Category Archives: Local News
Dubuque School Fire
Firefighters were called to Dubuque Senior High School late Tuesday afternoon for a small fire in a classroom. According to fire officials, the blaze was reported in a foods room on a cook top in the ...
Feb 05, 2020
Superintendent Selected For Galena Public Schools
A Galena native has been selected to become superintendent of Galena public schools. Tim Vincent, director of curriculum and instruction for the DeKalb school district, will start as Galena's new supe...
Feb 05, 2020
Grant County Man Arrested After Drug Deal Backfires
Three people were arrested in La Crosse County after an alleged armed robbery turned out to be a drug deal gone wrong involving a man from Grant County. 26 year old Bridget Schoenfeld and 23 year old ...
Feb 04, 2020
Iowa Caucus Results Delayed
A new mobile app is being blamed for the delay in reporting the results of Iowa's 1,700 caucuses. Glitches with the mobile app caused confusion and left the caucus results unknown early Tuesday. Some ...
Feb 04, 2020
Two Schools Closing Due To Illness
Classes are cancelled the next two days (Tues and Wed) for a school in southern Grant County. Officials at Holy Ghost Immaculate Conception School say several students were out sick on Monday with a v...
Feb 04, 2020
Tax Increase Needed In East Dubuque To Avoid Shortfall
East Dubuque's city manager said the city will have a budget shortfall of about $80,000 next fiscal year if a tax increase isn't approved by voters in March. Loras Herrig said that would continue a wo...
Feb 04, 2020
Late Night Grocery Shoppers Facing Big Changes
People who do their grocery shopping late at night will have to start a little earlier. In Iowa and several other states, Hy-Vee stores will start closing at midnight next week. Those stores are open ...
Feb 04, 2020
Water Utility in Benton To Raise Rates
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has green-lighted a raise in water rates in the Village of Benton. According to a PSC announcement, the Benton Municipal Electric and Water Utility will incr...
Feb 04, 2020
Two Vehicle Crash in Grant County
Authorities with the Grant County Sheriff's Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 81 in Beetown near Laufenberg Lane shortly before noon on Saturday. Reports say a truck driven by 41 ...
Feb 03, 2020
Part of Highway 18 Near Cobb Closed Due To Crash
Part of Highway 18 was closed Monday morning in Iowa County near Cobb because of a crash. Highway 18 at Cave Hollow Road went down to one lane in both directions around 6:20 a.m., according to an aler...
Feb 03, 2020
