Category Archives: Local News
Ballpark For MLB Field of Dreams Game Being Torn Down
Officials with the Field of Dreams in Dyersville are tearing down the temporary 8,000-seat ballpark after Major League Baseball announced this week that it had canceled the August 13th matchup at the ...
Aug 07, 2020 Justin Brockie / CC
Dubuque Woman Arrested On Assault Charge
47 year old Amy Schmitz of Dubuque was arrested early Thursday at her residence on charges of domestic assault while displaying a weapon and child endangerment. According to Dubuque Police, Schmitz as...
Aug 07, 2020
COVID-19 Cases Reported on Thursday
COVID-19 cases on Thursday shows Dubuque County reported 36 additional COVID-19 infections. The county's total stood at 1,619 cases. No new deaths were reported in the county, so the number of deaths ...
Aug 07, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend in Iowa
Iowa's annual sales tax holiday will take place this weekend on Friday and Saturday. During the two days, sales tax is not charged on most articles of clothing or footwear that cost less than $100. Th...
Aug 06, 2020 Chris Potter / CC
Man Assaults Wife, Gets Arrested
Dubuque Police arrested 27 year old Deondre Terry of Dubuque on a charge of domestic assault with injury. Reports say Terry assaulted his wife, 24 year old Danielle Brothers at their residence.
Aug 06, 2020
School Board To Meet To Decide On Moving First Day Of School
Dubuque Community School Board members will meet next week to decide whether to move the first day of school to August 24th. The board will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday at the Forum on Chaney Road. Thi...
Aug 06, 2020 Mike Licht / CC
East Dubuque Events Get Nixed
East Dubuque Mayor Kirk VanOstrand has announced that all public events in the city have been canceled for the remainder of the year. VanOstrand said he made the decision due to concerns over the clim...
Aug 06, 2020 Alan Levine / CC
Maquoketa Woman Nearly Hits Neighbor Trying To Shoot Squirrel
A woman from Maquoketa pleaded not guilty to a charge for allegedly shooting four times at a squirrel on her mother's porch in Maquoketa, with one of the shots nearly hitting a neighbor when it ricoch...
Aug 06, 2020 likeaduck / CC
Dubuque Schools Might Delay Start
Officials in Dubuque might move the start of the school year to later this month. Superintendent Stan Rheingans told families and staff of Dubuque Community Schools that he's recommending classes star...
Aug 05, 2020 Laurel L. Russwurm / CC
City Council To Meet And Consider A Mask Mandate
Dubuque City Council members are scheduled to meet virtually at 5 p.m. Thursday to consider joining other Iowa communities in mandating face masks in the hopes it will create a stronger, unified respo...
Aug 05, 2020
