Category Archives: Local News
Dubuque nonprofit short $60,000
A Dubuque nonprofit is pushing to raise about $60,000 by the end of the year. The Fountain of Youth Program, which offers programming for self-development and helps participants end the cycle of gener...
Dec 17, 2024
Iowa DNR announces uptick in avian flu detections
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced Friday it has seen a "sharp jump" in cases of the highly pathogenic avian flu in wild birds this month after "nearly a year" with no detections of th...
Dec 17, 2024
Iowa Governor announces Lt. Governor appointment
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced State Senator from Le Claire, Chris Cournoyer, as her new Lt. Governor during a press conference at the State Capitol on Monday morning. Cournoyer was officially s...
Dec 17, 2024
24 storage units a complete loss following fire
A weekend blaze destroyed 24 units at a southwest Wisconsin storage facility. The Platteville Fire Department responded around 9:06 a.m. Sunday to reports of a fire at Big M Storage Units on Highway 1...
Dec 17, 2024
Madison Abundant Life Christian School shooter identified
Madison officials revealed a teen student and teacher were killed in a shooting Monday morning at Madison Abundant Life Christian School. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes stated during a news conferen...
Dec 17, 2024
3 dead following a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison
A teacher and a teenage student are dead after a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. The suspected shooter is also dead. The shooting was reported just before 11 a.m. at the sch...
Dec 16, 2024
Dubuque County ramping up flu vaccine efforts for dairy farm workers
As concerns about bird flu continue nationwide, Dubuque County is using state-administered grant funds to provide dairy farm workers easier access to influenza vaccines. While no poultry flocks or dai...
Dec 16, 2024
Dubuque Park & Recreation Commission support Chaplain Schmitt Island development plan
The Dubuque Parks & Recreation Commission lent unanimous support this week to a development plan for Chaplain Schmitt Island, reversing the board's opposition from October. Commission Members Robi...
Dec 13, 2024
Platteville residents will vote on pool referendum
Platteville residents will get to weigh in on the funding of a proposed new pool next spring. The Common Council this week voted, 6-0, to approve the addition of an advisory referendum to the April 1 ...
Dec 13, 2024
Dubuque sees success from new 911 service
Dispatchers at the Dubuque Emergency Communications Center have found repeated and varied success following the implementation of a digital platform meant to improve emergency response. The center in ...
Dec 13, 2024
