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Food on the Move: Buenie Bottoms offers ‘great variety’ of comfort food
Owners: Erin and Kenny Potter. Products: Bar and comfort food, including burgers, nachos, loaded fries, chicken strips, cheese curds and more. Online: “Buenie Bottoms Grill and Market” on Facebook. Contact: (563) 599-5778. food on the move. The Telegraph Herald’s monthly Food on the Move series highlights food trucks...
Discover Your Future During Dubuque College Visit Week
Prospective students are invited to explore Dubuque’s vibrant educational landscape at the 4th annual Dubuque College Visit Week. From Monday, July 29th, through Friday, August 2nd, students have the unique opportunity to visit five distinguished colleges in Dubuque: Clarke University, Emmaus Bible College, Loras College, Northeast Iowa Community College, and the University of Dubuque. This event provides a perfect chance to get a firsthand look at what each institution has to offer, meet faculty and students, and envision their future.
Dubuque man arrested for enticing girl to send explicit videos
Dubuque police said a man sent explicit photos of himself in exchange for explicit videos of a girl under age 16. 22-year-old Daniel Lampers of Dubuque was arrested at 8:31 p.m. Saturday in the 900 block of Kane Street on a warrant charging sexual exploitation of a minor, enticing a minor under age 16 for a sexual purpose and dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to a minor. Court documents state that police began investigating Lampers after being contacted by the girls’ mother in October. Investigators determined that Lampers and the girl began exchanging explicit photos and videos in July through SnapChat.
Dubuque speed cameras on hold
Dubuque’s plans to install automatic traffic enforcement cameras will have to wait until at least 2026. A new Iowa law limiting how cities and counties can use traffic cameras went into effect July 1st. It creates standards for citations drivers can receive and puts a two-year moratorium on new traffic cameras. Dubuque Mayor Brad Cavanagh insists the traffic enforcement cameras are a tool to further public safety. Mayor Cavanagh plans to push for approval of their traffic camera program as soon as the state allows.
Man Arrested For Threatening With A Cross Bow
A Dubuque man was arrested Friday after he allegedly pointed a loaded cross bow at the manager of the mobile home park where he was a former resident. 53-year old Paul Carter faces charges of assault while displaying a dangerous weapon and two other charges in the incident. Authorities say...
Dubuque Airport Confirms Avelo Airlines Flights Won’t Return This Year
Merely a little over a year after they announced expanded flights to Las Vegas, and roughly seven months after they paused flights to Orlando, Dubuque's only airline has informed the Regional Airport that Dubuque will not be included in their flight schedule for the remainder of 2024. Avelo Airlines made...
Iowa Football: Kirk Ferentz named to Dodd Trophy Watch List ahead of 2024 season
Press Release via Matthew Weitzel, Iowa Football Communications. University of Iowa Moon Family head football coach Kirk Ferentz is one of 21 head coaches named to the 2024 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List. The announcement was made Monday by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc.
2024’s fireworks-related calls, citations in Cedar Rapids are down slightly from last year
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Now that Independence Day celebrations have come and gone, the Cedar Rapids Police Department is releasing fireworks-related statistics for this year. From June 1 to July 8, the city of Cedar Rapids saw 636 calls for service, related to fireworks, and police wrote 12 fireworks-related...
Hiawatha woman arrested for drunk driving crash at Lake Macbride beach
SOLON, Iowa (KCRG) - A Hiawatha woman was arrested Sunday after police said she was drinking and driving when she crashed into a tree at Lake Macbride beach. In a criminal complaint, police said Miranda Loehr, 31, crashed into a tree head-on, but when officers arrived they found an empty vehicle.
Iowa City man accused of drinking, driving with two kids in the backseat
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - An Iowa City man was arrested after allegedly drinking and driving with two children in the backseat of his car on Sunday afternoon. A criminal complaint says James Caldwell, 46, was at Defy trampoline park, at 851 Highway 6 East in Iowa City, at around 2:12 p.m. when other people there complained to staff that Caldwell was drunk.
New Park With Outdoor Stage Opens in Cedar Rapids
It's finally open! According to an article from CBS 2, another element of the 1st and 1st Development in Cedar Rapids held its grand opening last week. Welcome to 'The Yard!'. On July 3rd, the Yard and ImOn Stage at Kingston Yard officially opened to the public. The park is located right behind Big Grove Brewery and Pickle Palace and offers "extensive landscaping, a natural grass lawn, kids’ play area, state-of-the-art sound system, free Wi-Fi provided by ImOn, string lighting, paver walkways, and the main attraction; ImOn Stage." The event listing for the grand opening event says that the stage will not only be used for live music, but that it also has a 15’ wide and 8.5’ tall TV for showing movies and sporting events. Another cool thing about the stage is that it is made up of "reclaimed steel trusses" that were salvaged from a Cedar Rapids bridge that was built all the way back in 1910!
Waterloo Woman Assaulted 5 People
A Waterloo woman is in jail after allegedly assaulting at least five people on Friday, according to the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Police says 57 year old Dana Leohr was at a home at 612 Newton Street where she hit or punched two people before getting in her car and driving away. She then allegedly drove her car at a group of people on Riehl Street but missed them and hit a construction trailer and two houses. She was arrested and taken to Allen Hospital where she allegedly punched a police officer in the face. She is now facing assault charges and OWI. Leohr has a history of assaulting police officers. In 2016, she was arrested for Public Intoxication. During that arrest she kicked and punched one officer and grabbed another’s testicles.
Show You Care Spotlight: North Liberty group helps raise money for nonprofits
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - What started as a hobby between friends decades ago, has turned into a creative way to give back. Classy Chassy Cruisers an Eastern Iowa nonprofit and the brainchild of Mark and Donna Heacock, who started the club with friends more than 20 years ago. Their...
FBI Investigates Cedar Falls Ransomware Incident
Details about a startling incident involving the city of Cedar Falls is coming to light. According to a report from Cedar Falls officials, there was allegedly some sort of ransomware attack in the month of June. Officials have confirmed that on June 19th, 2024, the city detected this ransomware event.
Randalia no longer a city, officially unincorporates
RANDALIA, Iowa (KCRG) - Randalia, only of the smallest cities in Eastern Iowa with a population of around 50 people, is no longer considered a city at all. The Fayette County Baord of Supervisors said it was always up to the few residents of Randalia to run the whole city. They had to serve on the city council, maintain the roads and streets, and build their own wastewater treatment plant. Finding people and the money to do those jobs was part of why the city decided to unincorporate. Randalia was officially unincorporated on June 30.
River levels force Freight House Farmers’ Market to relocate
River levels have forced the Freight House Farmers’ Market to relocate again temporarily. It was crowded as vendors were set up in the parking lot of the Scott County Administrative Center on 4th St. in Davenport, especially since a lot of fresh produce is available. This is not the first time the market has had to move, so vendors try to take it in stride. The market will be back open Sunday, July 6 from 10 a.m. 2:00 p.m. The Freight House Farmers’ Market will stay in the Administrative Center parking lot until flood waters recede and the city can clean up the area.
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