Dubuque News

A decade ago, charter schools were seen as a way to improve education in America, but the number of charter schools in Iowa has now dropped to just three.

The new Flood Outlook is out, and there is an above average chance for moderate flooding along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, IA to Burlington, IA.

DUBUQUE, Iowa - A Dubuque man has been accused of trying to conspire with his teenage daughter to get his wife to take harmful pills.

Inside the kitchen at Tony Roma's restaurant. Chefs are hard at work on a snowy Wednesday afternoon.

The Janesville Craig High School Spotlighters placed first in Saturday's Main Event Western Dubuque Showchoir at Western Dubuque High School in Epworth, Iowa.

US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced last week his proposal to reduce the size of the active duty Army by about 15 percent, from its current size of 522,000 soldiers down to between 440,000 and 450,000 soldiers.

Dubuque, Iowa video producer and father of four Nathan Ripperger has created Things I've Said to My Children , a funny series of illustrated posters based on the crazy things he has said to his kids over the years.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S5, the latest version of its flagship smartphone.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) GALENA, Ill. - Sheriff Kevin Turner would like to advise the public of an Internet and telephone scam involving Microsoft.

The Luther College Board of Regents announced Monday the presidential search committee has unanimously recommended Dr. Paula Carlson for election as the college's 10th president, according to an e-mail sent campus-wide Monday afternoon.

A Mexican national convicted of vehicular homicide for a crash that killed a Council Bluffs teenager has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison.

In The Wolf of Wall Street, sharp-suited Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo diCaprio, makes calls from a scruffy strip mall in Long Island.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Everyone reviews their finances as tax season approaches.

The Mines of Spain Recreation Area in Dubuque will be hosting a bird banding program on March 9, 2014, at 1 p.m. The program will be held at the E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center located at 8991 Bellevue Heights south of Dubuque.

The city of Dubuque is hosting a two-day workshop titled "Put a LID on it: Protecting Our Water Resources Today and Into the Future," at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque on Tuesday, March 11, and Wednesday, March 12. According to the press release, the workshop will focus on low-impact development , an innovative ... (more)

Dubuque Police are investigating a report of shots fired Thursday night near an apartment complex on the city's west side.

Paula J. Carlson, vice president for mission at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., has been elected the 10th president of Luther College, the college's Board of Regents announced today.

Police arrested 44-year-old Robert McClain in Dubuque Wednesday for allegedly shooting and stabbing his wife on Dec. 21 in their Jackson County home, before shooting himself in the face.

A woman wanted in connection with the death of a Colorado man -- found dead this week in Newton -- has surrendered to authorities in Cedar Rapids.

Two former nurses at a Dubuque hospital have filed a lawsuit alleging they have been unfairly blacklisted by one of Iowa's largest health care chains.