Category Archives: Local News

Dubuque Vehicle Fire
A Cuba City man escaped injury Wednesday afternoon when his vehicle caught on fire. Officials with the Dubuque Fire Department were called to Dodge Street around 12:30 and found the vehicle engulfed i...
Oct 07, 2021 Brandon Brouhard / CC

Primary Election Results in Dubuque
In the primary election yesterday in Dubuque, council members Brad Cavanagh with 2,227 votes and David Resnick with 1,522 votes were the top two vote-getters in the mayoral contest and advanced to the...
Oct 06, 2021

Additional Charges For Dubuque Man Accused Of Harming Baby
A Dubuque man accused of recording himself choking and biting a baby and tossing the child across a room now faces two additional felony counts. 19 year old Nicholas Beversdorf was arrested Tuesday on...
Oct 06, 2021

City Council Award Contract To Fix Large Sinkhole
Dubuque City Council members this week awarded a contract to fix a large sinkhole threatening nearby homes and local infrastructure. Council members voted, 7-0, to award the contract for the Tiffany C...
Oct 06, 2021 GotCredit / CC

Firefighters Put Out Small Fire In Millwork District
Dubuque firefighters responded to a small fire in the Millwork District on Tuesday. At about 6:20 p.m., crews were sent to a building at the intersection of Jackson and East Eighth streets. Fire depar...
Oct 06, 2021 Dominic Lockyer / CC

Financial Settlement Declared Over Contaminated Mine In Jo Daviess County
A settlement reached in federal court will help pay some of the costs of the cleanup of a former lead and zinc mine in Jo Daviess County. A report says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recentl...
Mark Evenstad Oct 05, 2021

East Dubuque Mayor Resigns
Citing health issues, East Dubuque's mayor stopped down from his post and announced his resignation Monday. During a city council meeting, Kirk VanOstrand told those in attendance that he was leaving ...
Oct 05, 2021

Dubuque Man Gets Arrested On Drug Charges
Dubuque Police arrested 37 year old Frederick Cervantes on Monday on charges of possession of methamphetamine and of drug paraphernalia.
Oct 05, 2021

Schools Struggle With Tik Tok Challenges
School districts in the area, and across the nation, have been struggling with a social media trend. A viral Tik Tok challenge - called Devious Lick - encourages students to record themselves stealing...
Oct 05, 2021

Rountree Branch Trail Artwork
Visitors who explore the Rountree Branch Trail in Platteville may notice some natural art pieces along the path. Those pieces were designed and created by Platteville native Bill Mitchell. Among the p...
Daryl Fischer Oct 04, 2021









