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Burlington, IA- The Burlington Police Department has announced the arrest of a woman on multiple drug-related charges. According to a news release, at about 8:45 AM Friday, October 11th, officers from the Southeast Iowa Narcotics Task Force, with the assistance of local law enforcement, carried out a search warrant at 537 South 9th Street, Apartment 1.

District 3 took a report for a stolen Chevrolet Silverado in the 3400 block of Oregon shortly before 7:00 p.m. on October 11. The Silverado was believed to be used in a Carjacking that occurred in the 2700 block of Keokuk around 8:30 p.m.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (KWQC) - Heart Song Day Services, a community-based and donor-supported day center is celebrating the start of renovations to the former Burlington care center nursing home. A sign unveiling was held on Thursday. The founder and executive director of the center, Denise Hanks, said that $1.8M has been...

Bomber Girls Swimming: Lots of swimmers with season records in tonight’s tough loss to Peoria Notre Dame and Washington Coop – Sam Johnson (200 Fr, 100 Fly), Mirabel Quinn-Necak (200 Fr), Hannah Zhang (200 IM, 100 Fr), Abby Wallace (50 Fr), Rylee Mackey (50 Fr), Justine Lewis (50 Fr), Liberty Hamer (100 Fly – 2nd place, 100 Back), Corda Adkins-Covert (100 Fr, 100 Back – 2nd place), Silvi Koeppen (100 Fr), Millena Mwangong (100 Fr). Great job, Bombers!

Western Illinois University Athletics announced its 2024 Hall of Fame class earlier this year, which includes four individuals and one team. Monzel Jackson (Men’s Basketball, 1950-52), Rich Lafnitzegger (Wrestling, 1974-78), Frisman Jackson (Football, 2000-01), Jennifer Alexander (Volleyball, 2003-06), and the 1978 Women’s Field Hockey team are all set to be inducted at a ceremony held on Friday, October 18, 2024.

The Monmouth-Roseville Titans football team returned to usual Three Rivers Conference action this past Friday night, taking a road trip north to take on the Red Devils of Spring Valley Hall. Looking to continue a historic undefeated season, the Titans secured a 35-14 win over Hall, which also locked up a division title in the Mississippi division of the Three Rivers.

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Kinkead Dent threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores, and UT Martin scored two touchdowns in each of the first three quarters in a 45-17 victory over Western Illinois. Dent connected with Max Dowling for a 48-yard touchdown on the third play from scrimmage and ran it in from a yard out with 60 seconds left to give UT Martin (4-3, 2-1 Big South-OVC) a 14-3 lead after one quarter. Glover Cook III scored on a 33-yard run early in the second quarter to put the Skyhawks ahead by 18. Dent added a 21-yard touchdown pass to Dowling and UT Martin led 28-3 at halftime. Nathan Lamb completed 20 of 33 passes for 158 yards for Western Illinois (2-4, 1-1).

West Burlington, IA - The 15th-ranked Illinois Central College Volleyball team (20-10, 3-1) hit the road on Friday for an out-of-state tri-match, taking on the Wilbur Wright Rams and host Southeastern Iowa Blackhawks. The Cougars would have a worry-free three-set sweep in the opener before outlasting the host Blackhawks in four sets in the finale, setting up the last guaranteed home matches of the season on Saturday afternoon at Ramsey Gym.

MONMOUTH, Ill- The Illinois College women's volleyball team dropped a four-set match against Monmouth College on Friday evening. This win drops IC to 11-11 overall on the season and 2-1 in conference play and moves Monmouth to 13-8 on the year and a perfect 3-0 in conference play thus far.

MACOMB, Ill. (WMBD) — Western Illinois University received the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award on Thursday. According to the University, the award from Insight Into Diversity magazine is a national honor that recognizes U.S. colleges and universities with outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. This is the first year WIU will be recognized […]

The Western Illinois University Board of Trustees approved a Fiscal Year 2025 all-funds budget at its Sept. 27 Board meeting. This budget assumes the FY25 state appropriation of $56.8 million. The University's total operating budget for FY25 is $200.9 million.*. Additionally, the Board approved the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriated operating...

The Monmouth men's golf team finished in seventh in Millikin's Butts Classic in Decatur, Illinois. Ganon Greenman (Alpha, Illinois) led the Scots as he finished ninth with a two-day total of 151. He shot a 78 on September 27 and a 73 on September 28. Briggs Bossert (Evanston, Illinois) tied for 33rd with a 83-81-164 for a +24. Thomas Henson (Geneseo, Illinois) was 37th with a +25 165 after carding an 80 on September 27 and an 84 on September 28. Cole Reavis (Buena Vista, Colorado) finished 45th for an 88 on September 27 and 83 on September 28 for a 171 total. CJ Pugh (Abingdon, Illinois) shot +30 100 on September 28 and finished in 54th place with a +42 182.

The Monmouth College women's soccer team finished non-conference play with a 6-0 loss at Westminster on September 25. The short-handed Scots (2-5-2) start Midwest Conference play on Saturday at home against Lawrence. The game was scoreless for the first 12 minutes. Westminster broke through in the 13th minute and 47...

The Monmouth College men's soccer team scored first and last in a 2-2 tie against Lawrence University on Saturday. The draw opens Midwest Conference play for the Fighting Scots (2-5-2, 0-0-1) who will play their next two games on the road. Monmouth goalkeeper Alejandro Zamarripa (El Paso, Texas) made a...

CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Hospital recently announced that Melissa Brewer, a nurse practitioner specializing in emergency care, has been appointed as the state representative of Illinois for the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (AAENP). The AAENP is a leading professional organization that promotes high-quality, evidence-based practice for nurse...