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OQC Crime Watch: School superintendent acquitted in student-records case: Episode 76

By Linda Cook,

22 hours ago

Watch crime reporters Linda Cook and Sharon Wren talk about crime and courts in our area with the latest episode of the Our Quad Cities Crime Watch Podcast.

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In this episode Linda and Sharon discuss: updates on:

Mercer County School District superintendent acquitted in student-records access case

A Kewanee man is arrested after a vehicle crashes into a building

A 2022 documentary about child deaths in hot cars becomes #1 on Amazon Prime

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