Category Archives: Local News

Dubuque County Investigates as County Funds Appear to Have Been Stolen
Dubuque County officials said Monday that they are investigating what they believe to be the theft of $524,284 in federal dollars the county allotted to a city of Dyersville project, the payment of wh...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 27, 2024

Second Person Arrested Following UTV Hit and Run
A second man is in custody related to a UTV hit and run. Monday, Westby Police announced that 21-year-old Robert Purvis was taken into custody for 1st degree reckless endangerment as a party to a crim...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 26, 2024

Name Released in Richland County Plane Crash
Richland County Sheriffs have released the name of the man involved in a plane crash outside of Sextonville on Thursday. 54-year-old Mark Baenen of Spring Green was transported by UW Med Flight to UW ...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 26, 2024

Two Arrested After Shots Fired in Ontario
Two people are in custody following a shots-fired call Monday morning. The call came in shortly after 8 a.m. Monday morning. Authorities said the woman on the line whispered the words "shots fired" be...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 26, 2024

South Wayne Woman Arrested After Check Welfare
A deputy with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to South McKnight Street in the Village of South Wayne for a check welfare Saturday around 1:30pm. 42 year old Tabitha Taylor of South...
Feb 26, 2024

Wisconsin DOT To Get A Billion Dollars For Projects
A billion dollars is on its way to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) to help fix roads, highways and bridges across the state. The funds will go toward improving a safety rest area near...
Feb 26, 2024 Craig Dietrich / CC

Man From Dubuque Sets Fire To Woman From Cuba City
Police said a Dubuque man assaulted a woman from Cuba City and then set fire to the clothing she was wearing. 29 year old Christian Kwallek of Dubuque was arrested just after 9pm Friday at his residen...
Feb 26, 2024

Strike Against East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers Has Ended
An official for a local United Auto Workers chapter said the strike against an East Dubuque fertilizer plant has ended after 129 days. Doug Glab, president of UAW Local 1391, said the strike against E...
Feb 26, 2024 GotCredit / CC

Highway 82 Black Hawk Bridge from Lansing to Wisconsin Closed
The Iowa Department of Transportation has closed the Highway 82 Black Hawk Bridge from Lansing to Wisconsin's Highway 35 due to concerns about structural integrity. The bridge is about 30 miles north ...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 26, 2024

Popular Dubuque Business Expands
A well-known Dubuque business is putting the finishing touches on an expansion that aims to give patrons more room to socialize. The Dog House Lounge in Dubuque has expanded into space formerly utiliz...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 24, 2024





