Category Archives: Local News

Discussions on the fate of terminated Dubuque police officer Aidan P. Carr will continue into March, as the Civil Service Commission considering his appeal continues to deliberate a punishment short o...

Dubuque nearly doubled its snowfall total for the season as a winter storm dumped several inches of snow on the tri-state area. As of 6 p.m. Wednesday, 5.1 inches of snow had been recorded at Dubuque ...

The 44th annual Winter Games of Special Olympics Illinois is happening this week. The three-day event began Tuesday and is being held through Thursday with competition in alpine skiing at Chestnut Mou...

As the state of Illinois marks five years since recreational cannabis became legal, local dispensaries continue providing significant tax revenue boosts to the Jo Daviess County communities that they ...

Three candidates for the Southwestern School Board will face off next week in a primary election. The Feb. 18 primary will determine which two candidates advance to the April election for the Area 1 s...

Dubuque police arrested 31-year-old Allen J. Penewell of Fennimore at 6:50 p.m. Monday at Dubuque Law Enforcement Center on warrants charging probation violation and four counts of possession of metha...

Callahan Construction has unveiled plans to build 180 market-rate apartments in six three-story apartment buildings on the large grassy lot at 380 Cedar Cross Road in Dubuque. The local developer plan...

Hoover Elementary School in Dubuque will close at the conclusion of the current school year. Dubuque Community School Board members on Monday night unanimously voted to approve the closure, which Supe...

Organizers seek nominations for an annual competition to identify best restaurant hamburgers in Iowa. Iowa's Best Burger Contest is a collaboration between Iowa Beef Industry Council and Iowa Cattleme...

A Hiawatha man has been found guilty of human trafficking, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of a minor, pimping, and prostitution. A jury on Thursday found Jarod Anderson guilty of all five counts ag...