Category Archives: Local News

Woman Breaks Into Apartment, Threatens With Knife
Police say a Dubuque woman broke into an apartment and displayed a knife at the people inside the apartment. 34 year old Saint Theresa Sago of Dubuque was arrested Tuesday on a warrant charging first-...
Mark Evenstad Apr 27, 2023

Conditional Use Permit Approved For Grant County Humane Society
The Grant County Humane Society has received approval from the Platteville Common Council to house dozens of cats and dogs at its planned Platteville location. A report says Council members approved t...
Mark Evenstad Apr 27, 2023

Low Unemployment Rates in Southwest Wisconsin
The Madison metro area has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the state, according to data released Wednesday by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. The DWD says preliminary, not s...
Mark Evenstad Apr 27, 2023

Admiral Sheehy Drive Closed
Admiral Sheehy Drive is closed between E. 16th Street and the Dubuque Ice Arena entrance for flood management until further notice. Traffic is being detoured to Greyhound Park Road for access to the D...
Mark Evenstad Apr 27, 2023

Julien Dubuque International Film Festival Begins
The Julien Dubuque International Film Festival is going on now through Sunday with over 180 films being shown. The film festival is now in its 12th year. The film guide can be viewed at julienfilmfest...
Mark Evenstad Apr 26, 2023

Pioneers Day of Giving Thursday and Friday
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville will hold its Pioneers Day of Giving Thursday and Friday, and members of the UW-Platteville Foundation Board of Directors have pledged to match any gift given t...
Mark Evenstad Apr 26, 2023

Dubuque Man Arrested For Domestic Assault
Dubuque Police arrested 32 year old Emilson Kerong of Dubuque Tuesday morning at his residence on charges of domestic assault and obstruction of emergency communication.
Mark Evenstad Apr 26, 2023

Flooding Causing Road Closures
Road closures are becoming more prevalent across parts of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois as floodwaters continue to rise on the Mississippi River. The city of Dubuque says the rising waters of Catfish ...
Mark Evenstad Apr 26, 2023

House Fire Displaces Three Dubuque Residents
Three people were displaced by a house fire in Dubuque Monday night. Firefighters responded shortly after 11 p.m. to a report of a fire at a single-family home Central Avenue. Crews extinguished the f...
Mark Evenstad Apr 26, 2023

Evetovich Named Permanent Chancellor at UW-Platteville
Tammy Evetovich, the interim chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville has been named to the role of Chancellor permanently. Evetovich, who has served in the interim role since June, now b...
Mark Evenstad Apr 26, 2023