Category Archives: Local News

Three candidates for the Southwestern School Board will face off next week in a primary election. The Feb. 18 primary will determine which two candidates advance to the April election for the Area 1 s...

Dubuque police arrested 31-year-old Allen J. Penewell of Fennimore at 6:50 p.m. Monday at Dubuque Law Enforcement Center on warrants charging probation violation and four counts of possession of metha...

On Tuesday at approximately 6:30am, the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office, assisted by the Darlington Police Department, the Richland, Iowa, Grant Drug Task Force, and the Jo Daviess County Sheriff's ...

Callahan Construction has unveiled plans to build 180 market-rate apartments in six three-story apartment buildings on the large grassy lot at 380 Cedar Cross Road in Dubuque. The local developer plan...

Hoover Elementary School in Dubuque will close at the conclusion of the current school year. Dubuque Community School Board members on Monday night unanimously voted to approve the closure, which Supe...

Organizers seek nominations for an annual competition to identify best restaurant hamburgers in Iowa. Iowa's Best Burger Contest is a collaboration between Iowa Beef Industry Council and Iowa Cattleme...

Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined multi-state lawsuit and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a lawsuit against Deere & Company over its alleged use of 'unfair practices.' The complaint alleges ...

Over the years, more Wisconsinites on both sides of the aisle are supporting either recreational or medical marijuana legalization, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin. In its...

Significant roadwork is coming to rural Grant and Lafayette counties, with several area roads among recently announced funds from Wisconsin's Agricultural Roads Improvement Program. The program, funde...

On Monday, the Platteville Police Department received a report of an attempted physical assault that occurred at approximately 7:30pm. The adult female caller indicated she was walking on West Main St...