Category Archives: Local News

COVID-19 Positive Tests Reported Sunday
Dubuque County reported 15 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday and has had 1,332 cases overall. Allamakee County has reported 144 cases overall since the pandemic began. Jackson County 119, Jones County has ...
Jul 27, 2020

Man Who Threatened Officers With Blade Sentenced To Probation
A man who threatened Dubuque police officers with a blade has been sentenced to probation and time at a treatment facility. 30 year old Terry Sproule Jr.was sentenced in Iowa District Court for Dubuqu...
Jul 27, 2020

Chemical Spill Near Guttenberg Cleaned Up
A stretch of roadway outside of Guttenberg now has reopened after a chemical spill this morning. The spill occurred at about 6:30 a.m. today on Kale Avenue/Highway 47, just south of Highway 52 between...
Jul 24, 2020

Dubuque Police Report Craigslist Scam
The Dubuque Police Department is reporting a Craigslist scam regarding rental properties. Scammers will post pictures of actual rental properties on Craigslist or a website like Craigslist saying it i...
Jul 24, 2020

Drive Up Food Pantry Runs Out Of Supplies in Less Than An Hour
The Multicultural Family Center hosted its second drive-up food pantry of the summer on Thursday. About 75 to 100 families were given boxes of food in less than an hour, with the center running out of...
Jul 24, 2020

Conviction Upheld In Domestic Assault Case
The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the 2019 conviction of a Dubuque man for domestic assault. 41 year old Lafayette Dean was found guilty in July 2019 following a bench trial on counts of felony dom...
Jul 24, 2020

Dubuque Man Assaults His Father Gets Arrested
Dubuque Police arrested 20 year old Leshaun Evans of Dubuque Wednesday at his residence on warrants charging domestic assault with injury and fifth-degree criminal mischief. Reports say that he assaul...
Jul 24, 2020

Jo Daviess County Murder Arrest
Bond has been set at $1-million dollars for a Hanover man accused of fatally shooting a man from Galena. Authorities have charged 37-year-old David Van Winkle with three counts of 1st-degree murder an...
Jul 23, 2020

Connection Between Men Involved In Fatal Shooting
The man accused of a fatal shooting in downtown Dubuque this month made his first court appearance Wednesday after being apprehended in Michigan. 25 year old Deonte Ellison had his initial hearing in ...
Jul 23, 2020

Silver and Gold Bars and Coins Stolen in Dubuque
Dubuque Police are investigating the theft of tens of thousands of dollars worth of silver and gold in Dubuque. 32 year old Eric Wheaton of Dubuque reported a burglary resulting in the theft of $30,00...
Jul 23, 2020









