Category Archives: Local News
New Scholarship Honors Galena Teacher Who Died in December
A new scholarship will honor a Galena educator who died in a car accident in December. The Sandra Zink Memorial Scholarship was created by the Galena Federation of Teachers and the Community Foundatio...
Jan 14, 2020
Hempstead To Make Room For Additional Parking
Dubuque Community Schools leaders have revamped plans to bring additional parking spaces to Hempstead High School. School board members on Monday tentatively approved plans and a cost estimate for a p...
Jan 14, 2020
Officials Deny Wrongdoing In Maquoketa Man’s Death
Local law enforcement officials deny any wrongdoing in connection with the June death of a Maquoketa man. Attorneys representing the City of Maquoketa and Assistant Police Chief Brendan Zeimet, and re...
Jan 13, 2020
Dubuque Teen Pleads Not Guilty To Gun and Drug Charges
A Dubuque teen charged with attempted murder recently pleaded not guilty. 18 year old Earnest Hunt Jr .entered the written plea in Iowa District Court for Dubuque County. Hunt was arrested December 25...
Jan 13, 2020
Man Convicted Of Stabbing Wants New Trial
A Dubuque man convicted of stabbing a teen is again seeking a new trial, this time arguing that his attorney failed him. 38 year old Brett Gilden was convicted in November of willful injury causing bo...
Jan 13, 2020
Dyersville Man Pleads Not Guilty For Incident at Diner
A Dyersville man accused of pointing a gun at two people in a diner after he was asked to leave had pleaded not guilty to his charges. 58 year old Brian Wells is charged with two counts of assault whi...
Jan 13, 2020
Winter Storm To Bring Significant Snow To The Area This Weekend
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for virtually the entire Tri-State area this weekend. The warning will be in effect from 3 p.m. today to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, for an...
Jan 10, 2020
Dubuque Man Going To Prison For Domestic Abuse and Firearms
A Dubuque man was sentenced this week to 18 months in prison for having a gun despite previously being convicted of domestic abuse. 28 year old Charles Carter pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in ...
Jan 10, 2020
One Person Injured in Three Vehicle Accident in Dubuque
Dubuque Police say one person was injured in a three-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon in Dubuque. 64 year old Brenda Baczek of Elizabeth, Illinois was taken to MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center for ...
Jan 10, 2020
Alliant Energy Allowed To Raise Rates But To Lower Level
State of Iowa regulators on Thursday issued a ruling granting Alliant Energy the authority to raise rates for electric customers, though not to the level that the utility company initially requested. ...
Jan 10, 2020
