Scott County, IA

Rodricco Radell Parks Jr., convicted of assault with weapon and other charges in Scott County, failed to report to the Davenport Work Release/OWI Center as required May 17. Parks is described as a 25-year-old Black male, 6’1″ and 184 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on March 30, 2022. Anyone with information on Parks’s whereabouts should contact local police.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – A man wanted for two killings in Linn County has been arrested in Davenport. U.S. Marshals apprehended Kazius Jarekaiser Childress, 20, and took him to the Scott County Jail on Tuesday. Childress was wanted on two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of going armed with intent.

Crime Stoppers of the Quad Cities wants your help catching two fugitives. It’s a Local 4 News exclusive. You can get an elevated reward for information on this week’s cases:. GEOFF WHITEHALL, 37, 5’10”, 180 pounds, brown hair, hazel eyes. Wanted in Rock Island County for failing to...

On Tuesday U.S. Marshals arrested a man in Davenport who is wanted for multiple murder charges in Cedar Rapids. Kazius Childress, 20, is a suspect in two Cedar Rapids homicides from January 2022 and was wanted on two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of going armed with intent.

A ratification vote on the new contract between the United Steelworkers Union and Arconic will be held June 1 from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Waterfront Convention Center, according to an official press release from the union. USW said contract informational meetings will be held at Union Hall...

Scott County Auditor Kerri Tompkins says her office has received 800 requests so far. "It's my understanding that's about average for a primary. The primary election is not a very busy election - it's different in that you have to be registered with a party." 40 per cent of voters...

Democratic elected officials, candidates and supporters will gather on Saturday, May 21 at 5 p.m. at the RiverCenter in Davenport for the annual Red, White & Blue Gala. Gubernatorial candidate Deidre DeJear will give the keynote address. Congressional candidate Christina Bohannan and U.S. Senate candidates Abby Finkenauer, Admiral Mike Franken, and Dr. Glenn Hurst will […]

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - United Steelworkers will count and announce the results for the Arconic contract vote on June 1, according to the USW communications. USW Local 105 said in a Facebook post, that contract informational meetings will be held at the Union Hall, on Thursday after each business meeting, Friday at noon and 2 p.m. and May 23 at 6:30 a.m. and 4:”30 p.m.

The Scott County Auditor’s Office has released its in person early voting schedule for the June 7 Primary Election. Voters may cast their ballots at the Scott County Auditor’s Office, located at 600 W. Fourth Street, Fifth Floor, in Davenport on the following dates: Wednesday, May 18 through Monday, June 6: Monday to Friday 8 a.m. – […]

QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. (KWQC) - Quad Citians have been enjoying the new I-74 Bridge pedestrian bike path and walkway since the end of April, but one local father-daughter duo enjoyed the stroll about five months earlier, before the path opened to the public. The moment was captured on camera by...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Overnight lane closures between Exit 4 at Grant Street and US 67 and Exit 3 at Middle Road will happen Tuesday, weather permitting, according to the I-74 River Bridge. Contractors will be re-striping the road in a new lane configuration, the I-74 River Bridge said. The...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The Scott County Auditor Kerri Tompkins announced Monday satellite locations will be available for the Primary elections. “Satellites are a typical service of the General Election,” Tompkins said. “However, we are happy to serve the county with five locations where every ballot style will be available.”

The U.S. reported over 562,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 15, bringing the total count to more than 81.4 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 991,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In […]

The Illinois and Iowa and Departments of Transportation (DOT), on behalf of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), have applied for an incidental take authorization regarding Illinois state endangered mussel species. The application is based uponpotential impacts resulting from the geotechnical borings in the Mississippi River to aid in the planning for potential improvements to Interstate 80 (I-80). The existing bridge across the Mississippi River is located between Rock Island County, Illinois and Scott County, Iowa.