Category Archives: Local News

3 Mile House participates in “Taste of the Draft”
A local supper club will participate in the debut of a new fundraiser in conjunction with the 2025 NFL draft. The 3 Mile House Supper Club in Hazel Green, was selected as one of 20 supper clubs select...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 23, 2025
Wisconsin man convicted of federal firearm charge in Iowa
Authorities said a Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to a federal firearm charge after police said he pulled a gun on a woman and threatened to kill her in her Dubuque home. 37-year-old Mickey L. Mille...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 23, 2025

Iowa House moves to legalize ‘Magic Mushrooms’ for medical treatment
The Iowa House has passed a bill to legalize the use of psilocybin, often called magic mushrooms, as medical treatment for certain conditions, like post-traumatic stress disorder. Treatments would hav...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 23, 2025

Dubuque City Council rezones senior housing building
The Dubuque City Council voted unanimously to approve the rezoning of the Applewood I apartments on Pennsylvania Avenue from senior housing to general multi-family residential. The new agreement will ...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 23, 2025

Pork carnitas sold at Aldi Stores recalled
A type of pork product sold at Aldi stores in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin is being recalled. Customers who purchased Park Street Deli Pork Carnitas in 16-ounce trays with "use by" dates of June 30, 2...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 23, 2025
Wisconsin woman injured in two-vehicle crash in Dubuque
Dubuque Police said one person was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Dubuque. 56-yerar-old Rosemere Mellenberger of Benton was transported by private vehicle to UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital for t...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 22, 2025

Planned cleaning of Julien Dubuque Bridge causes detour to another construction zone
Iowa DOT Bridge Washing Causes Detour for Eastbound Traffic on Julien Dubuque Bridge. Due to bridge washing being performed by the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT), the eastbound lanes of the J...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 22, 2025

16th St in Dubuque closed for railroad work
16th St. Road Closure at Railroad Crossing between Elm St. and Sycamore St. Due to railroad patch work, 16th St. will be closed at the railroad crossing between Elm St. and Sycamore St. from 8 a.m. to...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 22, 2025

JDIFF kicked off this week
The Julien Dubuque International Film Festival kicked off yesterday in Galena and will kick-off in Dubuque tomorrow at 8 PM with a welcome event at Five Flags starting at 5 PM. Dozens of films from ar...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 22, 2025

Intoxicated driver strikes, injures skateboarder in Dubuque
Police said an intoxicated driver struck and injured a skateboarder in Dubuque. 22-year-old Alex A. Mayne of Dubuque, was transported by private vehicle to UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital for treatm...
Courtney Chaffee Apr 22, 2025