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Settlement announced in Henry County landfill
HENRY COUNTY, Ill (KWQC) – Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a settlement with a Henry County landfill that will prevent the landfill from operating until a number of environmental violations are...
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Ashford softball team gets special graduation ceremony
Lawrenceville, Ga. (KWQC) – Ashford president holds special graduation ceremony for women’s softball team. Clinton’s Ashford college will hold it’s last graduation for students on Saturday, May 7. But...
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Proposed bill could save Exelon nuclear plant in Cordova
CORDOVA, Ill. (KWQC) – ComEd and Exelon announced a proposed Illinois legislation that, if passed, would save the Quad Cities Station. The Next Generation Energy Plan is a proposed bill that Exelon...
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Shootout and psychedelic mushrooms in Knox County
YATES CITY, Ill. (KWQC) – The Knox County Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate after a man showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound. According to the Sheriff’s Department Jason Corbett went...
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Quad City Chamber announces support for Exelon nuclear energy
QUAD CITIES (KWQC) – The Quad Cities Chamber announced today its intention to support Exelon nuclear energy plants in the Quad Cities and Clinton, Illinois. In the Chamber’s news release today it...
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Galena man dies a week after fight
GALENA, Ill. (KWQC) – The Galena Police Department is investigating after a man dies days after a fight. According to the police on May 3, 2016 about 10:00 PM officers were called to Murphy’s USA on...
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Towboat parking up for discussion in Davenport
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – The Army Corps of Engineers is looking at a potential parking spot for the towboat named Mississippi. Ron Fournier with the Army Corps says they are talking about taking part...
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Bettendorf students receive highest possible ACT Score
BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) – Two Bettendorf students from Rivermont Collegiate earned the highest possible ACT scores. Benjamin Nordick and Emilia Porubcin are both juniors at Rivermont Collegiate and...
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Men asked for seized pit bulls to be returned
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) – According to federal documents, Jaquan Jones and Sherrick Houston have both filed handwritten claims in US District Court to have three dogs returned to them. The men filed...
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Illinois lawsuit against Senate candidate Duckworth in court
UNION COUNTY, Ill. (AP) – A 7-year-old workplace retaliation lawsuit against Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Duckworth will remain a campaign issue into the late summer after an Illinois judge...
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Traffic Alert: I-74 Bridge lane closures
MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) – Beginning at the end of the week drivers can expect lane closures on the I-74 bridge. The lane closures are expected to last through the week of May 23. The left passing lane...
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Guilty plea in Tuxedo’s club stabbing
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – The man accused in a strip club stabbing pleaded guilty Tuesday to a lesser count of assault resulting in serious injury. Investigators say June Stone stabbed three men in the...
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Lawmakers discuss Thomson Prison activation
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KWQC) – Illinois lawmakers met with the Acting Director of the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Prisons on Wednesday to discuss Thomson Prison activation. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin...
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Clinton Firefighters to receive nearly $120,000
CLINTON, Iowa (KWQC) – The Clinton Fire Department will receive $119,737 in funding from the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program. The funding will be used...
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Peru man charged as sexual predator
PERU, Ill. (KWQC) – Illinois State Police today announced a multi-agency investigation that led to the arrest of an accused sexual predator. Miguel “Mike” Fraga, 47, of Peru, Illinois was arrested...
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Deadly accident on I-80 leads to lane closures
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – Crews are on the scene of a deadly accident at I-80 near Hwy 61. The accident happened just before 5:30 PM when a car hit a semi-truck. Police confirm one person was killed in...
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UPDATE: Another suspect arrested and charged with Dubuque murder
UPDATE 5/19: Gaithersburg Maryland Police arrested Tacari Trevon Minifee at 3 p.m. today. He was located outside a shopping mall and taken into custody on a warrant for First Degree Murder and First...
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Mississippi Valley Blues Festival announces 2016 line-up
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – The Mississippi Valley Blues Society announces its complete line-up for the 2016 Blues Festival. This will be the Blues Festival’s 31st year in the Quad Cities. The...
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Kewanee Youth Center to stay open in new role
KEWANEE, Ill. (KWQC) – The Kewanee Youth Center will stay open, but will be re-utilized as a correctional facility. Henry County legislators and local leaders met on Friday, May 20, 2016 in Kewanee....
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Village of Coal Valley goes hi-tech
COAL VALLEY, Ill. (KWQC) – Geneseo Communications Inc. will bring high-speed fiber optic service to the Village of Coal Valley. Coal Valley officials have approved an agreement with Geneseo...
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