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America’s Got Talent Casting Producer Coming To Eastern Iowa Festival
A Quad Citian could find themselves on the national stage!. Alternating Currents, an exciting festival of art, music, comedy, and film, will be the searching ground for America's Got Talent!. According to a post from the festival, a Casting Producer for the show will be coming to the Quad Cities...
Storm Debris Pick Up & Stickers Waived
Due to the storm damage, we have temporarily changed the brush and branches pickup rules. City crews are already out picking up storm debris from the streets and we ask that you place any storm debris, such as branches and tree debris, in orderly piles along the curb or pavement.
Bix 7 leaders meet as race is just days away
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - We’re just days away from the Quad-City Times Bix 7 road race. Monday, local leaders met for a news conference to kick off the 50th running of the race through the hills of Davenport. Race Director Michelle Juehring says the event is more than just...
Karl Ungurean, longtime Bix 7 director and volunteer, honored with statue
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - A beloved Quad City Times Bix 7 director and volunteer passed away just over a year and a half ago, and now he’s being honored with a statue. Karl Ungurean loved running and founded the Cornbelt Running Club. He was also a longtime Big director and volunteer.
Driver crashes car into Rock Island residence early Sunday morning, police investigating
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Police are investigating after a driver crashed their car into a residence early Sunday morning in Rock Island, according to Chief of Police Timothy McCloud. The incident happened around 1:30 a.m. on July 21. McCloud said there were no witnesses, but officials believe the driver...
New IL bill requires weather radios installed in recently built mobile homes
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — A new bill in the Capitol aims to keep everyone a bit safer during severe weather, particularly those who live in mobile homes. Now, weather radios are required to be installed in newly manufactured mobile homes. Ed Shimon, the warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Lincoln, knows this […]
Illinois is paying $380,000+ to WHO???
You will NEVER guess whose salary in the Land of Lincoln was over $380,000 last year...Taxpayer dollars are going to this person and I guarantee you have ZERO idea who this person is or what they do... According to an article from the Illinois State Journal-Register (they are a FANTASTIC...
Big Changes Coming to Olive Garden and Illinois Isn’t Happy
In a time when wallets are tightening and restaurants across the nation are feeling the heat, Olive Garden’s parent company, Darden Restaurants, is taking a daring stand that’s leaving many customers dissatisfied. Olive Garden's Bold Move Leaves Customers with a Bitter Taste. As inflation drives up operational costs...
100th Avenue in Scott County now open
According to a news release from the Scott County Secondary Roads Department, drivers can now fully use 100th Avenue. The northbound lane of 100th Avenue is now open between 130th Street/Chapel Hill Road and 139th Street in Scott County. Crews have finished utility construction in the area and the road was reopened today.
Pleasant Valley and North Scott advance at State Softball; Muscatine falls to Urbandale
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Pleasant Valley and North Scott advanced to the semifinals at the State Softball tournament in Fort Dodge while Muscatine fell to Urbandale 10-9. Pleasant Valley beat Waukee 8-7 in 8 innings and North Scott beat Norwalk 2-0. Watch highlights in the video player.
Hubbell-Waterman Foundation gifts $20,000 to Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
Support from the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation is helping Girl Scouts in the Quad Cities area. Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois (GSEIWI) received a $20,000 gift from the Foundation to support Girl Scouts in Scott and Rock Island Counties. “Hubbell-Waterman’s consistent support of local Girl Scouts is creating the next generation of leaders in […]
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