Category Archives: Local News
Fire Damages Shed Near Bernard
A fire caused $50,000 worth of damage to a shed in the Bernard area Sunday night, but no injuries were reported. According to the Dubuque County Sheriff's Department, the fire in a shed attached to a ...
Nov 07, 2022 Audrey / CC
Council to consider NW Arterial subdivision, while neighbors press traffic concerns
A recently completed traffic study for a planned housing development along the Northwest Arterial in Dubuque determined that the project would not have a significant impact on surrounding roadways. Th...
Nov 07, 2022
West Delaware leader named state superintendent of year
Kristen Rickey who has led the West Delaware district since the 2010-2011 school year, recently was named the 2022-23 Iowa Superintendent of the Year by School Administrators of Iowa. The organization...
Nov 07, 2022
Man Fatally Shot in Jackson County
Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting in rural Jackson County. The Jackson County Sheriff's Department says 60 year old Michael Berg of the Maquoketa area was fatally injured. Sheriff's depar...
Nov 04, 2022
Dubuque Woman Arrested After Domestic Assault Incident
Dubuque Police arrested 37 year old Jennifer Oliver of Dubuque Wednesday evening at her residence on a charge of domestic assault with injury. Reports say that Oliver assaulted 40 year old Matthew Oli...
Nov 04, 2022
Dubuque Man Facing Federal Charges For Large Amount of Drugs
A Dubuque man is now charged in federal court for 2 pounds of methamphetamine authorities found in his vehicle during a traffic stop in northwestern Illinois. 35 year old Cordero Davis is charged in U...
Nov 04, 2022
Dubuque restaurant permanently closes
Fazoli's in Dubuque will close Friday. This is the second Dubuque Fazoli's to close, with the first shutting it's doors in June of 2018. Rainbo Oil said the they don't have anything planned to take ov...
Nov 04, 2022
Local residents should brace for heating cost spikes this winter
Local residents can expect to pay significantly more to heat their dwellings this winter. Representatives with multiple area utility companies project that residents in the tri-state area who heat the...
Nov 04, 2022
4 local COVID-19-related deaths reported in week
There were four additional COVID-19-related deaths reported in the area from October 27th to Wednesday. That includes two more deaths of Dubuque County residents. As of Wednesday, the Centers for Dise...
Nov 04, 2022
Hy-Vee to be closed on Thanksgiving for the first time
For the first time ever, Hy-Vee will be closed on Thanksgiving. Across its eight-state region, more than 285 stores will be closed, allowing more than 80,000 employees to spend the holiday with loved ...
Nov 03, 2022
