Category Archives: Local News

Public Meeting Tonight For Highway 78 Road Construction
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting on planned road work on Highway 78 Tuesday night. The department will talk about planned resurfacing and improvements on Highway ...
Mark Evenstad Sep 26, 2023

Dubuque Mayor Elected as President to Iowa League of Cities
Dubuque Mayor Brad Cavanaugh will serve as president-elect of the Iowa League of Cities executive board for the coming year. A report says that Cavanagh was elected at the league's annual conference e...
Mark Evenstad Sep 26, 2023

Epworth Man Arrested For 3rd Degree Criminal Mischief
Dubuque County authorities arrested 28 year old Andrew Burns of Epworth shortly before 8pm Saturday at his home on charges of domestic assault and third-degree criminal mischief.
Mark Evenstad Sep 26, 2023

Man Arrested After Officer Is Injured During Arrest
Dubuque Police arrested 23 year old Roy Shirkey around 9:20 a.m. Sunday in the 300 block of Main Street on a charge of interference with official acts causing bodily injury. A report says that a polic...
Mark Evenstad Sep 26, 2023

Brief Tornado Near New Glarus Monday Evening
A brief tornado touchdown was reported in far northern Green County Monday evening. According to the National Weather Service the tornado was reported around 6:08 p.m. east of New Glarus and south-sou...
Mark Evenstad Sep 26, 2023

Bicycle Lane May Be Ready For use in the Spring
Dubuque city officials are exploring the possibility of installing the community's first bicycle lane. City engineering staff are gathering input from local cycling groups and downtown businesses on t...
Mark Evenstad Sep 26, 2023

First Of Its Kind Energy Source Coming To Southern Wisconsin
Southern Wisconsin could soon be home to a first-of-its-kind sustainable energy source. Alliant Energy says its Energy Dome, which is planned to be built near an existing power plant south of Portage,...
Mark Evenstad Sep 26, 2023

Dubuque Trees Forever Looking For Volunteers
Dubuque Trees Forever is looking for volunteers to help them in their fall tree plantings the first two Saturdays in October on the 7th and 14th. The project October 7th will include 65 trees at vario...
Mark Evenstad Sep 26, 2023

Florida Man Charged With Attempted Homicide in Platteville
A Florida man accused of stabbing another Florida man earlier this month near Platteville has been charged with attempted homicide. 43-year old Johnny Simon of Orlando is accused of stabbing and cutti...
Mark Evenstad Sep 26, 2023

$9,000 awarded to the Department of Emergency Management in Crawford County.
More than $9,000 has been awarded to the Department of Emergency Management in Crawford County. In a release Monday, the emergency management department announced they received a $9,043.74 Computer an...
Mark Evenstad Sep 25, 2023