Category Archives: Local News
Special Olympics Illinois Winter Games Underway
The 43rd annual Special Olympics Illinois Winter Games are now underway in Galena. More than 325 athletes came to the tri-state area to compete in the games, which began Tuesday and go through Thursda...
Mark Evenstad Feb 07, 2024

River Bluff Collective Purchases Magnolia Building
An area cannabis business has purchased a building in Dubuque's Historic Millwork District. River Bluff Collective recently acquired The Magnolia building on East 10th Street, which most recently oper...
Mark Evenstad Feb 07, 2024

Slight Decrease in Dubuque Fire Department Calls
The Dubuque Fire Department handled about 50 fewer calls in 2023 than in each of the two previous years, according to city officials. The department fielded 7,753 calls last year, a decrease of 0.6% f...
Mark Evenstad Feb 07, 2024
Wisconsin homeowner assistance program to end in March
A state program that helped Wisconsinites in danger of being foreclosed on will soon end. Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration Kathy Blumenfeld said the Wisconsin Help for Homeowner...
Mark Evenstad Feb 06, 2024

Cuba City Utilities Construction
Cuba City is in the process of preparing for possible Main Street reconstruction work anticipated to potentially take place in conjunction with a state road project in 2028. The state Department of Tr...
Mark Evenstad Feb 06, 2024

Dubuque Woman Arrested For Child Endangerment
Police said a Dubuque woman was arrested after her three children ingested marijuana gummies, became sick and were treated at hospitals. 22 year old Katelyn Brennan of Dubuque was arrested Sunday at h...
Mark Evenstad Feb 06, 2024

Sauk County Man Identified in Fatal Crash
The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office on Monday identified a man who they said died over the weekend after his truck struck a bridge and rolled into a lake. 56 year old Terry Hooker of Ironton died a...
Mark Evenstad Feb 06, 2024

Traffic Stop Results In Arrest of Darlington Man
A deputy with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to West Mound View Road in the Village of Belmont Monday night around 10:30pm to assist the Belmont Police Department with a traffic s...
Mark Evenstad Feb 06, 2024

Arraignment Hearing For Tyler Dazey Delayed One Week
The arraignment hearing for a Dubuque man charged with first degree murder in the death of his mother last month has been moved back one week. 28-year old Tyler Dazey was scheduled for arraignment thi...
Mark Evenstad Feb 06, 2024
Hit and Run Charges For Shullsburg Woman
A deputy with the Lafayette County Sheriff's department responded to Highway 11 in Shullsburg Township around 6:20pm Sunday for a vehicle in the ditch. As a result, 48 year old Gina Curran of Shullsbu...
Mark Evenstad Feb 05, 2024