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Family of five makes it out safely after lightning strike cause fire at Dubuque home
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - A family of five made it out safely after a lightning strike started a fire at their Dubuque home early Tuesday morning. Fire crews responded to a call about the fire at around 5 a.m. in the 600 block of Florence Street. After crews arrived, they...
‘It’s pretty rare...’ Lightning causes two house fires in Eastern Iowa in one night
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - There were at least two family homes struck by lightning overnight in Eastern Iowa, one in Cedar Rapids and one in Dubuque. The family in Cedar Rapids will not be able to return home until later. Lightning struck Martin Urban’s home around 4:30 Tuesday morning....
Dubuque’s Luke Lessei earns third fight with ONE Championship in July
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - After his first win on Muy Thai’s biggest stage, Dubuque’s Luke Lessei will fight again in ONE Championship. Luke “The Chef” Lessei will take on Bampara Kouyata in a featherweight bout at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The fight will be...
City of Dubuque working to fill housing needs
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - From single-family houses to apartments, the City of Dubuque says there aren’t enough housing options, and what inventory there is flies off the market. But city officials said its big push to bring more housing has been yielding big results. “Right now we will need...
Meet the candidates running for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District in northeast Iowa
Two candidates are competing to represent Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, which includes Waterloo, Dubuque and Mason City in the northeastern corner of the state. Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson is seeking a third term, and she is unopposed in the June 4 primary elections. In the Nov. 5 general election, she will face Democrat Sarah Corkery, who also is running unopposed in the primary. ...
Western Dubuque girls sprinters raise the bar for the Bobcats
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The Western Dubuque Bobcat sprint team took home four divisional crowns this weekend, placing first in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays, and the 100m and 200m dashes. Brynn Walters stars in the individual events - she has top-12 times in the state in both the...
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