Category Archives: Local News
District court reverses 2023 termination of Hempstead teacher
A Dubuque Hempstead teacher terminated after using a racial slur in front of a black student in May 2023 has been reinstated following a decision from a District Court. Roger Poling, a business educat...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 18, 2024

Dubuque City Council amends agreement with Walter & Duluth
The Dubuque City Council voted, 7-0, to amend its development agreement with Walter Development to allow them to find a new industrial tenant. Duluth Trading Co. closed its distribution center in Octo...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 18, 2024 GotCredit / CC

Platteville residents face higher fees for unshoveled sidewalks
The serenity of a fresh snowfall could be marred by pocketbook pain for some Platteville residents this winter after officials approved an increase in the fees charged to residents who do not shovel t...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 18, 2024

Crawford County fighting fraudulent charges
Crawford County is grappling with multiple fraudulent transactions. In October, a check cut by the county for $1,252.82 to Continental Battery Company was intercepted. The check was cashed by an unkno...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 17, 2024 EpicTop10.com / CC

Two cited following Smelser accident
On Monday, December 9, 43-year-old Eric Nicklaus of Cuba City, was traveling east on County Highway H near Alt Rd., in Smelser, when he stated he fell asleep. Nicklaus' vehicle veered off the road, an...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 17, 2024

Platteville schools encourage conversations with students following Madison shooting
Platteville School sent a message to parents in response to the school shooting at Madison Abundant Life Christian School. The school has asked parents to check with students to see if they need assis...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 17, 2024

Cassville woman sentenced for fatal 2023 accident
A southwest Wisconsin woman has been sentenced to six years in prison for causing a fatal crash. 34-year-old Erin Ruberg of Cassville, recently received the sentence in Grant County Circuit Court afte...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 17, 2024 Blogtrepreneur / CC

Dubuque nonprofit short $60,000
A Dubuque nonprofit is pushing to raise about $60,000 by the end of the year. The Fountain of Youth Program, which offers programming for self-development and helps participants end the cycle of gener...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 17, 2024

Iowa DNR announces uptick in avian flu detections
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced Friday it has seen a "sharp jump" in cases of the highly pathogenic avian flu in wild birds this month after "nearly a year" with no detections of th...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 17, 2024

Iowa Governor announces Lt. Governor appointment
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced State Senator from Le Claire, Chris Cournoyer, as her new Lt. Governor during a press conference at the State Capitol on Monday morning. Cournoyer was officially s...
Courtney Chaffee Dec 17, 2024





