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Rock Island High resource officer is ‘here to help your kid’
Officer Thomas Danhof is the first resource officer for Rock Island High School since the program has returned. Danhof’s main assignment will be to ensure safety on school grounds, and foster a relationship with the students. “I’m there to help your kid. I’m on your side, your kid’s side,”...
Local couple opens second location of popular restaurant
DUNLAP, Ill. (WMBD) — Nestled in Lake of the Woods Plaza in Dunlap, visitors can find the second location of American restaurant Ca-Meals Bar N Grill. The menu features burgers, catfish, ribs, Philly cheesesteaks and more. The second location has been open for about a month. Business owners, Camille...
Small private colleges, public universities cut jobs, programs to close budget gaps
Dozens of regional public and private colleges have eliminated jobs and programs this summer to close budget gaps as enrollment and tuition revenues shrink heading into the fall semester.
St. Ambrose University and Mount Mercy University announce plans to combine the schools
DAVENPORT, Iowa — Davenport's St. Ambrose University and Cedar Rapids' Mount Mercy University have announced plans to combine into a single institution, officials with both schools announced. On Thursday, Aug. 1, university officials announced that they are seeking approval from the Higher Learning Commission for the move. If approved,...
T-Pain pauses Mississippi Valley Fair concert to address unruly Davenport crowd throwing objects onto the stage
DAVENPORT, Iowa — T-Pain attempted to bring the "Good Life" to the Mississippi Valley Fair Thursday night in Davenport, but concert-goers did not return the favor during his grandstand performance, throwing bottles and other objects onto the stage, according to multiple reports. Midway through the show, the star rapper...
Here Are The Plans For The New $7 Million Sports Complex In Muscatine
Athletes are going to get a new facility in Muscatine. According to WQAD, the Muscatine City Council approved plans on Thursday night for a new sports facility in the area. There aren't any renderings drawn up yet but it is set to be at the Muscatine West Soccer Site, across from the Muscatine Soccer Complex, according to Voice of Muscatine.
Why gas prices could drop in Wisconsin in August
Gas prices in Wisconsin should finally start to tick down, after an outage at a fuel refinery in Illinois last month sent prices soaring across the Midwest. The refinery closed due to a storm in mid-July. On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a waiver allowing Wisconsin and three other states to...
Clouds slowly clear, humid conditions to remain over the weekend
Satellite imagery this morning shows our most recent low pressure system spiraling right over the northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin border. As this system slowly departs, cloud cover remains for the morning hours as well as the chance for an isolated shower or two. Any shower that does manage to form will be brief and light.
Multiple Gold Bar Schemes in Illinois – Cost Victims Millions
The FBI has issued warnings that this scam was becoming more prevalent and now there are multiple cases in Illinois where gold bar schemes have cost victims millions in precious metals and cash. Earlier this year, the FBI issued a bulletin advising caution about perpetrators that especially targeted the elderly....
Does Illinois Even Allow A 4-Day School Week?
The school week isn't a whole 5 days for everyone in the country. The new school year is just about upon us and the debate resumes: do we like 4-day school weeks or not? Several districts in Iowa are signing on for it for the 2024-2025 school year. Like anything...
Pritzker on shortlist for VP as DNC opens virtual voting to nominate Harris
CHICAGO - The Democratic National Committee has opened virtual voting to officially nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as their presidential nominee. This vote is one of two major decisions that need to be made before the Democratic National Convention starts on August 19. As the nomination process unfolds, the Harris...
One Dead In Illinois, 7 Million Pounds Of Deli Meat Recalled
There's that word again. "Listeria." If you've thought to yourself "Wow, I'm seeing that word everywhere lately," you'd be exactly right. Unfortunately, the other word that's been attached to listeria is "outbreak." We've been dealing with a two listeria problems and product recalls over the last short while, one of...