Category Archives: Local News

Dubuque County Treasurer Randy Wedewer has officially resigned from his position after being arrested in a prostitution sting last week. Dubuque County Auditor Kevin Dragotto announced the resignation...

The Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court has issued an order ending the mask requirement in courthouses beginning today. The mask requirement was implemented as the pandemic took hold - then was dr...

Two Dubuque County dairy farmers have been ordered to pay more than $11,000 for manure runoff that officials say killed 238 fish. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has ordered that William and ...

A fire caused some damage to a home near Holy Cross on Saturday night. The Holy Cross/North Buena Vista Fire Department responded at around 7:15pm Saturday to a residence on Heiderscheit Road and arri...

Before Dubuque residents head to the polls to weigh in on a proposal to reconstruct Five Flags Center, City Council members want an updated cost estimate for the project. During a work session Wednesd...

There were eight more COVID-19 related deaths in Dubuque County in one week, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health, as well as five more deaths in the tri-state area. There was one new rel...

Dubuque Police arrested 27 year old Justin Kast of Dubuque Wednesday morning on charges of third-offense operating while intoxicated, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and driv...

Northeast Iowa Community College leaders have selected their next president. Members of the college's Board of Trustees this morning voted to appoint Herbert Riedel to lead the school. He will succeed...

A Dubuque man was sentenced recently after pleading guilty to a charge stemming from a fatal crash in Jo Daviess County. Reports show 33-year-old Julius Jones will serve 2 years in prison, along with ...

A 2-day sting operation by Iowa authorities resulted in the arrest of 11 men on charges of prostitution. Reports show among those arrested was 60-year-old Randy Wedewer, the Dubuque County Treasurer. ...