Category Archives: Local News

No injuries from duplex fire in Dubuque
No one was injured in a fire at a Dubuque duplex Saturday night. Dubuque Fire Department was called a residence on Francis St. at 7:53 p.m. when a tenant called from the side-by-side duplex reporting ...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 10, 2024

USDA will begin testing raw milk from dairy silos
The US Department of Agriculture will begin testing raw milk from dairy silos around the nation in an effort to better track the H5N1 bird flu that has been spreading in dairy cattle since March. The ...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 09, 2024

Tri-state area transplants contribute to communities
Recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey shows the previous states of residence of new residents in area counties from 2018 through 2022. While the data shows a h...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 09, 2024

UW-Platteville announced winter commencement schedule
University of Wisconsin-Platteville has announced plans for its winter commencement. The school's 213th commencement will be held Dec. 14 with three ceremonies at Williams Fieldhouse. The College of L...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 09, 2024

3 dead after boat overturns on Mississippi River at Bellevue
Officials said three people died yesterday when their boat capsized on the Mississippi River at Bellevue. The names of the deceased are not being released that this time pending notification of their ...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 09, 2024

Supreme Court turns away Wisconsin parents who say schools are hiding transgender support plans
The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from a group of parents who say their Wisconsin school district is hiding transgender support plans involving their children. Three conservatives sa...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 09, 2024
Authorities ID person killed in Dubuque County rollover crash that injured 3 others
Authorities have released the name of the person killed in a weekend rollover crash that injured three others in Dubuque County. 18-year-old Brayden Domeyer of Holy Cross, was a passenger in the vehic...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 09, 2024

City leaders optimistic for the future of the Tri-State region
On Friday, the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce hosted their semi-annual Tri-State Mayor's Breakfast. Mayors and municipal leaders from Dyersville, Dubuque, Asbury, Peosta, Platteville, Holy Cross, an...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 07, 2024

John Deere laying off Waterloo workers
John Deere says it's laying off more production workers at its Waterloo Operations. In a statement, John Deere says approximately 110 employees will be placed on indefinite layoff effective January 3r...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 06, 2024

Platteville committee considering requests to remove books from middle school library
Dozens of community members attended a meeting Wednesday initiating a process to determine whether several books should remain in the Platteville Middle School library following multiple complaints. F...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 06, 2024