Category Archives: Local News
Dubuque County Can Be Test Iowa Site But Needs Facility
Dubuque County health officials announced this week that they are closer to securing a Test Iowa site, but it would look different than expected. When the Iowa Department of Public Health began placin...
Jun 05, 2020
New State Guidelines on Iowa Re-Opening Nursing Homes to Visitors
Governor Kim Reynolds says state officials are providing new guidelines so nursing homes may re-open to visitors. In early March, long-term care facilities were closed to visitors to reduce the risk t...
Jun 05, 2020
JoDaviess County Fair Canceled
The 2020 Jo Daviess County Fair has been canceled. The fair board made the decision Friday morning regarding the event scheduled for July 30th to August 2nd in Warren, Illinois. The decision was promp...
Jun 05, 2020
Protests Turn Ugly in Iowa City
Police officers fired several tear gas canisters and flash grenades late Wednesday to disperse protesters in Iowa City who were advancing toward Interstate 80. Hundreds of protesters were met by a lin...
Jun 04, 2020
Coronavirus Numbers For Thursday Morning in Iowa
One more COVID-19-related death and one more positive case were reported in Dubuque County from Wednesday. Dubuque County has had 351 confirmed cases and 21 deaths, with 195 people recovered. Allamake...
Jun 04, 2020
Stockton Schools Hire New Superintendent
The Stockton public school board has hired the district's next superintendent. James Bunting, the middle school principal at Iroquois County School District in Watseka, Illinois will take over the rol...
Jun 04, 2020
Lawmakers Propose Bill To Curtail Frivolous Coronavirus Lawsuits
Iowa Republican lawmakers Wednesday proposed a bill that would offer broad protection from coronavirus lawsuits for doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, meatpacking plants, restaurants, and other busine...
Jun 04, 2020
Dubuque Man Arrested For Domestic Assault While Holding A Knife
Dubuque Police arrested 39 year old Bernard Jones of Dubuque early Wednesday near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Westridge Drive on a charge of domestic assault while displaying a dangero...
Jun 04, 2020
One Dead and Two Hurt In Illinois Crash
A child is dead and two other people suffered severe injuries after a crash early Tuesday in northwest Illinois. The Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Office reports that a 10-year-old from Dubuque was pron...
Jun 03, 2020
Citizens Gather at Jackson park For Peaceful Protest
About 250 people gathered in Jackson Park in Dubuque on Tuesday night to protest racial injustice and police brutality and to call for the end to institutional and systemic racism. It was a day of pea...
Jun 03, 2020
