Dubuque News

A local organization is scrambling to find tools to complete a project on time. The Dubuque and Jackson County Habitat for Humanity had more than $3,000 worth of power tools stolen from a construction site on Washington Street sometime between July 12 and July 16. "I opened the trailer and everything looked normal.

The river started rising in April and crested in early July. Even though the mighty Mississippi dropped quickly, businesses relying on it had already taken a hit.

"It imitates cancer, but doesn't respond to cancer treatments," Determan told KWWL in May. "It's not reversible.

The Taste of Dubuque is set for Thursday, Aug. 7, from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. on the grounds of the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in the Port of Dubuque.

Deanna Martinez of Oracle holds up a sign in Spanish that reads "Welcome" as she and her family members gather up the road from protesters demonstrating against the arrival of undocumented immigrants in Oracle, Arizona July 15, 2014.

The Sterling Education Association, which represents teachers, counselors and other certified staff members, will receive a 2 percent salary increase on the base for the 2014-15 school year and a 1 percent base increase for 2015-16.

In a 1987 interview with Omni Magazine , Roger Ebert prophesied that in the not-too-distant future we "will have high-definition, wide-screen television sets and a push-button dialing system to order the movie you want at the time you want it."

A Dubuque County 7-year-old got the surprise of a lifetime Saturday afternoon. Kate Frett was born with a serious heart condition.

On Friday, July 11, the Supreme Court of Iowa issued a decision holding that a solar energy company entering into a third-party power purchase agreement with an Iowa municipality would not be considered a public utility under state law.

Assistant Fire Marshall, Mike McMahon said Thursday a woman was driving along Central Avenue when all of the sudden her car started filling with smoke.

Financial professionals are now more bullish on India relative to the largest emerging markets than at any point in the past five years after Narendra Modi scored the biggest election victory in three decades, giving him a mandate to revive economic growth as prime minister.

It happened shortly before 8 p.m. at the restaurant located on the 1700 block of John F. Kennedy Road.

The second consecutive summer of a major road construction project in Dubuque is frustrating drivers and impacting some surrounding businesses.

Iowa-based Picture Perfect Portrait and Design is offering a brand new service to brides and grooms looking for unique ways to capture their wedding: drone photography.

Last week, I wrote about the pushback that solar is getting from utility companies , who fear it will cut into their profits and break their monopolies.

Iowa native Brooks Wheelan will not be returning to NBC's Saturday Night Live for a second season, according to the Hempstead High School graduate.

Without the use of props or any other actors, Charles Ross sings John Williams' theme music, mimes the crawling yellow text at the beginning of each episode, replicates the sound effects of whooshing X-Wing Starfighters and impersonates all the characters from Star Wars in his 58-minute show.

According to legend, a miner buried more than $100,000 in gold coins in this small Iowa town before his death in 1967, leaving behind a note saying "If you want my money you'll have to come dig for it."

In this photo taken on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, Colin Muenster, right, gives advice to Logan Manders, 17, outside of the Caradco Building in Dubuque, Iowa, during a film making and video production camp.

Our fourth day on Ultimate Adventure 2014 kicked off bright and early after just a few hours of sleep .