Category Archives: Local News

8th & Bluff Streets closed due to gas leak
A pair of downtown Dubuque streets are currently closed while crews work to address a gas leak. Eighth and Bluff streets are closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic in a one-block radius around the...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 25, 2024

Update: Merging RV caused crash that shut down Wisconsin/Iowa Bridge
A recreational vehicle that failed to yield upon entering a highway caused a crash that disrupted traffic for three hours Tuesday on the U.S. 61/151 bridge in Dubuque. An RV driven by 67-year-old Lesl...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 25, 2024

Book sale to benefit library next week
Friends of the Carnegie-Stout Public Library is holding a fundraising book sale next week. The Books and More Sale will be held at the library. A members-only sale will be held from noon to 6:30 p.m. ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 25, 2024

Dubuque County Fair Association holding board elections
Dubuque County Fair Association will hold board elections next month. Voting will take place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Dubuque County Fairgrounds. Voting is open to Dubuque County residents...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 25, 2024

Pinseekers Golf Complex Planned For Chaplain Schmitt Island
Officials with Pinseekers Golf Complex have announced plans to construct a PinSeekers golf complex on the former Q Casino greyhound race track at Chaplain Schmitt Island, pending approval from the Dub...
Mark Evenstad Sep 25, 2024

Suspicious Vehicle Leads To Arrest Of Browntown Man
Around 1:45 AM Tuesday, Deputies with the Green County Sheriff’s Department checked on a suspicious vehicle on Allen Road in the Town of Cadiz. An investigation resulted in the driver, 24 year o...
Mark Evenstad Sep 25, 2024

Dubuque Man Arrested For Assault
Police in Dubuque arrested 30 year old Steven Croft II of Dubuque Monday around 7:35am in the 100 block of West 15th Street on a warrant charging assault.
Mark Evenstad Sep 25, 2024

Cedar Rapids Man Arrested By Dubuque Police
Dubuque Police arrested 44 year old Michael Bos of Cedar Rapids around 1:00 p.m. Monday in the 1000 block of Carlotta Street on charges of third-offense operating while intoxicated, unlawful possessio...
Mark Evenstad Sep 25, 2024

Hazardous Materials Spill Causes Traffic Jam On Dubuque-Wisconsin Bridge
One of the bridges spanning the Mississippi River at Dubuque briefly closed Tuesday due to a crash and hazardous material spill. City of Dubuque officials said in an online announcement shortly before...
Mark Evenstad Sep 25, 2024

Man From Platteville Sentenced To Prison For Assault
A man from Platteville has been sentenced to two years in prison for an assault at an area residence. 45 year old Delon Grady received the sentence from Grant County District Court Judge Craig Day aft...
Mark Evenstad Sep 25, 2024