Category Archives: Local News

ATV Accident in Lafayette County
South Wayne Fire and Green County EMS responded to County Highway D in Wayne Township for an ATV accident Sunday just after 7:30pm. According to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department, 32 year old ...
May 20, 2024

Dubuque man arrested for meth
Dubuque police arrested 30-year-old Christopher Puccio of Dubuque at 4:08 a.m. Friday in the 400 block of Harrison Street on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia,...
Courtney Chaffee May 18, 2024

Rural Maquoketa man appeals murder conviction
An area man recently sentenced to 50 years in prison for murder is appealing his case. 38-year-old Brian A. Manning, of rural Maquoketa, received the sentence May 3 in Iowa District Court of Jackson C...
Courtney Chaffee May 18, 2024

City of Dubuque pursues railway safety grant
The city of Dubuque is moving quickly to apply for a nearly $3 million grant to use for safety improvements in at-grade intersections with railroad tracks through the city. Ultimately, the city hopes ...
Courtney Chaffee May 18, 2024

'Leave them alone' experts warn against moving baby animals
According to area conservation officials and wildlife rehabilitators, residents are, with increasing regularity, interfering with area wild animals raising their young. Officials said residents often ...
Courtney Chaffee May 18, 2024 brm1949 / Depositphotos.com

Jurors show video evidence in Dubuque murder trial
A panel of Dubuque County jurors on Friday saw several videos depicting the shock and chaos that followed a fatal 2022 shooting as part of an ongoing murder trial against the man accused of pulling th...
Courtney Chaffee May 18, 2024

Marijuana found on Capitol grounds
Someone's plans to harvest dozens of apparent marijuana plants grown on the Wisconsin state Capitol grounds have gone up in smoke. The plants sprouted in a tulip garden outside the Capitol. Tatyana Wa...
Courtney Chaffee May 18, 2024 Yarygin / Depositphotos.com

Van Orden announced project requests
In a release Friday, 3rd District Congressman Derrick Van Orden announced project requests made for the next fiscal year. Local projects for Fiscal Year 2025 Community Project Funding requests are: Th...
Courtney Chaffee May 18, 2024

Memorial Day Service
The Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars invites everyone to a Memorial Day service on Monday May 27th at Lancaster Memorial Park. The service will begin at 10:30am honoring those w...
May 17, 2024
Man Injured When Vehicle Crashes With Back of Manure Spreader
Authorities say one person was injured Wednesday when his vehicle collided with the rear of a farm vehicle in rural Hazel Green. 41 year old Jairo Andrade-Aguirre of Hanover was taken from the scene b...
May 17, 2024





