Category Archives: Local News

Dubuque Man Pleads Guilty To Check Fraud
A Dubuque man has pleaded guilty to three charges related to check fraud. 26 year old Nicholas Hanten entered the pleas in Iowa District Court for Dubuque County to three counts of second-degree theft...
Feb 03, 2020

Lafayette County Men Arrested For Fleeing Officers
Lafayette County authorities arrested 19 year old Cory Swenson of Blanchardville Sunday around 2:45am on Highway 78 near Argyle. Swenson was arrested for Reckless Driving, Knowingly Fleeing an Officer...
Feb 03, 2020

New Superintendent To Be Chosen In Galena
Galena public school board members could select the district's next superintendent on Tuesday. School board members interviewed three finalists on Saturday. They were Tim Vincent, the director of curr...
Feb 03, 2020

Iowa Caucus Voting Time Is Finally Here
The eyes of the nation and the world will be on Iowa today (Monday) as the presidential selection process gets underway with the Caucuses. After months and months of campaigning and dozens of politica...
Feb 03, 2020

More Flooding Could Occur On The Mississippi River This Spring
Weather officials are urging residents to remain watchful for flooding as the Mississippi River experiences record-high waters and turbulent flows - conditions unprecedented in the month of January. C...
Jan 31, 2020

Officials Identify Student Who Made Bomb Threat at River Ridge
River Ridge School District officials have identified the student who left a bomb threat that prompted an evacuation on Wednesday. The student is subject to a mandatory, out-of-school suspension. A no...
Jan 31, 2020

Bill Would Raise Retirement Age for Teachers and Public Employees
A bill in the Wisconsin Senate would raise the minimum retirement age for school teachers and public employees from 55 to 59-and-a-half. The proposed change would apply to workers under 40 in the Wisc...
Jan 31, 2020

Dubuque Police Arrest Man For Meth
Dubuque Police arrested 21 year old Curtis Larson on Wednesday on charges of possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a prescription drug, unlawfully carrying concealed weapons and interf...
Jan 31, 2020

Roll Over Accident With Multiple Charges
Two brothers from Platteville are facing multiple charges after Grant County authorities responded to a rollover accident early Wednesday morning. The rollover accident occurred on Highway 80 south of...
Jan 31, 2020

Man Charged With Prostitution For Note Left at Laundromat
A man was arrested on a prostitution charge Wednesday night after Dubuque police said he left a note at a laundromat offering to pay $700 for sex. 40 year old Bruce Menadue was arrested shortly before...
Jan 31, 2020