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Pedestrian killed in Rock Island accident
A 40-year-old man was killed Thursday after being struck by a car in Rock Island. On Thursday, May 2, 2024 at approximately 8:25 p.m., Rock Island Police responded to a crash involving a Chevrolet Impala and a pedestrian in the 1400 block of 1st Avenue (Illinois 92). Preliminary information indicates that the vehicle was traveling eastbound on 1st Avenue when it struck the male pedestrian, who was walking along the south side of 1st Avenue just west of the Stanley Talbot Memorial (Centennial) Bridge, police said Friday.
Davenport man faces charge after fight at nightclub
A 45-year-old Davenport man faces a felony charge after police allege he seriously injured another person at a nightclub, court records show. Michael McFedries faces a charge of willful injury – causing serious injury, according to court records. Incident at Daisy Dooks. Shortly after 2 a.m. April 13, Davenport...
Check out boozy book fair at Hauberg
The Artsy Bookworm is holding a Boozy Book Fair today — Friday, May 3, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hauberg Carriage Haus Bar, at the beautiful Hauberg Estate, 1300 24th St., Rock Island. The theme is epic tomatoes, and the special theme drink is Bloody Mary (with...
Crime Stoppers: Woman steals from Marshalls twice
MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - Have you seen her?. Moline police are looking for a woman who stole from Marshalls store twice, two months apart. On Feb. 12 and April 12, a woman in her 40s with red hair left the store without paying. On April 12, she filled a shopping...
QC movie house rooftop bar opens Saturday
A new rooftop bar at The Last Picture House is opening Saturday, May 4. It’s one of the only combined outdoor cinema and lounge in the nation, in the heart of downtown Davenport, 325 E. 2nd St. A sold-out screening of “Spaceballs” will be held Saturday, May 4 to...
QC YWCA finds a new home
The curtain is falling on the old YWCA building in downtown Rock Island. The non-profit organization moved into its new building a couple of blocks away on Thursday. It’s about three times the size of its old facility. “It’s been, oh my gosh, five years in the making and...
Two Rivers in Rock Island welcomes United Methodist Church's changes to anti-LGBTQ policies
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — United Methodist Church delegates have voted to repeal several decades-old anti-LGBTQ policies. Delegates voted 523 to 161 at their General Conference Thursday to eliminate the 52-year-old assertion in the denomination’s Social Principles that “the practice of homosexuality … is incompatible with Christian teaching.” It was after about an hour and a half of debate. In the same vote, delegates affirmed “marriage as a sacred, lifelong covenant that brings two people of faith (adult man and adult woman of consenting age or two adult persons of consenting age) into a union of one another and into deeper relationship with God and the religious community,” according to UM News.
I-280 in Rock Island under construction starting May 6
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Lane closures are coming to I-280 in Rock Island starting Monday, May 6. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), the work zone stretches from the John F. Baker Jr. Mississippi River Bridge to the Illinois 92 interchange. Construction is expected to be completed by Friday, May 10.
Moline police need help finding 13-year-old boy
MOLINE, Ill. — The Moline Police Department is asking for the public's help locating 13-year-old Kyrese A. Rogers. Rogers was last seen on Wednesday, May 1, around 2 p.m., in the 5000 block of 48th Street in Moline. He is believed to be with a non-custodial relative in the...
Man injured in shooting on 8th Avenue in Rock Island
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - Rock Island police are investigating a shooting that that injured a man. After reports of gunshots, police arrived to 1100 block of 8th Avenue on Monday afternoon and found a 20-year-old who was seriously injured by a gunshot wound, according to police. The Rock Island...
Man arrested for using fake HVAC contractor license number for 11 years
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - A Davenport man was arrested on charges that he’s been working as an unlicensed HVAC contractor for 11 years. Jason E. Marchant, 51, was arrested Thursday and charged with charge of ongoing criminal activity, first-degree fraudulent practice and three counts of second-degree fraudulent practices. According...
2 former City of Davenport employees file lawsuit against City alleging negligence
DAVENPORT, Iowa — A pair of former City of Davenport employees have filed suit against the City, a City employee and a former City employee, alleging that they violated state law by negligently releasing personal information through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. According to court documents, former City...
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