Category Archives: Local News

One Person Injured in Two Vehicle Crash in Dubuque
Police say one person was taken to a hospital after a two-vehicle crash Saturday in Dubuque. 71 year old Leon Simon of Bernard was taken by ambulance to UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital for treatment...
Mark Evenstad Mar 13, 2023

Drug Charges and OWI Charges For Dubuque Woman
Dubuque Police arrested 39 year old Jill Bockes, of Dubuque in the early morning hours early Sunday in the area of University and North Grandview Avenue on charges of unlawful possession of a prescrip...
Mark Evenstad Mar 13, 2023

Man Stabs Roommate, Gets Arrested
A Maquoketa man has pleaded guilty to a charge related to an altercation in which police said he and his roommate stabbed each other. 65 year old David Anderson pleaded guilty in Iowa District Court o...
Mark Evenstad Mar 13, 2023

UW-Platteville To Host Construction Safety Summit
UW-Platteville is gearing up to host a four-day construction safety summit this month in Dubuque. The inaugural Construction Safety Summit will take place March 27th through 30th at the Grand River Ce...
Mark Evenstad Mar 13, 2023

Scammers Are Posing As A Pastor in Manchester
Manchester authorities are warning residents about a texting scam that is impersonating a local pastor. According to the Manchester Police department, scammers posing as the Rev. Tony Ede, of First Ev...
Mark Evenstad Mar 13, 2023

Woman Strikes Her Boyfriend With A Rock, Gets Arrested
Police said a woman struck her live-in boyfriend with a rock during a disturbance early Monday in Dubuque. 43 year old Amanda Habel of Dubuque was arrested at her residence around 1:30am Monday on cha...
Mark Evenstad Mar 13, 2023

Autopsy Of Ronald Henry Shows No Sign Of Trauma
The Grant County Sheriff's Office says the autopsy of 34 year old Ronald Henry of Lancaster showed no signs of trauma. Grant County Sheriff Nate Dreckman said the autopsy of Henry was performed at UW-...
Mark Evenstad Mar 10, 2023

Iowa County Officials Release Name of January Shooting Victim
The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the woman who died in a January shooting in the town of Wyoming. Sheriff Michael Peterson identified the victim as 35 year old Nicole Bl...
Mark Evenstad Mar 10, 2023

Four People Arrested in Platteville
Four people were arrested in Platteville after a search warrant was executed this week. The Richland-Iowa-Grant Drug Task Force had been conducting an investigation on a residence on West Cedar Street...
Mark Evenstad Mar 10, 2023

One Vehicle Accident On Highway 151 Near Belmont
A deputy from the Lafayette County Sheriff's department responded to a one vehicle crash on Highway 151 in the Town of Belmont just after 5pm Thursday. 51 year old Jayne Sherer of Platteville was trav...
Mark Evenstad Mar 10, 2023