Category Archives: WGLR Local News
One Person Injured in Jo Daviess County Crash
One person was injured in a crash Saturday in Jo Daviess County. 49 year old Michelle Deshane of Hanover was taken by ambulance to Midwest Medical Center in Galena for treatment of non-life-threatenin...
Jan 17, 2022
Land Tranfers Helps Galena With School Renovations
Galena City Council members have approved a land transfer to allow for a renovation project at the city’s middle school. Under the agreement, the City of Galena transferred two separate parcels ...
Jan 17, 2022
Savanna Resident To Run For 89th Senate District in Illinois
A state representative from Savanna is running to represent a newly redrawn district that includes Jo Daviess County. Republican Tony McCombie has announced her campaign to represent the state’s...
Jan 17, 2022
Galena City Council OKs Increase In Video Gaming License Fees
Galena City Council members have approved a significant increase to the annual licensing fee for video gaming terminals in city establishments. The fee increase comes after a recent change to state la...
Dec 30, 2021
East Dubuque Man Injured in Rollover Crash
A Jo Daviess County man was injured in a rollover crash near Galena Wednesday. According to the Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Department, 21 year old Zachary Krieg of East Dubuque was taken by ambulance...
Dec 22, 2021
Dubuque Student Charged With Making School Threat
Dubuque Police have charged a 12-year-old after he posted a threat on social media. According to a police report, a Washington Middle School student notified staff that another student had threatened ...
Dec 17, 2021
Sundown Mountain Resort Closed Through Saturday
Due to forecasted warm temps and high winds, Sundown Mountain Resort will be closed thru Saturday. They will be reopening on Sunday at 9 AM to the general Public. They have also canceled DARE Night th...
Dec 16, 2021
Apple River Man Sentenced For Flare Gun Shooting Spree
A man from Northwest Illinois has been sentenced to two to five years of probation for his involvement in a flare-gun spree, then was arrested on an arson charge for an unrelated fire. 21 year old Cha...
Dec 15, 2021
Former Dubuque Postal Worker Who Took Checks Sentenced
A former eastern Iowa postal employee who stole hundreds of thousands of checks from the mail will spend more than 2 years in federal prison. 38-year-old Amy Jurisic worked at the Dubuque Post Office ...
Dec 14, 2021
Truck Crashes Into Tri-State Fitness in Kieler
Grant County authorities have released details of a truck that crashed into a gym in Kieler last week. No one was injured when the crash occurred at about 8:15 p.m. Thursday at Tri-State Fitness in Ki...
Dec 07, 2021
