Category Archives: Local News
District court reverses 2023 termination of Hempstead teacher
A Dubuque Hempstead teacher terminated after using a racial slur in front of a black student in May 2023 has been reinstated following a decision from a District Court. Roger Poling, a business educat...
Dec 18, 2024
Dubuque City Council amends agreement with Walter & Duluth
The Dubuque City Council voted, 7-0, to amend its development agreement with Walter Development to allow them to find a new industrial tenant. Duluth Trading Co. closed its distribution center in Octo...
Dec 18, 2024
Two cited following Smelser accident
On Monday, December 9, 43-year-old Eric Nicklaus of Cuba City, was traveling east on County Highway H near Alt Rd., in Smelser, when he stated he fell asleep. Nicklaus’ vehicle veered off the ro...
Dec 17, 2024
Dubuque nonprofit short $60,000
A Dubuque nonprofit is pushing to raise about $60,000 by the end of the year. The Fountain of Youth Program, which offers programming for self-development and helps participants end the cycle of gener...
Dec 17, 2024
Iowa DNR announces uptick in avian flu detections
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced Friday it has seen a "sharp jump" in cases of the highly pathogenic avian flu in wild birds this month after "nearly a year" with no detections of th...
Dec 17, 2024
Iowa Governor announces Lt. Governor appointment
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced State Senator from Le Claire, Chris Cournoyer, as her new Lt. Governor during a press conference at the State Capitol on Monday morning. Cournoyer was officially s...
Dec 17, 2024
24 storage units a complete loss following fire
A weekend blaze destroyed 24 units at a southwest Wisconsin storage facility. The Platteville Fire Department responded around 9:06 a.m. Sunday to reports of a fire at Big M Storage Units on Highway 1...
Dec 17, 2024
Madison Abundant Life Christian School shooter identified
Madison officials revealed a teen student and teacher were killed in a shooting Monday morning at Madison Abundant Life Christian School. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes stated during a news conferen...
Dec 17, 2024
3 dead following a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison
A teacher and a teenage student are dead after a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. The suspected shooter is also dead. The shooting was reported just before 11 a.m. at the sch...
Dec 16, 2024
Dubuque County ramping up flu vaccine efforts for dairy farm workers
As concerns about bird flu continue nationwide, Dubuque County is using state-administered grant funds to provide dairy farm workers easier access to influenza vaccines. While no poultry flocks or dai...
Dec 16, 2024
