Category Archives: Local News
Dickeyville receives $645,000 transportation grant
Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) announced a $645,000 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) grant for the Village of Dickeyville in Grant County. The money is...
Jul 30, 2025
New grant to help fund tuition for healthcare students
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College has received a $68,652 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to help drive enrollment in in-demand healthcare professions across Southwest ...
Jul 30, 2025
Back-to-school shopping costs hit record high, just before tax-free weekend
Tax free weekend is coming up in Iowa, just in time for back-to-school shopping. A new report from Savings.com says families plan to spend a record-high $628 per child on clothing, supplies, and techn...
Jul 30, 2025
Platteville Police seek assistance to identify assault suspects
The Platteville Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance to identify two men caught on security cameras. They were involved in the assault of a third person in the 2nd Street area...
Jul 30, 2025
Nominations open for Grant County Shop with a Cop initiative
Grant County law enforcement is accepting applications for its annual Back to School Shop with a Cop initiative. The program assists families in need with obtaining school supplies. A link to the nomi...
Jul 30, 2025
Busy Dubuque intersection to see lane closures, detour this week
A construction project at a busy Dubuque intersection will cause lane closures and a detour this week. The project will construct accessible ramps at the intersection of Asbury Road and John F. Kenned...
Jul 30, 2025
Dyersville again misses out on federal funds for bridge project
The fifth time asking, the city of Dyersville did not receive federal funding for the BUILD grant, formerly known as the RAISE grant. Funding was sought to support bridge and roadway projects connecti...
Jul 30, 2025
Air quality advisory issued for Wisconsin
An air quality advisory is issued statewide for Canadian wildfire smoke. According to the Wisconsin DNR, the advisory is in effect from 8:30 a.m. today to Noon Thursday. Air quality is expected to fal...
Jul 29, 2025
Little Leaps Learning Academy closing down
The last location of a Dubuque childcare business will permanently close soon. After years of financial pressures and shrinking enrollment, Little Leaps Learning Academy-Key West will shut its doors f...
Jul 29, 2025
Dubuque FedEx store closing, laying off employees
FedEx is laying off 84 employees in eastern Iowa as part of a widespread "network transformation". According to a release from FedEx, the company is launching a network transformation program to impro...
Jul 29, 2025
