Category Archives: Local News

Mississippi River Slowly Receeding
The flooded Mississippi River is slowly descending from its crest in Dubuque. A report says the river stood at 22.15 feet at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Dubuque's railroad bridge, according to the National We...
Mark Evenstad Jul 09, 2024

Construction Delayed on New Hospital in Darlington
Completion of the Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County project, originally scheduled to open the fall, has been delayed a couple of months. Committee chairperson Jack Sauer says supply shortages have...
Jul 09, 2024

Dubuque Fair cancels Open Class Dairy Show
Dubuque County Fair officials have opted to cancel the open class dairy show at this year's fair according to published reports. The decision is in response to the H5N1 bird flu, which has been detect...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 08, 2024 Jelle / CC

Dubuque man arrested for enticing girl to send explicit videos
Dubuque police said a man sent explicit photos of himself in exchange for explicit videos of a girl under age 16. 22-year-old Daniel Lampers of Dubuque was arrested at 8:31 p.m. Saturday in the 900 bl...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 08, 2024

Dubuque speed cameras on hold
Dubuque's plans to install automatic traffic enforcement cameras will have to wait until at least 2026. A new Iowa law limiting how cities and counties can use traffic cameras went into effect July 1s...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 08, 2024

Mississippi River finally receeding
The Mississippi River is finally getting some relief. The current river forecast shows the river has crested at Prairie Du Chien, Guttenberg, and Dubuque; and that the water level is slowly beginning ...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 08, 2024

Wisconsin Dells chef on 'BBQ Brawl'
Tune in to the premiere of the Food Network's fifth season "BBQ Brawl" to see Wisconsin Dells chef Elena Terry compete for the title of "Master of 'Cue." She is one of 12 renowned pitmasters featured ...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 08, 2024

Driver fled from scene of accident in Willow Springs
On Sunday at 9:34 AM Lafayette County Deputies responded to CTH G, Willow Springs Township for a one vehicle crash. The driver failed to negotiate a curve, left the roadway, struck a fence and came to...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 08, 2024

Grant County Sheriffs looking for missing fence panels
In a Facebook post on Saturday, the Grant County Sheriffs announced missing fence panes from the Village of Blue River. 2 new panels were delivered curbside to a residence on Friday, and they seem to ...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 08, 2024

Family of Arena man who died in WI River starting effort to search for other missing people
The parents of Parker Kruse, a 22-year-old whose body was found in the Wisconsin River, are continuing to bring awareness to the tragedy in hopes of helping others. On July 3, 2021, 22-year-old Parker...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 08, 2024





