Category Archives: Local News

Mineral Point Man Accused Of Beating 12 Year Old Girl
Police report that a Mineral Point man is accused of beating a 12-year-old girl while he appeared to be under the influence of a narcotic drug. As Mineral Point Police Department officers responded ar...
Nov 14, 2023

DBQ Shovel Crew Program Available
As Dubuque waits for the first big snowfall, someone in need might need your help this winter to clear the snow and ice from their sidewalk. The DBQ Shovel Crew program is for those who are physically...
Mark Evenstad Nov 14, 2023

USDA Says Iowa Top Soil Short of Moisture
The latest USDA Crop and Weather Report shows Iowa's soybean harvest is "nearly complete" and 94% of corn that's harvested for grain is out of the fields. The 2023 corn harvest in Iowa is about 10 day...
Mark Evenstad Nov 14, 2023

Commercial Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Grant Program
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites Wisconsin farmers and cooperating entities to apply for commercial Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program research g...
Nov 14, 2023

Dominican Sisters restructuring space
The Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa are updating and reallocating space in their Stone and Convent buildings. This update includes installing a geothermal HVAC system. Sinsinawa Book and Gift Gallery w...
Mark Evenstad Nov 14, 2023

Dubuque Schools look to update graduation requirements
Dubuque Community School Board members next week will consider approving updated district graduation requirements that reduce the number of credits needed to graduate and give students more flexibilit...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 11, 2023

Platteville Brewery Closes
A new brewery in Platteville has announced it is closing after being in business for just three months. UpDraft Brewery, which opened in mid-August, officially closed Thursday after the business faile...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 11, 2023

Saputo begins layoffs
Staff reductions at a goat-cheese manufacturing plant in Belmont will begin Saturday, Nov. 11, ahead of the facility's permanent closure early next year. Saputo Cheese USA this week filed a layoff not...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 11, 2023

Police said a Dubuque man struck an area teen with a firearm and physically assaulted another.
19-year-old Anthony Hunt a resident of the state correctional facility at on Elm St., was arrested at 1:58 a.m. Friday in the 1000 block of Walnut Street on a warrant charging assault while displaying...
Courtney Chaffee Nov 11, 2023

Day On The Farm To Be Held Saturday
Everyone is invited to Day On The Farm tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am to 1pm presented by the Platteville Regional Chamber at the UW-Platteville Pioneer Farm. In conjunction with Family Day, the Chambe...
Nov 10, 2023





