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Police seek armed intruder suspect

CLINTON, Iowa — Clinton police are seeking information about a man who entered a Clinton apartment early Tuesday armed with a gun and demanded money from the resident.

Nov 20, 2009 | 2:25 pm | Loading…

Bridge deck repairs coming up on I-80 in Rock Island County

The Illinois Department of Transportation has rescheduled closing one westbound lane of Interstate 80 at the BNSF railroad bridge near Interstate 88 in Rock Island County. The closure is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning Monday and continuing through Wednesday.

Nov 20, 2009 | 12:20 pm | Loading…

I-80 lanes restricted at Iowa 1 in Iowa City

Construction work will bring lane closures to westbound Interstate 80 at the Iowa 1 interchange in Iowa City overnight Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation.

Nov 20, 2009 | 12:10 pm | Loading…

Library may be chilly

Visitors to Davenport’s Fairmount Branch Library today should be prepared for possible chilly conditions because construction work is being conducted in the library’s multipurpose space.

Nov 20, 2009 | 9:35 am | Loading…

Visitor Center renovations finished

A new outdoor sign at Union Station Visitor Center, Davenport, will complete the building’s $450,000 interior and exterior renovation project.

Nov 20, 2009 | 9:25 am | Loading…

Division Street to reopen near Wood

Those of you living around Wood Intermediate School in northwest Davenport can rejoice. Come Monday, Division Street between 53rd Street and Northwest Boulevard will reopen to traffic. The road had been closed since early summer.

Nov 20, 2009 | 5:15 am | Loading…

Morning fog, then sun

Good Friday morning, Quad-Cities. You’re waking up to fog, mist and 35 degrees. As you head off to work and school this morning you could see areas of dense fog particularly along and north of Interstate 80, according to the National Weather Service. The fog is expected to lift by mid-m…

Nov 20, 2009 | 5:00 am | Loading…

River Gulf asks to delay its departure from Davenport riverfront

River Gulf asks to delay its departure from Davenport riverfront

River Gulf Grain is once again asking the Davenport Levee Improvement Commission to push back the company’s departure date from the downtown riverfront.

Nov 20, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Pleasant Valley’s Sparkles catch Oprah’s eye

Pleasant Valley’s Sparkles catch Oprah’s eye

The Sparkles have gone big time. The cheerleading squad, made up of special needs girls and coached by Pleasant Valley High School cheerleaders, will appear on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” Tuesday during a broadcast saluting the “most extraordinary people of 2009,” said Angela DePaul…

Nov 20, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Archaeologists check sewer route for artifacts

Archaeologists check sewer route for artifacts

Standing on Davenport’s Howell Street, just north of Rockingham Road, archaeologist Brennan Dolan reached into a plastic case and pulled out a resealable bag. Inside was a clam shell with three holes punched out for buttons.

Nov 20, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Christian Care in Rock Island announces layoffs

Christian Care in Rock Island announces layoffs

Christian Care, a domestic violence shelter and rescue mission in Rock Island, announced late Thursday that staff at the two shelters will be reduced by eight people, or 50 percent, because of a severe budget shortfall.

Nov 20, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…

Fundraiser on Sunday to aid breast cancer victim

A fundraiser will be held Sunday for 45-year-old LeNae Ramos, who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in June.

Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

H1N1 flu wanes temporarily in Q-C

More than 18,000 Quad-City area residents have received the H1N1 vaccine so far, and most are members of at-risk populations: children and young adults.

Nov 19, 2009 | 10:50 pm | Loading…

Carroll County board backs sale of Thomson prison

Carroll County board backs sale of Thomson prison

The federal government's interest in purchasing the Thomson Correctional Center got the bipartisan support of the Carroll County, Ill., Board of Supervisors on Thursday.

Nov 19, 2009 | 10:45 pm | Loading…

Harkin endorses sale of Thomson prison

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin , D-Iowa, says he backs a proposal to move terrorism detainees from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to an Illinois prison.

Nov 19, 2009 | 10:40 pm | Loading…

Sgt. Camo ice cream set to deploy to Fort Bliss

Sgt. Camo ice cream set to deploy to Fort Bliss

Jeff and Jon Tunberg, owners of Whitey's Ice Cream stores in the Quad-Cities, will be in El Paso, Texas, today to dish up a taste of home for 3,000 soldiers before they are deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Nov 19, 2009 | 10:30 pm | Loading…

Strip club sues City of Davenport

Strip club sues City of Davenport

The new owner of the Chorus Line on Brady Street filed suit in Scott County District Court, appealing Davenport City Administrator Craig Malin's denial of a cabaret license for the nude dancing club. Attorneys Mike Meloy and John Flynn, representing owner Nadeem Mazhar, asked for a declar…

Nov 19, 2009 | 10:25 pm | Loading…

Red Cross helps victims of two fires

Two Quad-City families were being aided Thursday night by the American Red Cross of the Quad-Cities Area after fire damaged their homes.

Nov 19, 2009 | 8:55 pm | Loading…

Davenport man arrested in battering of 2-month-old

Davenport man arrested in battering of 2-month-old

A 25-year-old Davenport man is in custody after he allegedly battered his live-in girlfriend's 2-month-old child, Davenport police Capt. David Struckman said.

Nov 19, 2009 | 6:15 pm | Loading…

Culver delivers sober message on school money

DES MOINES - Iowa Gov. Chet Culver delivered a somber budget lesson to school board members from across the state Thursday, but argued financial constraints offer a historic opportunity for reforms.

Nov 19, 2009 | 5:05 pm | Loading…

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