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Repealing Illinois’ tampon tax
SPRINGFIELD, Ill (AP) – Illinois lawmakers are advancing proposals that would make feminine hygiene products and contraception more affordable for women. The Senate overwhelmingly approved a measure on...
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American flags at LeClaire’s Freedom Rock
LECLAIRE, Iowa (KWQC) – LeClaire Mayor Ray Allen proclaimed April 25, 2016 as “Our Veterans- Now and Forever Day”. American flags at Freedom Rock in LeClaire Veterans at Freedom Rock President of the...
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FBI: Davenport man spends 52 hours on child porn website
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – A Davenport man will be arraigned Tuesday in Federal Court on child pornography charges. According to U.S. District court documents, 42-year-old Jason Michael Mower logged on...
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Davenport pedaling to be more bike friendly
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – Davenport Public Works crews are working to add nearly 7 miles of bike lanes across the city. According to Public Works Deputy Director Brian Schadt, the project contract is...
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Illinois farm fresh shrimp?
WHITESIDE COUNTY, Ill (KWQC) – Talks are in the works to bring shrimp farming to Whiteside County. The New Mexico Shrimp Co., headquartered in Mesquite, NM, has started to reach out to the Northwest...
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B-17 Bomber flies into the Quad Cities
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – A B-17 Bomber is in Davenport for the weekend. Ground tours and even flights aboard the B-17 are being offered. KWQC spoke to one WWII Veteran who got a chance to check out...
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DeWitt Police and Union Pacific Railroad push train safety
DEWITT, Iowa (KWQC) – The DeWitt Police Department along with Union Pacific Railroad and the Iowa governors Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) conuducted UP Care Operation to increase awareness and educate...
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8 children, 2 tied up, rescued in Texas
UPDATE: Child welfare officials say two of eight children found unsupervised in a San Antonio home in the middle of the night remain hospitalized and that authorities are concerned all of the children...
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Iowa American Water wants a rate increase
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – Iowa American Water Company wants a rate increase of about $0.17 a day. Iowa American Water Company filed an application with the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) today to adjust the...
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First ‘Baby Box’ installed in Indiana
WOODBURN, Ind. (AP) — A Safe Haven Baby Box where mothers can drop off unwanted newborns anonymously with emergency help moments away is now available in northeastern Indiana. The padded,...
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Zika not expected to be a major issue in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Research from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that southern mosquitoes could travel to Iowa this summer, but state experts don’t expect them to be a major...
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Iowa rehires Kirk Ferentz’s son-in-law
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa has rehired the son-in-law of football coach Kirk Ferentz to a staff position three years after he departed following questions of nepotism. Iowa announced Friday that Tyler...
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Yahoo CEO could get a $55 million severance package
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer will walk away with a $55 million severance package if the company’s auction of its Internet operations culminates in a sale that ousts her from her job....
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Welding blamed on Fort Madison fire
FORT MADISON, Iowa (KWQC) – The Fort Madison fire chief says someone welding on a car sparked a fire. The fire started just before 9:00 pm on Sunday May 1, 2016 on the 600 block of Avenue F. Fire Chief...
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Radium found in Bellevue drinking water
BELLEVUE, Iowa (KWQC) – Bellevue’s city administrator says radium levels in the water exceed the legal limit. The town’s drinking water is pulled from the Jordan Aquifer, and according to Loris Herrig,...
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Children exposed to unsafe levels of laughing gas
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – The University of Iowa dental school is apologizing for accidentally exposing more than 100 child patients to potentially unsafe levels of nitrous oxide. The school said Monday...
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Name the Alcoa eaglets
RIVERDALE, Iowa (KWQC) – Voting is now open to name the eaglets in the Alcoa EagleCam eaglets. Alcoa opened voting on Monday to name the baby eagles. Voters can vote once a day, and there will be daily...
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Wastewater discharge into the Mississippi in Burlington
BURLINGTON, Iowa (KWQC) – The Iowa DNR says the city of Burlington will be discharging untreated wastewater this week as the city connects to a new sanitary sewer. The work is on Cascade combined sewer...
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Men injured in roofing accident in Warren
WARREN, Ill (KWQC) – The Warren Police Chief says two men were severely injured after a roofing accident. Police Chief Bryan Bohnsack says on May 2, 2016 just before noon emergency crews responded to...
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2 homes in Galesburg test above allowable lead limits
GALESBURG, Ill (KWQC) – The City of Galesburg along with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency recently completed testing the first 30 samples of the 60 that are required to be tested in the...
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