Category Archives: WGLR Local News
American Airlines Flight Declares Emergency During Approach To Dubuque
An American Airlines jet declared an emergency due to a possible bird strike as it approached Dubuque Regional Airport for a landing Sunday night. Flight 3904 from Chicago's O'Hare International Airpo...
Sep 06, 2022
More Renovations Planned At East Dubuque High School
East Dubuque High School will undergo a substantial renovation next year, the second construction phase in a multi-year process designed to bring all the district's students onto one campus. School bo...
Aug 31, 2022
Local United Way to hold campaign kickoff breakfast Thursday
United Way of Dubuque Area Tri-States will hold its annual fundraising campaign kickoff breakfast this week. The event will be held from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Thursday, September 1st in at Diamond Jo Casi...
Aug 30, 2022
Hazel Green Man Injured In Motorcycle Crash in Dubuque
A motorcyclist from Hazel Green was seriously injured in crash Saturday in Dubuque. 18 year old Timothy Brown was taken by ambulance to UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital and then transferred to Univer...
Aug 29, 2022
Galena council denies proposal for downtown food trucks
Galena City Council members rejected a proposal from Galena Downtown Business Association to bring food trucks to the city's downtown area on certain weekdays. The council unanimously denied the assoc...
Aug 29, 2022
Southwestern Middle School teacher dies at 53
Longtime Southwestern Middle School teacher, 53 year old Tina Wright who battled lung cancer, has passed away Sunday. Wright taught social studies in the Southwestern Wisconsin School District since 1...
Aug 24, 2022
Five Flags Center Expects Decline In Ticket Sales
Dubuque Five Flags Center officials expect a decline in ticket sales over the next year. That projection is accounted for in the center's operating budget for fiscal year 2023, which began July 1st an...
Aug 24, 2022
Fire Destroys House in Tennyson
A house in Tennyson was destroyed by fire early Sunday. According to a report, the fire occurred around 1:30am Sunday at a residence on Tennyson Street in Tennyson. The fire started in the attached ga...
Aug 16, 2022
Passenger Rail Line Between Rockford and Dubuque To Be Discussed
A town hall meeting discussing a proposed passenger rail line between Rockford and Dubuque will be held in Galena this week. The meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Galena City Hall on Gr...
Aug 16, 2022
Dubuque Man Sentenced For Sexual Abuse of Girl in Jo Daviess County
A man from Dubuque man has been sentenced to nearly six months in jail for sexually abusing a girl in Jo Daviess County. 24 year old Matthew Adams of Dubuque was sentenced to 180 days imprisonment and...
Aug 15, 2022
