Category Archives: Local News

Road closures for Labor Day parade announced
City of Dubuque officials have announced road closures related to Dubuque’s Labor Day parade on Monday. The parade is scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM and end at about 11 AM. The parade will run do...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 27, 2024

Daily commercial air service returns to Dubuque
The Dubuque Regional Airport has announced the return of daily commercial air service to the Tri-State area offering flights to and from Chicago/O’Hare International Airport on a 50-seat regiona...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 27, 2024

Labor Day weekend will be a busy travel weekend
Many Americans are marking the unofficial end of summer, Labor day, with a weekend of traveling. The Transportation Security Administration anticipates screening more than 17 million people between Th...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 27, 2024

Dyersville man sexually assaults girl under 17
Police said a Dubuque County man sexually assaulted a girl under age 17. 30-year-old Tyler M. Zurn of Dyersville was arrested at 2:56 p.m. Saturday at his residence on a warrant charging third-degree ...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 27, 2024

Greater Dubuque Development Corporation to host job fair
Greater Dubuque Development Corporation, in partnership with IowaWORKS, is hosting an AccessDubuqueJobs.com Hiring Fair on Thursday, September 5, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Steeple Square in Dubuq...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 27, 2024

Man from Georgia arrested at Dubuque County Jail
A man from Georgia was arrested at the Dubuque County Jail Saturday. 24-year-old Brandon Cooperwood of Rex, Georgia was arrested at 1:30 PM Saturday at the Dubuque County Jail on a charge of assault w...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 26, 2024

Unemployment rates up in Wisconsin and Illinois
Unemployment rates rose in most local counties in Wisconsin in July, according to recently released reports. In Wisconsin, Lafayette County’s unemployment rate was 2.4% in July and once again th...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 26, 2024

Excessive heat in the Tri-State area
Forecasters have issued an excessive heat warning as hot temperatures mark the beginning of the week in the tri-state area. The National Weather Service says the excessive heat warning is effective fr...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 26, 2024

Motorcyclist died following Aug. 18 crash
The Grant County Coroners Office has notified the Grant County Sheriff’s Department one of the two people injured the afternoon of August 18th in a motorcycle versus truck accident has now died....
Courtney Chaffee Aug 26, 2024

Wisconsin flags ordered to half-staff on Monday
Flags will fly at half-staff Monday in honor of a La Crosse area WWII POW. Gov. Evers signed Executive Order #236 Friday, ordering flags to half-staff in honor of Sgt. Jack Hohlfeld. Hohlfeld’s ...
Courtney Chaffee Aug 24, 2024