Category Archives: Local News
Grant Helps To Bring Fiber Internet To Portion of Northwest Illinois
A $2.3 million grant will bring fiber internet to more than 220 homes, businesses and community institutions in rural Jo Daviess County. Local energy cooperative Jo-Carroll Energy has announced that i...
Dec 20, 2021
Dubuque Student Charged With Making School Threat
Dubuque Police have charged a 12-year-old after he posted a threat on social media. According to a police report, a Washington Middle School student notified staff that another student had threatened ...
Dec 17, 2021 GotCredit / CC
Platteville and Galena Schools Close Because of Threat of Violence
The Galena and Platteville school districts have canceled classes today in relation to potential safety concerns. Galena district officials were alerted to a “possible threat to school safety...
Dec 17, 2021
COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Tri-States
Twenty-three more COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the tri-state area since Saturday, including 11 in Dubuque County. Additionally, there were three more deaths in Jones County and two more de...
Dec 17, 2021
Scattered Damage As A Result Of High Winds In Area
The National Weather Service reports scattered damage locally from overnight storms and strong winds. The weather service reports power poles broken in the Maquoketa area, where peak winds reached 58 ...
Dec 16, 2021
Charges Against Platteville Teen Dismissed
Adult charges against a teen accused of trying to kill a man in a Platteville parking lot have been dismissed. 16 year old Marcus Bateman previously faced charges in Grant County Circuit Court of atte...
Dec 16, 2021
Charges Pending For Two Maquoketa Men Who Stabbed Each Other
Maquoketa police said Wednesday that charges are pending related to an altercation earlier this month in which two men stabbed each other. 64 year old David Anderson and 20 year old James Meisland who...
Dec 16, 2021
Sundown Mountain Resort Closed Through Saturday
Due to forecasted warm temps and high winds, Sundown Mountain Resort will be closed thru Saturday. They will be reopening on Sunday at 9 AM to the general Public. They have also canceled DARE Night th...
Dec 16, 2021
Semi Catches On Fire in Dubuque
Fire officials say no injuries were reported when a blaze destroyed a semi Wednesday afternoon in Dubuque. According to reports, crews were called around 12:30 to a stretch of Highway 151. The blaze b...
Dec 16, 2021 Dominic Lockyer / CC
Apple River Man Sentenced For Flare Gun Shooting Spree
A man from Northwest Illinois has been sentenced to two to five years of probation for his involvement in a flare-gun spree, then was arrested on an arson charge for an unrelated fire. 21 year old Cha...
Dec 15, 2021
