Category Archives: Local News
Epworth Woman Faces Prison For Sexual Abuse
A woman from Epworth has pleaded guilty in federal court to sexual exploitation of a child. 36 year old Gina Urbain entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. State and federal court doc...
Sep 04, 2020
Positivity Rate For COVID -9 In Delaware County Tops 20 Percent
A report shows the 14-day COVID-19 positivity rate in Delaware County topped 20% Thursday while about 100 students and staff in one of its school districts were quarantining due to possible exposure t...
Sep 04, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Labor Day Schedule For Dubuque City Offices and Services
City of Dubuque offices will be closed on Monday for Labor Day. There will be no trash, yard debris, or curbside recycling collections by City crews on Labor Day. Instead, the Monday collections will ...
Sep 04, 2020 Dirk DBQ / CC
Iowa Counties Get Disaster Designation
More than three dozen counties across Iowa have been approved for a disaster designation by US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. The move comes after a request from Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds for...
Sep 04, 2020
Man Charged With Domestic Assault For July Incident
A Dubuque man was arrested Wednesday morning for a domestic incident involving his wife earlier this summer. 47 year old William Mick faces charges of domestic assault while displaying a weapon and do...
Sep 04, 2020 Sterling G / CC
Man Arrested For Assaulting Girlfriend With a Hammer
A man from Asbury was arrested after he assaulted his girlfriend with a hammer and kicked her in front of three children. 35 year old Ronald Welp was arrested Wednesday on a warrant charging domestic ...
Sep 03, 2020 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Peaceful March In Dubuque Follows Shooting in Kenosha
A peaceful demonstration organized by Switching Places Foundation drew about 300 participants as they marched down North Grandview Avenue in Dubuque on Wednesday night. Organizers held the event follo...
Sep 03, 2020
Coronavirus Updates From Around The Area
Thirteen additional cases of COVID-19 were reported in Dubuque County between 5 p.m. Tuesday and 5 p.m. Wednesday, increasing the county's total to 2,057. Delaware County reported 7 new cases, Jackson...
Sep 03, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Student Tests Positive For Coronavirus in Dubuque School District
The Dubuque Community School District is reporting its first case of COVID-19 among students attending classes in-person this school year. A report says the infected student is in prekindergarten at C...
Sep 03, 2020 Yuri Samoilov / CC
Dubuque Sexual Assault Arrest
A 26-year-old Dubuque man has been arrested on charges connected to a sexual assault that happened in 2018. Investigators were able to use DNA evidence to link Shykeem Williams to the attack from almo...
Sep 02, 2020
