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Holiday cooking is one of the leading causes of home fires. As part of the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, The American Red Cross encourages family chefs to follow simple steps to prepare your Thanksgiving feast safely, including never leaving cooking food unattended, and test your smoke alarms. Follow these safety tips and visit redcross.org/fire … Continue Reading Holiday cooking is one of the leading causes of home fires

The holiday season finds many of us preparing grocery lists and coordinating family gatherings, and between the hustle and bustle we can quickly get stressed and find ourselves eating more and doing less physical activity. The CDC’s Holiday-Proof Your Plan recommends eating smaller portions to stay healthy and on track this Thanksgiving, and If you … Continue Reading CDC’s Holiday-Proof Your Plan tips

Dubuque’s casinos saw a decrease in combined gaming revenue last month, though one casino saw a slight increase. The Telegraph Herald reports Diamond Jo Casino and Q Casino reported a combined $10.44 million in gaming revenue in October, down 9.6% from the October 2021 total of $11.54 million. Q Casino generated $4.40 million in October, … Continue Reading Dubuque Casino Gaming Revenue Numbers

The City of Dubuque is providing free parking at downtown meters, ramps, and lots from Thursday, Nov. 24, through Sunday, Nov. 27, to encourage the public to shop local at downtown businesses on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday – two major days of sales for local businesses.

Dubuque City Council members on Monday night voted unanimously to remove a city block from a historic conservation district, paving the way for construction of a child care center. The move allows Cottingham & Butler to move forward with plans to tear down Joliet Event Center, on Locust St., and construct a company child care … Continue Reading Old KDTH building coming down to make way for child care center

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Fewer students at University of Wisconsin-Platteville is forcing it’s Richland Center campus to end in-person instruction. In an email Tuesday University of Wisconsin Systems officials cited declining enrollment as the reason for the decision, saying the UW-P Richland campus only has 60 students currently pursuing degrees, making in-person academic instruction no longer … Continue Reading University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Richland Center campus to end in-person instruction

DELHI, Iowa — The Edgewood-Colesburg and Maquoketa Valley community school districts will share a superintendent starting next school year. Dave Hoeger, currently the shared superintendent for the Maquoketa Valley and North Linn school districts, will become the superintendent for both Maquoketa Valley and Edgewood-Colesburg starting July 1, the press release states. Edgewood-Colesburg Superintendent Rob Busch … Continue Reading Edgewood-Colesburg and Maquoketa Valley community school districts will share superintendent

The names of two Dubuque women injured Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash have been released. Police say the crash occurred on John F. Kennedy Road, outside of the AutoZone parking when Stephanie M. Friedman, 40, was trying to turn left and collided with, Elizabeth W. Klimeck’s, 66, vehicle. Both drivers were taken to MercyOne … Continue Reading Names of two Dubuque women injured in two-vehicle crash released

Dubuque City Council members on Monday night voted unanimously to remove a city block from a historic conservation district, paving the way for the demolition of a building and construction of a child care center in its place. The Telegraph Herald reports the vote removed the area bounded by West Seventh, Bluff, West Eighth and … Continue Reading Dubuque Council Clears Way For Building Demolition

A domestic hostage situation ended with a Dubuque man in handcuffs. Court documents made publicly available Monday state, Jacob R. Mullins duct taped a woman to a chair as he held her at gunpoint inside his W. Fifth St. residence for hours overnight Saturday into Sunday. Police say the victim, identified as Justina M. Denlinger, … Continue Reading Domestic hostage situation ended with Dubuque man in handcuffs