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Davenport city officials respond to Iowa Oversight Committee inquiry into alleged harassment, settlements with 3 city employees
DAVENPORT, Iowa — The City of Davenport is shedding more light on accusations of harassment inside city hall and settlements with former city employees. The Iowa House Oversight Committee's request for information questioned the City's handling of settlements with three former employees, including a $1.6 million settlement with former City Administrator Corri Spiegel. The City shared its response to the committee's inquiry in an email sent to News 8 on Friday at 2:20 p.m. Chief Communications Officer Denise Hnytka said that the following are the key takeaways from the City's response:
Hatch Award Recipient Jen Braun Takes Extra Steps to Serve Monmouth's Students
MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 30, 2024) — With an office by two hallways and an elevator in the middle section of the middle floor, Jen Braun is in the center of it all in Monmouth College's bustling Center for Science and Business. But that prime location is only one of...
Crews searching for missing man at Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Search crews are looking for a 46-year-old man who was last seen at the Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island. An Illinois DNR Conservation Police spokesperson told News 8 that it is unknown how long the man has been missing, but crews have been searching since this morning, Friday, Aug. 30.
Man convicted of killing Illinois DCFS caseworker during home visit
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man accused of stabbing a state child welfare worker to death as she was making a home visit to check on children has been found guilty but mentally ill in her killing.Sangamon County Circuit Judge John Madonia convicted Benjamin Howard Reed on Thursday of first-degree murder in the killing of Deidre Silas, who was a child protection specialist for the Department of Children and Family Services.Maldonia called Silas' slaying "one of the most brutal and heinous" cases he's seen in his legal career, The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reported.Silas was slain in January 2022 as she...
Electric rates to rise due to inflated price at capacity auction
(The Center Square) – ComEd customers can expect another round of energy cost inflation next summer. The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) said a record price spike at an electricity capacity auction means the supply price for Commonwealth Edison will likely increase significantly in June 2025. CUB Communications Director Jim...
Judge to former martial arts coach: ‘I hope you emerge from incarceration a different person’
A judge sentenced a former mixed martial arts coach to decades in prison for sexually abusing and sexually assaulting a minor who trained with him at his Monmouth gym more than a decade ago. Beau W. Admire, now 43, appeared in Warren County court in a black-and-white striped jail uniform...
Full Picture of John Deere layoffs past, present & future
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Bringing the full picture of John Deere and the Quad Cities together to show the different adjustments that have been made over the last two decades. For years, there have been layoffs and rehires at John Deere. THROUGH THE YEARS:. Deere employees have told us it’s...
Man arrested for weapons, meth, after QC MEG investigation
A man has been arrested after a weapons investigation by QC MEG and the Rock Island Police Department Emergency Response Team. A news release from QC MEG says agents concluded a weapons investigation on Friday, August 30 at about 6 a.m. The investigation led to the arrest of John R. Miller on three counts of […]
1 on 1 with Moline & Hawkeyes great Acie Earl
First-round NBA draft pick Acie Earl, a former Moline Maroon and Iowa Hawkeye, is back in the Quad Cities to autograph his books for fans. He’ll be at The Brewed Book in Davenport with Authoress Isis at 11 a.m. on Saturday, but was kind enough to sit down with Hawkeye Headquarters for a one-on-one interview this week while he was in the studio with Living Local.
Semi crashes on Highway 61 near Blue Grass
SCOTT Co., Iowa (KWQC) - A semi-trailer crashed along Highway 61 near Blue Grass Friday. According to Iowa State Patrol, troopers assisted Scott County deputies with a semi that jackknifed blocking traffic near the 108 mile marker. TV6 crews on scene said the road is reopened. A TV6 viewer submitted...
Four Women Managing Farmland Forums offered in September
AMES – Four Women Managing Farmland Forums and Annie’s Project 20th Anniversary Celebrations will be offered across the state the first week of September. The free events take place on Sept. 3 in Atlantic, Sept. 4 in Iowa City, Sept. 5 in West Union and Sept. 6 in Storm Lake, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Mental telehealth program launched for underserved Iowa schools
A health insurance company is investing millions of dollars in mental telehealth services in Iowa’s K-12 public schools. The Cedar Rapids Community School District received one-and-a-half million dollars this week from Minnesota-based insurer UnitedHealth Group. Superintendent Tawana Grover says the money will help pay for an online telehealth portal...
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