Morning update: 'Idol' finalists

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By Rick Rector | Thursday, May 15, 2008 6:11 AM CDT | () comments

Good Thursday morning, Quad-Cities. At 6 a.m. it’s 47 degrees with fog. Today will be mostly sunny, with a high near 69 degrees. Tonight’s low will be 44 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

The road work season is upon us. Currently, there are more than two dozen projects affecting city and/or county roads in the region. Check the list before you head out this morning.

Did you catch “American Idol” last night? It’s now down to two contestants — David vs. David. Syesha Mercado was voted off the show Wednesday night, paving the way for a showdown between David Archuleta and David Cook. Archuleta is the 17-year-old singing prodigy from Murray, Utah, with the overly involved stage dad. And Cook is the 25-year-old former bartender from Blue Springs, Mo., with an emo edge that the angelic Arculeta lacks. Who will snag the title next Wednesday? One thing is for sure: His name will be David.

While you were sleeping

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Today’s events

• Jazz Jam with the North Scott Jazz Combo in Davenport (7 p.m.)

• You Never Bike Alone in Rock Island (7 p.m.)

• Moonlight frog chorus in Dixon, Iowa (7:30 p.m.)

• Twelve Angry Men in Moline (7:30 p.m.)

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Flooding rivers

The Mississippi River in the Quad-Cities sits at 16.03 feet this morning. Here’s a look at other area river levels …

• Mississippi River at Muscatine, Iowa: 17.93 feet / flood stage is 16 feet

• Wapsipinicon River at DeWitt, Iowa: 11.72 feet / flood stage is 11 feet

• Rock River at Moline: 12.08 feet / flood stage is 12 feet

• Iowa River at Columbus Junction, Iowa: 19.26 feet / flood stage is 19 feet

• Iowa River at Wapello, Iowa: 21.94 feet / flood stage is 20 feet

• Cedar River near Conesville, Iowa: 12.79 feet / flood stage is 13 feet

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Plot a pothole

Had your teeth rattled by a car-eating pothole? First, call the city where the pothole is located. Here are the phone numbers: Davenport: 326-7923; Bettendorf: 344-4088; Moline: 797-0425; Rock Island: 732-2200; East Moline: 752-1573. Then find out where the worst potholes are in the Quad-Cities on our pothole map.