Carroll County phone lines are down
CARROLL COUNTY, Ill. (KWQC) – The phone system in Carroll County, Illinois is down. As of 4:40 P.M. on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, no land line phone calls are getting through. That includes calls to...
View ArticleBrady Street construction on schedule
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – According to the City of Davenport, the contractor remains on schedule with sewer repairs and we have been able to begin resurfacing work that was originally scheduled for...
View ArticleNo glasses allowed in passport photos
WASHINGTON (AP) – The State Department is banning passport and visa applicants from wearing eyeglasses in photos taken for the documents. In a notice published Friday, the department says that...
View ArticleRock Island names Randy Tweet interim city manager through spring election
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) – Rock Island Mayor Dennis Pauley announced Randy Tweet will stay on as the interim city manager until elections in the spring. Mr. Tweet is the Director of Public Works and...
View ArticleBeware farm equipment on the road during harvest season
MACOMB, Ill. (KWQC) – The Illinois State Police are urging drivers to be alert while traveling on rural roads this harvest season. As farmers move equipment from field to field they will be traveling...
View ArticleJury deliberations underway in Wilson-Neuleib murder trial
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) – The jury began deliberations in the Wilson-Neuleib murder trial on Monday. The defense and prosecution wrapped up their closing arguments before noon on Monday, October 17,...
View ArticleIowa Secretary of State: elections not rigged
DES MOINES, Iowa (KWQC) – Iowa’s Secretary of State releases a statement Monday on election integrity. Iowa Secretary of State, Paul Pate, says, “I take the integrity of our elections very seriously....
View ArticleExelon to pay more than a billion dollars in back taxes
CHICAGO, Ill. (KWQC) – U.S. Tax Court has ordered Exelon Generation to pay $1.45 billion dollars in back taxes and penalties. The court ruled on September 19, 2016, that Exelon sold its power plants in...
View ArticleRAGBRAI 2017 logo revealed
IOWA – (KWQC) – The RAGBRAI countdown is on for 2017. The bike ride across Iowa unveiled the 2017 logo. The ride begins July 23, 2017, but the details about where the race will begin, or what towns it...
View ArticleDavenport man sentenced for escaping a re-entry center
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – On October 20, 2016, Vincent Salvitory Brocato, age 35, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced to fourteen months imprisonment after pleading guilty to escape. Brocato was ordered...
View ArticleUPDATE: 1 dead, 1 injured in Rock Island shooting
UPDATE: A Rock Island neighborhood is secure and residents are safe after a shooting that left one dead and another injured. Police received a call in regards to a suicidal subject at 12:52 p.m. on...
View ArticleDavenport woman accidentally shot by gun in her car
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – A woman has non-life threatening injuries after she was shot. Davenport Police received a call of a person who was shot while driving on the 2100 block of Division Street on...
View ArticleMoline Police seeking person of interest in burglary
MOLINE, Ill (KWQC) – The Moline Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance in locating 50-year-old Lenar Vesey. Police say Vesey is a person of interest in a burglary of the Old Town...
View Article6 Questions with Rep. Cheri Bustos
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) – KWQC is interviewing candidates of some of the major races in the Quad Cities. Candidates will be asked a series of questions to see where they stand on issues important to...
View Article6 Questions with Rep. Dave Loebsack
DAVENPORT, Iowa – (KWQC) – KWQC is interviewing candidates of some of the major races in the Quad Cities. Candidates will be asked a series of questions to see where they stand on issues important to...
View Article6 Questions with Patrick Harlan
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – KWQC is interviewing candidates of some of the major races in the Quad Cities. Candidates will be asked a series of questions to see where they stand on issues important to...
View ArticleUPDATE: FBI: New Clinton emails prompt further investigation
UPDATE: WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Clinton is calling on the FBI to release more information about its review of emails that may be related to its investigation into her private server. Clinton says...
View ArticleNorth Dakota police want another $4 million to cover costs of policing protests
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota legislators will review an emergency request to borrow another $4 million to cover policing costs for the protest of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. The state’s...
View ArticleArconic lands billion dollar contract on Airbus
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – Arconic announced on Monday a multi-year contract with Airbus valued at approximately $1 billion. “This large contract is a further important step to expand our leadership...
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