From a press release DUBUQUE -- The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium is opening a $40 million expansion, the Diamond Jo National River Center, on June 26, 2010. The expansion will include a new Gulf of Mexico exhibit. However, the Gulf exhibit will not open as a ...

By Diana Nollen Jennifer Coolidge’s roots are showing. No, the blond bombshell isn’t due for a touch-up. Well, maybe she is. But in this sense, she’s going back to her improv and sketch comedy beginnings to bring her standup routine to Eastern Iowa this week. She’ll play the ...

By Diana Nollen Tom Arnold wants to be a standup guy in 2010. The Ottumwa native, die-hard Hawkeye, actor, writer and producer is turning back the clock to his comedy club beginnings and actively pursuing his dream of becoming a dad. He has a new marriage, a new ...

It’s a good thing I know Joan Rivers has a kind and generous heart, because those weren’t kind and generous words hopping out of her mouth Friday night at the Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque. F-bombs were flying before she even stepped into the spotlight, and ...