Category Archives: Local News

Despite Amber Alert, No Abduction of A Child in Jackson County
The Jackson County Sheriff's Department has reported that a 5-year-old boy actually wasn't abducted Tuesday -- a report that prompted the issuance of a statewide Amber Alert. A press release on Tuesda...
Jun 16, 2021

Q Casino President and CEO Retiring at End of the Year
The president and CEO of Q Casino and Hotel in Dubuque, Jesus Aviles, will step down by the end of the year. Alives has served as president and CEO of the casino for the past 14 years and 45 years in ...
Jun 16, 2021

Golf Carts On City Streets in Bellevue On Hold
Bellevue City Council members voted this week to wait until summer 2021 to discuss the possibility of allowing golf carts on city streets. As of right now, the city wants to get through a full year of...
Jun 16, 2021

Woman From La Motte Arrested For OWI and Malicious Prosecution
Dubuque County authorities arrested 31 year old Latoya Roberts of La Motte on Tuesday on warrants charging two counts of child endangerment and one count each of operating while under the influence an...
Jun 16, 2021

Dubuque Woman Pleads Guilty To Arson Charges
A Dubuque woman has pleaded guilty to trying to burn down an apartment last year. 26 year old Mary D.R. Hall entered the guilty plea in the Iowa District Court of Dubuque County to a charge of threate...
Jun 15, 2021

School Superintendent Gets Salary Increase
Dubuque Community Schools Superintendent Stan Rheingans will receive a 2.1% salary increase for the 2021-2022 school year. School board members on Monday approved Rheingans' rolling three-year contrac...
Jun 15, 2021

Man Arrested For Felony Sexual Exploitation of a Child
Dubuque Police arrested 24 year old Gustavo Huerta Sunday on a warrant charging sexual exploitation of a child and enticing away a child, both felony counts. A mother reported to police late last year...
Jun 15, 2021

Fennimore-Area Man Arrested For Guns, Drugs
Jeremy L. Koppen A rural Fennimore man is facing multiple charges after investigators with the Richland-Iowa-Grant Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at his home. According to a release from th...
Daryl Fischer Jun 14, 2021

Family Members Arrested For Assault
Police say two family members assaulted another during a disturbance Saturday afternoon in Dubuque. 52 year old Valencia Johnson and 26 year old Jasmine Cotton, both of Dubuque, were arrested Saturday...
Jun 14, 2021

City of Dubuque Dealing With Neglected Properties
Dubuque officials are looking to crack down on neglected properties in the city. The Dubuque City Council recently voted unanimously to pass an ordinance amendment that gives the city manager the abil...
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