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Southwest Tech team takes top prize in Hoard's Dairyman contest
The top scores in this year's Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging Contest have been tallied and a Southwest Wisconsin Technical College team came out on top. There were 7,494 entries, including 45 college teams, in a variety of categories. Southwest Tech Team 1 won the college division category, besting 44 other teams. The te...
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Green Co. Sheriff's Office reports man dies weeks after crash
An 88-year-old man died weeks after a Green County crash that happened in March, the Sheriff's Office reported on Thursday. The Green Co. Sheriff's Office said the two-vehicle crash happened after 3 p.m. on March 24, at the intersection of Highway 81 and County T, in Spring Grove. Deputies said that 88-year-old Richard...
25m ago

3 men forced open Dubuque bank ATM, stole more than $33,000 in 'jackpotting' attack
Police said three men have been arrested on charges related to opening a Dubuque bank's ATM and removing tens of thousands of dollars in a criminal operation known as "jackpotting." 21-year-old Christian G. Canas-Gomez, 38-year-old Ysmael Martinez-Jimenez, and 22-year-old Jhonger Suarez of no known addresses,...
27m ago

Dubuque Police investigating body found in parking ramp
Dubuque Police are investigating a death following a suspicious vehicle call. On Thursday at 4:47 PM, the Dubuque Police Department responded to the parking ramp on W. 4th St to investigate a report of a suspicious vehicle parked in the ramp. Officers arrived on the scene and observed a deceased subject inside the veh...
29m ago

Juvenile transported following one-vehicle crash
On Thursday at 12:10 PM a Lafayette County deputy, Darlington Fire, and Lafayette County EMS responded to County D in Fayette Township for a one vehicle accident. A juvenile female was traveling on County D when she failed to negotiate a curve, lost control of the vehicle, crossed the center line and struck the guardra...
31m ago

Mineral Point man arrested for outstanding warrants
On Thursday at 10:18 PM The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a wanted person in the City of Mineral Point. An Iowa County Deputy along with Mineral Point Officers made contact with the subject at a residence in Mineral Point, as a result, 54-year-old Orlando C Bennett of Mineral Point, was arreste...
35m ago

Muscoda man arrested for OWI in Highland
On Thursday at 6:44 PM The Iowa County Communications Center received a traffic complaint in the Town of Highland. A responding Iowa County Sergeant located the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. As a result of the stop, 39-year-old Fallan B Jerrett of Muscoda, was arrested for OWI 1st Offense. Jerrett was transport...
36m ago

Fire causes $40,000 damage to Dubuque County farm building
Authorities said a fire at a Dubuque County farm building caused $40,000 in damage, though no injuries were reported. Firefighters responded shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday to Comer Road near Farley following a report of a structure fire. According to a press release from the Dubuque County Sheriff's Department, crews e...
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East Dubuque man sexually assaulted woman in Dubuque
Police said a man sexually assaulted a woman earlier this year in Dubuque. 26-year-old Tyler R. Schmit of East Dubuque, Ill., was arrested at 6:42 a.m. Tuesday at Dubuque Law Enforcement Center on a warrant charging third-degree sexual abuse-forcible rape and assault with intent to commit sexual abuse with injury. Cour...
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Dubuque County bridges among Iowa DOT's 5-year funding priorities
A draft plan by the Iowa Department of Transportation includes funding for numerous highway and bridge projects in and around Dubuque County in the coming years. The Iowa DOT recently presented the Iowa Transportation Commission with the draft Fiscal Year 2026-2030 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program, an annually u...
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