Category Archives: Local News

Alliant Energy Foundation raises $550,000 for local food banks
The Alliant Energy Foundation raised$550,000to support programs that fight hunger and food insecurity in Iowa and Wisconsin. The amount is the largest on record in the company's 19 years of hosting th...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 30, 2025

Historical Society receives grant for a survey of the William M Black
The Dubuque County Historical Society was recently awarded a $50,000 Historic Resource Development Program (HRDP) grant from the State Historical Society of Iowa. Funding will support conducting a Rep...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 30, 2025

Pair of Honor Flights scheduled for May
Organizers have scheduled a pair of flights next year to take military veterans on a daylong visit to memorials in to Washington, D.C. Honor Flight of Dubuque and the Tri-States announced it is planni...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 30, 2025

Locher Recreation Area joining Dubuque County Conservation system
A new 116-acre recreation area near Cascade is set to become part of the Dubuque County Conservation system, officials announced via social media. The site, known as Locher Recreation Area, includes a...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 30, 2025

Man stabbed police officer following home invasion
Authorities in Dubuque report a violent home invasion early Saturday morning. 35-year-old Corey M. Ary barricaded himself inside a residence on Boleyn Road with a woman and stabbed a sheriff's deputy ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 29, 2025

Five displaced following Dubuque fire
A residential fire in Dubuque's North End displaced five people and caused about $60,000 in damage Thursday, authorities said. The Dubuque Fire Department responded Thursday evening to a report of an ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 29, 2025

Dubuque City Council finishes annual goal-setting meetings
The Dubuque City Council on Thursday concluded its annual goal-setting meetings unable to narrow down its priorities for the coming year to the usual top 10 and instead choosing to move ahead with 15 ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 29, 2025

Numerous emergency response agencies in Grant County receive federal funding
Fire departments and emergency services agencies throughout Grant County recently received $857,809 in federal funding. The funding was awarded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency Firefigh...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 29, 2025

Platteville High School hosts NFL Alumni Bradie Ewing for inspirational talk
On Wednesday Platteville High School student athletes had an opportunity meet with former Badger and NFL player, Bradie Ewing. Ewing spoke with the athletes about being the best version of themselves ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 25, 2025

Jury finds two guilty of four charges each, not guilty of attempted murder
Dubuque County jurors on Tuesday found two men guilty of multiple charges in the October stabbing of a Loras College student - but not guilty of attempted murder. 23-year-old Gabriel Dominguez of Sher...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 25, 2025