Category Archives: Local News

Dubuque man sentenced for assaulting toddler
A Dubuque man has been sentenced to one year in jail after he held a knife up to the neck of a toddler at a local park. 28-year-old Ricky Brooks received the sentence after pleading guilty to assault ...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 28, 2023

Dubuque man sentenced for pulling trigger on loaded gun
A Dubuque man was sentenced Friday to up to 10 years in prison after police said he pointed a loaded gun at a man and pulled the trigger, though the gun did not fire. 30-year-old Randell Heine receive...
Courtney Chaffee Oct 28, 2023

Fatal Crash in Green County
On Wednesday, the Green County Sheriff's Office received a report of a single vehicle accident with suspected serious injuries near the Town of Jefferson. Deputies along with the Juda Fire Department ...
Mark Evenstad Oct 27, 2023

Woman Arrested For Possessing Drugs
Police in Dubuque arrested 37 year old Kristen Laufenberg of Dubuque at around10:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 3200 block of Kaufmann Avenue on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of Vyvanse, poss...
Mark Evenstad Oct 27, 2023

Dubuque Man Arrested For Assault and Child Endangerment
Dubuque Police arrested 35 year old London Gavin of Dubuque around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday at his residence on charges of domestic assault with injury and child endangerment.
Mark Evenstad Oct 27, 2023

Cascade Woman Arrested For Assault With Injury
Dubuque County authorities arrested 21 year old Autumn Cook of Cascade around Midnight Wednesday in the 14000 block of Old Highway Road on charges of two counts of assault with injury.
Mark Evenstad Oct 27, 2023
Madison Man Pleads Guilty To Sabotaging Entry To Bike Trail Path
A Madison man who was charged in April with reckless endangerment for stringing wire in the dark across a South Side bike path, which snared and injured one bike rider, pleaded guilty Thursday to redu...
Mark Evenstad Oct 27, 2023

Mayor Cavanaugh Represents Dubuque At Bloomberg CityLab 2023
Dubuque Mayor Brad Cavanagh was one of 50 mayors of American cities to participate in Bloomberg CityLab 2023, held Oct. 18-20, in Washington, D.C. A release states that the summit was organized by Blo...
Mark Evenstad Oct 27, 2023

Firearm Found in Yard
On Sunday, the Platteville Police Department took possession of a firearm that someone found laying in their front yard. The Police Department has not been able to locate the owner of the firearm and ...
Mark Evenstad Oct 26, 2023

Dredging Operation locates car in Dubuque cold case
Dubuque Police say a recent dredging operation along the Mississippi River resulted in the retrieval and identification of a vehicle belonging to a Dubuque man who went missing over 30 years ago. Acco...
Mark Evenstad Oct 26, 2023