Category Archives: WGLR Local News
Open House For Dubuque Y Early Learning Center
An open house is scheduled for Saturday at the Dubuque Y Early Learning Center. It begins at 1pm. This new facility will offer child care for children six weeks through preschool during the school yea...
Dec 29, 2023
One Person Injured in One Vehicle Crash
Authorities said one person was injured in a one-vehicle crash last week in Dubuque County. 66 year old Patricia Even of Cascade, was taken by ambulance to a hospital for treatment. According to the D...
Dec 28, 2023
Sundown Mountain and Chestnut Mountain Closed
Sundown Mountain in Dubuque was closed yesterday and says it will be closed through at least tomorrow because of the recent wet and warmer weather. Likewise, Chestnut Mountain Resort in Galena says th...
Dec 28, 2023
What Is Causing That Smell?
A maintenance error at the Dubuque water treatment plant is to blame for the foul smell coming from the plant. At first, the smell was attributed to anaerobic digestion but, instead, it is the byprodu...
Dec 21, 2023
One Vehicle Accident Near Galena Friday
A one vehicle accident near Galena Friday sent two women to the hospital. The Jo Daviess County Sheriff Department says it happened around 8:45 in the morning on West Stagecoach Trail, near Heller Lan...
Dec 18, 2023
Strike At East Dubuque Fertilizer Plant Nearing 2 Months
As the ongoing strike of a local United Auto Workers chapter at an East Dubuque fertilizer plant approaches the two-month mark, the plant's parent company alleges that representatives bargained in bad...
Dec 18, 2023
Deer Hunters Report Successful Increase In Jo Daviess County
Hunters in Jo Daviess County harvested a preliminary total of 967 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season. The total from Nov. 17 to 19 represents an increase from the 843 de...
Nov 30, 2023
Apple River Man Arrested For Third Degree Burglary
An Apple River man was arrested on burglary charges Monday. 37 year old Anthony Stocks was arrested around 3 p.m. Monday at the Dubuque Law Enforcement Center on a warrant charging two counts of third...
Nov 29, 2023
$28 Million Proposal On Fast Track To Pass in Galena
A proposed $28 million project at Galena High School would connect the school to the district's recently updated middle school facility and renovate more than 20,000 square feet of existing space. Sch...
Nov 28, 2023
New Twist on an Old Scam
A new twist on an old phone scam aims to find new ways to make you say one simple word: "yes." The Better Business Bureau says the "can you hear me?" phone call scam has been around for a long time. T...
Nov 20, 2023
