Dubuque News

The nearly 400 participants in last year's inaugural Suicide Awareness & Prevention Walk in Dubuque sent a message just by walking.

Governor Culver was in Dubuque Tueday to discuss his I-Jobs program. He also had a special announcement for city leaders there.

Kersten Rowley, formerly of Dubuque, was recently named as the Florida Centre Rose and will represent Florida at the upcoming 50th annual International Rose of Tralee Gala Ball in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland.

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver will visit Dubuque today to discuss the Iowa 32/Southwest Arterial project.

Issue: Phase II of the project will extend the trail from Kennedy Road to Plaza Drive, about 1 mile.

In September, 2007, a car struck and killed 15-year-old Lauren Schmidt as she was crossing the street in front of the Hempstead High School.

While not enough to field a baseball team, Dubuque's population did increase slightly in the latest census estimates.

Dubuque is one of 12 cities from across the country selected to receive technical assistance for re-engaging disconnected youth using resources from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Emergency officials say two monorail trains crashed in the Magic Kingdom section of Walt Disney World, killing one train's operator.

CBS 2 LOCAL NEWS Dubuque has its annual mayfly invasion July 02, 2009 21:20 EDT DUBUQUE, Iowa -- Dubuque residents know it's that time of year again.

People in Dubuque spent the morning sweeping up dead May Flies after a huge swarm along the Mississippi River.

Dubuque native Lisa Friedman recently completed the annual Race Across America. A breast cancer survivor from Phoenix, Friedman raised money for research while riding for Team Vera Bradley.

A bicyclist sustained injuries after slamming into an open car door last week. Duncan R. Ross, 51, 222 Hidden Oaks Court, was transported to Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque, where no information was available.

EILEEN MOZINSKI TH staff writer emozinski@wcinet.comTelegraph Herald A little more than a year after arriving, Delta Airlines is ditching Dubuque.

A man working in a trench at a construction site in Peosta was rescued after the trench collapsed, burying him up to his neck.

Adam Zimmerman, 28, of Monticello, was hospitalized Monday after a trench he was digging collapsed on him, the Dubuque County Sheriff's Office said.

Dubuque, IA/Lake Villa, IL I really enjoyed my experience in Dubuque. I've worked there before but not in a casino situation and this one was top notch all the way.

It was no surprise that four days after the world learned of the death of Michael Jackson, that news was fresh in the mind of Stevie Wonder, who headlined the Marcus Amphitheater on the first Sunday of Summerfest 2009.

QUESTION: A friend of mine was doing some drainage on his acreage. He dug up a well-preserved bottle, about pint-sized, with a blue tint.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, will be holding meetings in Dubuque and other area communities on Tuesday, June 30, while the Senate is on congressional recess.