down
The last location of a Dubuque childcare business will permanently close soon. After years of financial pressures and shrinking enrollment, Little Leaps Learning Academy-Key West will shut its doors f...
Jul 29, 2025
Dubuque FedEx store closing, laying off employees
FedEx is laying off 84 employees in eastern Iowa as part of a widespread "network transformation". According to a release from FedEx, the company is launching a network transformation program to impro...
Jul 29, 2025
Dubuque County man asked girl to disrobe in his presence
Authorities said a Dubuque County man repeatedly asked a girl under age 14 to disrobe in his presence. 41-year-old Joshua J. Martin of Farley, Iowa, was arrested at 2:22 p.m. Saturday at his residence...
Jul 29, 2025
Man threatens another with machete during Dubuque disturbance
Police said a man threatened another with a 23-inch-long machete during a Dubuque disturbance in which two people were arrested. 50-year-old Lionel Stampley was arrested at 8:14 p.m. Saturday in the 1...
Jul 28, 2025
Dubuque Pet Park has reduced hours during road construction
The Dubuque Pet Park, located on North Grandview Avenue, will have reduced hours of operation starting on Monday, July 28, due to asphalt paving. Lasting until Wednesday, July 30, the revised schedule...
Jul 28, 2025
Bomb threat prompts Bellevue downtown evacuation before all-clear given
Officials evacuated an area of Bellevue Sunday due to a report of a possible bomb threat, then confirmed the area was safe and reopened streets. Bellevue police were dispatched at approximately 10:35 ...
Jul 28, 2025
Grant County Republican Party former HQ vandalized
The Grant County Republican Party said its former headquarters was vandalized at some point between Thursday evening and early Friday morning. The party met at the building in Platteville Thursday nig...
Jul 25, 2025
Weed spraying along Dubuque’s floodwall
Dubuque Public Works Department employees will begin spraying weed control chemicals along the city's floodwall. The spraying will occur on the land side and rip-rap on the river side of Dubuque's flo...
Jul 25, 2025
Garnavillo man arrested following theft of two vehicles
A Garnavillo man was arrested on multiple charges following the theft of two vehicles. On Thursday, around 6:30 AM the Clayton County Sheriff's Office and Garnavillo Police Department took a report of...
Jul 25, 2025
