Category Archives: Local News
Dubuque launches new tool for reporting concerns
The city of Dubuque recently launched a new online tool for requesting services and reporting concerns. Report2DBQ can be accessed online at cityofdubuque.org/Report2DBQ. According to a press release,...
Apr 21, 2025
Dubuque woman sentenced to probation for OWI with kids in the vehicle
A Dubuque woman has been sentenced to two years of probation after police said she was intoxicated when she drove her vehicle with two children inside. 39-year-old April L. Bergfeld received the sente...
Apr 21, 2025
Chicago man arrested in Dubuque for OWI with child in vehicle
Police said an intoxicated man drove his vehicle in Dubuque with a child in the back seat. 34-year-old Lorenzo D. Gee of Chicago, was arrested at 2:08 a.m. Saturday in the 100 block of East 15th Stree...
Apr 21, 2025
Potosi man arrested in Dubuque
Matthew T. Fink, of Potosi, Wis., was arrested at 5:54 a.m. on Saturday in the 200 block of Mercy Drive in Dubuque on a charge of public intoxication and three counts of child endangerment.
Apr 21, 2025
Iowa farmers won’t have to pay into state fund starting this fall
Starting in September, Iowa farmers won't have to pay 1/4 of a cent for every bushel they sell to grain dealers in the state. That quarter went to the Grain Indemnity Fund to pay farmers if the grain ...
Apr 19, 2025
Platteville dog breeder included on “Horrible Hundred” list of puppy mills
The Humane World for Animals has exposed 12 puppy mills in Iowa and 4 in Wisconsin including one in Platteville in their annual "Horrible Hundred" puppy mill report. The breeder listed from Plattevill...
Apr 19, 2025
DNR launches new tool ‘Wisconsin Fishing Finder’
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) launched their new online resource for anglers called Wisconsin Fishing Finder. The Wisconsin Fishing Finder works using any internet browser to giv...
Apr 19, 2025
Dubuque house fire causes $20,000 in damage; no injuries reported
A residential fire in Dubuque’s North End caused about $20,000 in damage Thursday morning, authorities said. The Dubuque Fire Department responded at 5:12 a.m. today to a report of a fire on Jac...
Apr 18, 2025
Task force recommends Dubuque middle school consolidation, $70 million bond proposal
In 2023, Dubuque Community School District voters narrowly rejected an up-to-$150 million bond that would have funded multiple projects, including construction of a new middle school as part of the di...
Apr 18, 2025
Dubuque police seek information about alleged sexual assault of child
The Dubuque Police Department seeks the public’s assistance investigating a tip alleging a child was sexually assaulted. A police press release states that the Department received anonymous info...
Apr 18, 2025
