Category Archives: Local News
Dubuque Police investigating Jackson St death
Dubuque Police are investigating the death of a Dubuque woman after she was found dead earlier this week. A news release from the Dubuque Police Department states officers responded around 9 a.m. Mond...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 19, 2025

Nominate a veteran for 2025 Spirit of Service Award
Do you know a veteran whose actions have been a positive force? Is there a dream you'd like to make a reality for your favorite hometown hero? This is the perfect opportunity. Vortex is inviting the p...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 19, 2025

Legislators propose tax breaks for natural disaster victims to move to Wisconsin
People who lost their homes to Hurricane Helene or California wildfires could get a sizeable tax break to move to Wisconsin. Republican legislators in the Dairy State have proposed a bill that would g...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 19, 2025

Dubuque council reassigns development agreement for Millwork District building
The Dubuque City council voted to reassign the development agreement for the Novelty Iron Works Building from Novelty Iron Landlord to its new owners. Dubuque struck a development agreement to renovat...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 19, 2025

Spring flood risk potential is low
A forecaster said a combination of factors has lowered the potential risk of spring flooding on the Mississippi River and its tri-state-area tributaries. Timothy Gunkel with the National Weather Servi...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 19, 2025

Supreme Court declines to rule on voting vans
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Republican Party official lacked the standing to bring a lawsuit challenging the use of a mobile voting van in 2022. The lawsuit sought to ban th...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 19, 2025 hjl / CC

Country star to perform at Back Waters stage
A platinum-selling and award-winning country artist -- who was named one of People magazine's "Sexiest People Alive" last year -- will perform this summer at a Dubuque casino. Warren Zeiders will appe...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 19, 2025

Illinois woman med flighted following accident following accident with semi
On Monday at 7:20 AM Lafayette County Deputies responded to Highway 11 in Gratiot Township for a two-vehicle accident with injuries. 39-year-old Ross M. Krogman of Winslow was traveling eastbound on H...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 19, 2025 GotCredit / CC

U.S. Marshalls may take over search for missing Beaver Dam teen
The case of a missing pregnant teenager could soon be in the hands of the United States Marshals Service according to Beaver Dam Police. 16-year-old Sophia Franklin was last seen leaving her home on t...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 19, 2025

Dodgeville man arrested for probation violation
On Sunday just after 10:30 PM An Iowa County Sheriff's Deputy assisted a Dodgeville Police Officer with a Department of Corrections Arrest in the City of Dodgeville. 39-year-old Christian A Bisbach wa...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 19, 2025





