Category Archives: Local News

Mobile I-PASS event in Elizabeth
A mobile team from Illinois Tollway will hold an I-PASS event next week in Jo Daviess County. Tollway staff will help residents transfer from plastic transponders to new sticker technology from 3 to 7...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 03, 2024

Fire in rural Dubuque County
An electrical problem may be to blame for sparking a house fire in rural Dubuque County. Crews from five area departments were called out just before 12:30 Monday afternoon. The home is located along ...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 03, 2024

Recalled cucumbers sickened 3 in Wisconsin
Two state agencies are urging Wisconsinites to check their homes for cucumbers supplied by SunFed Produce sold between Oct. 12 and Nov. 26 due to their connection to several Salmonella infections acro...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 02, 2024

East Dubuque man dead following house fire
An East Dubuque man was found dead following a house fire on Tuesday. The Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office responded to the house fire around 12:51 p.m. in the 5800 block of N Dunn. Road. When...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 02, 2024
Two dead following accident in Dubuque County
Two people are dead following a two-vehicle crash involving an SUV and semi Thursday afternoon in Dubuque County. Multiple departments responded to Highway 151 at the intersection of Skyline Road arou...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 02, 2024

Dubuque man had nude image of minor on phone
Police said a Dubuque man had a nude image of a female under age 18 on his smartphone. 23-year-old Brandon J. Brenke of Dubuque was arrested at 9:08 p.m. Monday in the 700 block of Providence Street o...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 27, 2024

Dubuque offers free parking for Thanksgiving weekend
The City of Dubuque is providing free parking at metered spaces and City-owned ramps and lots in the downtown area beginning on Thanksgiving (Thursday, Nov. 28) through Sunday, Dec. 1. The free downto...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 27, 2024

Federal Government rejects Iowa’s summer food program
The state of Iowa's proposal to use federal summer food program funding for its own alternate project has been rejected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. In August, Iow...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 27, 2024

Reflections in the Park opens for the holiday season
Reflections in the Park, which is put on annually by Hillcrest Family Services, including hundreds of illuminated displays sponsored by local businesses, is marking its 30th anniversary this year. The...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 27, 2024

Dubuque man arrested and assaults officer
31-year-old Diquan C. Frazier of Dubuque, was arrested at 1:33 p.m. Sunday in the 1600 block of Jackson Street on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, interference with official ...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 27, 2024