Category Archives: Local News
Dubuque Woman Arrested For Possession of Cocaine
Dubuque Police arrested 26 year old Whitaker Ingles of Dubuque Saturday evening at her residence on charges of possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, possession of marijuana, seven counts of un...
Apr 20, 2020
City Council Looks For Ways To Reach Out To People For Census
Officials plan to ramp up outreach to hard-to-count segments of Dubuque's population as COVID-19 concerns have forced leaders to modify plans to encourage participation in the 2020 Census. City Counci...
Apr 20, 2020
Dubuque County Has One New COVID-19 Case While State Sees Sharp Increase
One more confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported Sunday in Dubuque County, as the statewide total skyrocketed up. Statewide, 389 new cases were reported Sunday -- about double what previously had been...
Apr 19, 2020
The Latest COVID-19 Update From Saturday
In Wisconsin, officials announced another 154 confirmed cases of COVID-19. That pushed the state total to 4,199. They also reported another six related deaths, pushing that tally to 211. There are 15 ...
Apr 18, 2020
Governor Reynolds Closes Iowa Schools For Remainder of Year
Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education are closing all schools in the state for the remainder of the year. Schools will continue to offer continuous online learning to mitigate the...
Apr 18, 2020
Dubuque County Farm Bureau Helping Area Food Bank
The Dubuque County Farm Bureau is donating $500 to a local food bank to help fight food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. The money will be donated to St. Stephen's Food Bank, which supplies ma...
Apr 18, 2020
Reynolds Issues Stay At Home Orders For 14 Counties
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced plans to implement additional mitigation measures in northeast Iowa after the region reached one of the highest possible levels on the state's COVID-19 risk chart....
Apr 17, 2020
Plans For New Jackson County Jail Could Get Sidetracked
Plans for a third attempt this fall to secure funding for a new Jackson County jail facility could be derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Jackson County supervisors are continuing discussions about a r...
Apr 17, 2020
County Board Executive Director Could Issue Quarantine Orders
The Dubuque County Board of Health could allow its executive director to issue legal quarantine orders to people or groups who might be infected with the coronavirus. Board Chairman Tom Bechen brought...
Apr 17, 2020
Finkenauer Disappointed Reynolds Hasn’t Issued Stay-At-Home Order
Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer of Dubuque says she is disappointed that Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds hasn't issued a "stay-at-home" order for the entire state. The Iowa Democrat says Reynolds promised to...
Apr 17, 2020
