Category Archives: WGLR Local News
Burglaries Were Targeted Toward Video Gaming Machines
Galena police continue to investigate a series of weekend business burglaries that targeted video gaming machines. Police on Saturday were notified of overnight burglaries at Galena VFW Post 2665 and ...
Aug 12, 2021
Field Of Dreams Game Is Tonight
Tonight is the night for the Field of Dreams game between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox in Dyersville. It will be the first regular-season Major League Baseball game played in Iowa. Major...
Aug 12, 2021
Amazon Making Plans To Come To Dubuque
On-line retail giant Amazon is preparing to invest $16 million and open a new location in Dubuque. The company recently posted multiple open positions specifically citing Dubuque as the location. Acco...
Aug 06, 2021
Iowa Tax Free Weekend Friday and Saturday
It's time for Iowa's tax-free weekend. All stores selling clothing or shoes today and tomorrow will be selling the items without charging the seven-percent sales tax that's normally tacked on. The sal...
Aug 06, 2021
Dubuque Police Looking For Information On 1987 Murder
Dubuque police are asking residents for information on a former East Dubuque man in connection with a 1987 murder. Law enforcement is seeking information regarding Eugene F. Lewis, who died in 2002 in...
Aug 05, 2021
Hazel Green Woman Arrested For Marijuana and Criminal Mischief
A woman from Hazel Green was arrested by Dubuque Police Sunday morning. Police arrested 36 year old Blythe Brown at UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital on a charge of possession of marijuana and a warra...
Aug 02, 2021
Residents Offering Their Homes To Visitors For Field of Dreams Game
In Dyersville, about 75 people are offering up their homes to visitors for the Field of Dreams game coming up next week, as most hotel rooms have been booked for a long time. The Field of Dreams game ...
Aug 02, 2021
Carnival Worker Dead At Dubuque County Fairgrounds
Dubuque County authorities say there is nothing suspicious after a carnival worker was found dead in his camper Monday afternoon. In an update from the sheriff’s office, they report that emergen...
Jul 27, 2021
Fire In Northwest Illinois
Multiple departments responded to a fire at a Jo Daviess County business on Tuesday. Officials say the blaze at Hangover Tap in Hanover was first reported around 11:30am. Crews from Elizabeth, Galena,...
May 20, 2021
Electronics Recycling Event in Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County residents will be able to properly dispose of electronics and large household appliances this weekend during a recycling event. From 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 22, the Jo-Carroll S...
May 18, 2021
