Category Archives: Local News

A lane on Julien Dubuque Bridge will be closed for most of next week. The eastbound lane will close for washing at 6:30 a.m. Monday, April 1, and will reopen at 3:30 p.m. That schedule will continue e...

The City of Platteville has created a survey to help gauge the public's opinions on No Mow May, Low Mow May and Slow Mow Spring. The purpose behind these initiatives is to help provide food and shelte...

A Dubuque man accused of attempted murder has a new trial date. 32-year-old Lorenzo Eggleston is charged in Iowa District Court of Dubuque County with attempted murder, willful injury causing serious ...

Jurors in a Jackson County murder trial will be tasked not with determining whether an area man shot and killed another person, but whether he was justified in doing so. 37-year-old Brian A. Manning o...

Officials with the nonprofit license holder for Dubuque's two casinos are preparing for the next step in a renovation project at Q Casino, which also announced updated branding this week. DRA board me...

Other than a couple of weeks of seemingly never-ending snow in January - and a flurry of flurries last week - Dubuque snowplows have been relatively quiet over the winter season. Salt trucks deployed ...

The Iowa Senate on Tuesday passed a bill overhauling the state's area education agencies, increasing minimum teacher salaries and increasing state per-pupil funding for public schools by 2.5%. Gov. Ki...

Police said a woman riding on the tailgate of a vehicle was seriously injured when she fell and struck her head in Dubuque. 23-year-old Emily M. Koziol of Darien, Ill., was transported by ambulance to...

The Powerball jackpot increased to an estimated $865 million after no one won Monday night's drawing, continuing a winless streak that dates to New Year's Day. Since the last winner on Jan. 1, there h...

A Dubuque County home is considered a total loss after a fire Monday evening, though no injuries were reported. Firefighters responded at about 6:40 p.m. Monday to a residence on Thunder Road, northwe...