Category Archives: Local News
Dubuque Officials Discuss Coronavirus Preparation
On Monday, the coronavirus was the focus of a special event hosted by the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce, and it also was discussed during a work session of the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors, ...
Mar 10, 2020
Authorities Take Over Monitoring Of Contamination At Maquoketa
Federal monitors are assuming control of efforts to keep tabs on the contamination from a cancer-causing chemical at a former factory site in Maquoketa. The chemical has been traced back to the operat...
Mar 10, 2020
Boy Treated For Injuries After Getting Hit By Vehicle Near School
A 13-year-old boy was injured when he was struck by a vehicle while walking in a crosswalk Monday morning outside of a Dubuque school. The boy was taken by ambulance to UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospit...
Mar 10, 2020
Dubuque Work Session on Coronavirus
Members of the Dubuque City Council will meet tonight (Mar 9) for a special work session to discuss coronavirus preparedness. In a notice from city officials, the session begins at 6p this evening in ...
Mar 09, 2020
Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle Near School
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle this morning in front of George Washington Middle School in Dubuque. Police responded at about 7:10 a.m. this morning to the school at 51 North Grandview Avenue. R...
Mar 09, 2020
Settlement For Clayton County Family in Wrongful Death Claim
The insurer for Clayton County will pay $350,000 to the family of a Dyersville man who hanged himself in the county jail as part of a settlement. Iowa District Court Judge Monica Wittig recently appro...
Mar 09, 2020
Meth Ring Busted in Jo Daviess County
Seven people have been charged after authorities said they worked together to deliver meth in Jo Daviess County. Few details of the alleged criminal activities have been reported, but the group allege...
Mar 09, 2020
Vote Coming Up On East Dubuque School Building Project
East Dubuque residents soon will return to the polls to weigh in on a second attempt to secure millions of dollars in funding for a building project. East Dubuque school district leaders on March 17 w...
Mar 09, 2020
Vehicle Drives Onto Playground After Medical Emergency
Dubuque Police say a vehicle drove onto an elementary school playground after the driver suffered a medical emergency Wednesday morning in Dubuque. 41 year old Larry Maples of Dubuque was taken to Mer...
Mar 06, 2020
Woman Becomes Ill After Eating Sandwich, Files Lawsuit
A Dubuque woman who became seriously ill after eating at an area national sandwich shop has filed a lawsuit claiming company officials knowingly served alfalfa sprouts that potentially were contaminat...
Mar 06, 2020
