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Exelon bill receives committee hearing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KWQC) – Legislation to promote clean energy and support Exelon’s Quad Cities Generating Station received a public hearing on Thursday, May 19, 2016. State Sen. Neil Anderson...
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Illinois State Police officer injured by suspected drunk driver
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (KWQC) – An Illinois State Police officer was hit by a car while working a traffic stop. On May 20, 2016 around 12:45 AM, an Illinois State Police (ISP) officer was hit by a car...
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Truck eating bridge strikes again
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – Davenport’s truck eating bridge strikes again. The Harrison Street bridge in downtown Davenport took a big bite out of this semi truck. The accident happened at around 4:10....
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Court upholds murder conviction
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Supreme Court is refusing to grant a new trial to a man convicted of a 1983 murder with the help of discredited FBI bullet-matching science. The court ruled 7-0 that...
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Bettendorf Library summer programs find new home
BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) – The Bettendorf Public Library’s summer program will go on as scheduled. Reading programs are from May 31- July 30. Registration is online only at this time. Visit the...
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Ambulance involved in Davenport accident
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – A DeWitt ambulance was involved in a Monday morning accident in Davenport. According to Davenport Police the ambulance from DeWitt was headed south on Welcome Way with its...
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Clinton teacher accused of sexual contact with a student
CLINTON, Iowa (KWQC) – The Clinton Police Department is conducting an investigation into a teacher accused of having sexual contact with a student. An arrest warrant was drafted by Clinton Police with...
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Boil order for Village of Lyndon
VILLAGE OF LYNDON, Ill. (KWQC) – Some people in the Village of Lyndon, Illinois are asked to boil their water. Residents of the Valley Vista mobile home community off of Moline Road are under the boil...
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Breaking ground on new Scott Co. Sheriff Patrol Headquarters
ELDRIDGE, Iowa (KWQC) – The Scott County Board of Supervisors along with the Scott County Sheriff broke ground on the new Sheriff Patrol Headquarters Facility. The new Sheriff Patrol Headquarters is...
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Iconic BMX biker Dave Mirra had CTE
TORONTO (AP) — Doctors have reportedly concluded that BMX rider Dave Mirra, who took his own life in February, suffered from the brain disease CTE. ESPN reports a neuropathologist at the University of...
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Bees swarm Galesburg brewpub
GALESBURG, Ill. (KWQC) – The Iron Spike Brewing Company in Galesburg, Illinois had some unexpected guests. Bees swarmed a downspout on the side of the building on Monday night. A local bee farmer...
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East Moline Police need help finding wanted woman
EAST MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) – The East Moline Police Department is asking for help finding a wanted person. On Tuesday, May 24, 2016 a warrant was issued for Amber DeGryse, 24, of East Moline. The charge...
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Search for woman connected to teen murder investigation
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) – The Rock Island Police Department is searching for a woman in connection to the murder of 15-year-old Jescie Armstrong. Felony charges of aiding a fugitive to flee were filed...
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Man arrested in Bettendorf extortion case
BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) – The Bettendorf Police Department has arrested a man on charges of extortion. Police say Bradley Richard Williams of La Porte City, Illinois threatened to download internet...
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No local students make it to Scripps National Spelling Bee finals
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (KWQC) – Four students from the KWQC viewing area made it to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. At the end of round three, two students remained. At the end of round three, 171...
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Galesburg K9 to receive protective vest
GALESBURG, Ill. (KWQC) – K9 cop, Ajax, will soon be patrolling the streets with more protection. The Galesburg Police Department’s K9, Ajax, will receive a bullet and stab protective vest. The vest is...
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Wasps to be released to fight Emerald Ash Borer
DES MOINES, Iowa (KWQC) – Thousands of stingless, parasitic wasps will be released over the next few weeks as a way to fight the destructive emerald ash borer. The wasps will be released in Jefferson...
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Buffalo police arrest man after police chase and accident
BUFFALO, Iowa (KWQC) – The Buffalo Police Department has arrested Eric Steven Green Jr. on a handful of charges. Police say on Friday, May 27, 2016 just before 8:30 p.m. Green began eluding police on...
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Saturday is National Hamburger Day
(Associated Press) – Does cheddar make it better? Today is National Hamburger Day. The day coincides with the invention of the mechanical meat grinder in the 1860’s. The National Cattlemen’s Beef...
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Bringing back the prairie to the Quad Cities
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – Men and women in tan shirts with pictures of prairie grass gathered on 2nd Street in Davenport Wednesday morning to dig their shovels in the dirt, plant prairie grasses and...
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