Category Archives: Local News

Historical Society receives grant for a survey of the William M Black
The Dubuque County Historical Society was recently awarded a $50,000 Historic Resource Development Program (HRDP) grant from the State Historical Society of Iowa. Funding will support conducting a Rep...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 30, 2025

Pair of Honor Flights scheduled for May
Organizers have scheduled a pair of flights next year to take military veterans on a daylong visit to memorials in to Washington, D.C. Honor Flight of Dubuque and the Tri-States announced it is planni...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 30, 2025 USA flag. American flag. American flag blowing in the wind.

Iowa County 911 call volume for Sept. 21 - 27, 2025
The Iowa County 911 Communication Center is reporting their call volume for last week, September 21 - September 27. Over the past week, the Iowa County 911 Communication Center handled a total of 522 ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 30, 2025

Female whooping crane dies of bird flu
The International Crane Foundation announced Monday that Ducky, an endangered female whooping crane the foundation planned to release into the wilds of Wisconsin this fall, died on Thursday after beco...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 30, 2025 ginosphotos1 / Depositphotos.com

Locher Recreation Area joining Dubuque County Conservation system
A new 116-acre recreation area near Cascade is set to become part of the Dubuque County Conservation system, officials announced via social media. The site, known as Locher Recreation Area, includes a...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 30, 2025

Victim of Camp Randall attack has died
The person found with critical injuries following a "violent, unprovoked attack" near Camp Randall has died, UW-Madison police said Monday. UWPD searched for a man on Sept. 20 following reports of an ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 30, 2025
3 people dead following Sauk County crash
Three people died during a crash in the Town of Dellona Sunday morning, the Sauk County Sheriff's Office reported. The county's communication center received a call for a single-vehicle accident on Co...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 30, 2025

Missy Hughes joins governor race
The former state economic development director for Wisconsin, who previously worked as an executive at a dairy cooperative, announced Monday that she is running for governor as a Democrat, promising t...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 29, 2025

Platteville hosting housing planning meetings
The city of Platteville is inviting residents to participate in a housing planning series as part of its larger comprehensive planning effort. Regular Plan Commission meetings will be held at 6 p.m. o...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 29, 2025

Man stabbed police officer following home invasion
Authorities in Dubuque report a violent home invasion early Saturday morning. 35-year-old Corey M. Ary barricaded himself inside a residence on Boleyn Road with a woman and stabbed a sheriff's deputy ...
Courtney Chaffee Sep 29, 2025





