Category Archives: Local News
First Half of 2020 With Fewer Shots Fired Reports in Dubuque
Fewer gunshots were fired with criminal intent in Dubuque during the first half of 2020 compared to previous years, but more people were injured. According to the Dubuque Police Department, from Jan. ...
Jul 14, 2020
Dodgeville Man Pleads Guilty To Meth Charges
A man from Dodgeville who was pulled over near Dubuque with more than 1 pound of meth faces up to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty. 34 year old Tyson Wahlen pleaded guilty in U.S. D...
Jul 13, 2020
Dubuque Man Sentenced To Probation For Displaying Gun
An intoxicated man who pulled out a gun during an argument in Dubuque in April recently was sentenced to two years of probation. 63 year old Edward Johnson of Dubuque was sentenced in Iowa District Co...
Jul 13, 2020
Man Accused Of Killing Mollie Tibbetts Goes On Trial In January
The murder trial for the man accused of killing college student Mollie Tibbetts will start next January and will be moved to Scott County. Christhian Bahena Rivera's trial was originally set for Septe...
Jul 13, 2020
Positive COVID 19 Test Ends Dubuque Senior Baseball Season
The Senior high school baseball team's season came to an end a day after a player received notice of a positive COVID-19 test. Senior was scheduled to play at Cedar Falls, which recently ended its own...
Jul 13, 2020
Illinois Woman Airlifted After Crash
A northwest Illinois woman was seriously injured after a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon. The Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Office says 57-year-old Amy McDermott of Elizabeth was air-lifted to UW ...
Jul 11, 2020
Dubuque City Council To Get New Council Member By End of Month
Dubuque City Council members intend to fill a vacant seat on the city council by the end of the month. They will have a new person in place for the council's annual goal-setting process in August. Cou...
Jul 09, 2020
State Agency To Operate Linwood Cemetary
A state agency soon will take charge of the Linwood Cemetery because of its difficult financial situation. The Dubuque cemetery's board of directors made the decision Wednesday. When a cemetery enters...
Jul 09, 2020
Iowa Voters Keep Officials Busy As They Ask For Absentee Ballots
-- Iowa voters are apparently eager to participate in this year's presidential election and a lot of them want to vote by absentee ballot. Requests began being accepted this week. Absentee ballots can...
Jul 09, 2020
Dubuque Man Arrested For Multiple Domestic Assault Charges
Dubuque Police arrested 27 year old Marvin Brantley of Dubuque on Tuesday near the intersection of Jackson and East 21st Streets on warrants charging three counts of domestic assault-third or subseque...
Jul 09, 2020
